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At it's Spring 2000 meeting, the Board of Directors of the Franciscan Missionary Union adopted a Mission Statement for the Corporation. In a very real sense, this document spells out in a simple, understandable way, the purpose of an organization. We are pleased to share our Mission Statement with you in the hope that it will give you a better understanding of who and what we are.
MISSION STATEMENT
We are the Franciscan Missionary Union.
As followers of St. Francis of Assisi,
it is our Mission to be instruments of change and heralds of peace and reconciliation in the world, serving all people, especially the poor and marginalized.
As Franciscan evangelizers,
it is our mission to raise and be stewards of the funds necessary to enable us to be visible and effective in all the world around us.
The Gospel defines who we are and directs our mission.
In communion with each other,
we are called to evangelize others, and ourselves, as we live and proclaim the Gospel in other lands and our own; respectful of the unique cultures in which we work, spreading the Holy Gospel.
We rejoice as we encourage, promote and foster new forms, methods and directions of evangelization, in fidelity to our Franciscan Charism.
We are the Franciscan Missionary Union.
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The Franciscan Missionary Union was established in the Franciscan Province of the Sacred Heart in 1923. It is the principal fund-raising arm for support of the missions and missionaries of the Province.
It is further incorporated, under the laws of the State of Missouri, as a "Public Benefit Corporation" (Not-for-profit), and is recognized by the Internal Revenue Service of the United States as a bonafide 501(c)(3) organization, with its principal office located at 3140 Meramec Street, St. Louis, MO 63118-4339.
The Franciscan Province of the Sacred Heart has missionary friars serving people in the countries of Brazil, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Morocco, Syria, Russia, Taiwan and the People's Republic of China. There are also friars serving in the Missionary Diocese of Fairbanks, Alaska, and in several ministries among the African-American, Native American and Hispanic communities in the greater Midwest of the United States.
For information on how you can assist the missionary efforts of the Franciscan Province of the Sacred Heart, or of the Franciscan Order world-wide, please contact us at address above, or e-mail us at FMU@TheFriars.org.
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