Urban Rural Mission Explained

The Urban Rural Mission[1] [2] [3] is a programme of the World Council of Churches. It started with the Council's third assembly in New Delhi (1961), when concerns were raised about mission in urban and industrial societies.[4]

In the late 1990s, URM Canada funded several activities including story-telling circles in Black Nova Scotian communities, hosted an intercultural women’s day and organized a wilderness retreat for Aboriginal youth, among other activities. It later produced a video entitled “This Is Our Story and We Live By Telling It - Storytelling as Community Development.”[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Urban rural mission (M&E). www.wcc-coe.org.
  2. An Introduction to Urban Rural Mission. Kenith A.. David. 1 July 1987. International Review of Mission. 76. 303. 319-323. 10.1111/j.1758-6631.1987.tb01534.x.
  3. Urban Rural Mission (URM). Religion Past and Present. Wolfgang. Gern. April 2011.
  4. Book: New Directions in Mission and Evangelization 1: Basic Statements 1974-1991. Stephen B.. Bevans. James A.. Scherer. 11 March 2015. Orbis Books. Google Books. 9781608330645.
  5. https://www.anglican.ca/news/wcc-supported-film-will-share-stories-of-canadas-poor/3006360/ Anglican Church in Canada website

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