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What is a deaconess or home missioner? 

For laity in The United Methodist Church who feel called by God to a full-time vocation in service with those who are marginalized and in need in the world today, there is an opportunity to be part of a supportive community in connection with The United Methodist Church. The Office of Deaconess and Home Missioner is the only currently open office in The United Methodist Church for those called to full-time vocations in servant ministries as laity.

Deaconesses, who are laywomen, and home missioners, who are laymen form a covenant community that is rooted in Scripture, informed by history, driven by mission, ecumenical in scope, and global in outreach. This community of laity has responded to the call of God in their lives and has been commissioned by The United Methodist Church in a lifetime relationship to full-time ministries of love, justice, and service.

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