Would you like to experience the joy of placing a solar oven into the armsof people in need? Join an upcoming Solar Oven Partners (SOP) Volunteer in Mission team distribution event.SOP has scheduled several mission trips in 2024: The Dominican Republic, March 13-22,...
We’re Hiring an Administrative Assistant in Elk River, MN
Administrative Assistant for our office at Elk River United Methodist Church, MNSOP is hiring an administrative assistant. This position will provide administrative support for the director. We offer flexible schedule between 10 -15 a week. Wage starts at $15.00 an...
2024 Is here, Get Involved
2024 is here. Happy New Year! With thanks and invitation, we invite your prayers, your presence, your gifts, your service, and your witness. Your witness? Invite several friends to join you following SOP on Facebook. Include the chairperson of your church's mission...
Solar Oven Partners (SOP) offers alternatives to the give-and-get craziness of Christmas commercialization.
According to Heifer International’s 2023 Gift Catalog, nearly six in ten Americans say they would rather have a donation made on their behalf to their favorite charity than receive a gift for themselves this year. Give the gift or ask for the gift that delivers...
Join us on our voyage across the dakotas!
Celebrate the opening of our west of the river workshop on September 26, noon-2:00! Bienvenidos SOP Open HouseDownload (PDF) Our voyagers will be traversing the Dakotas. Here is a list of all the places they’ll be stopping. Come hear what is new in the Solar Ovens...
Grandma, Granddaughters Serve Together
Mya Maxwell, 18, Bella Maxwell, 16, and Anna Gross, 15, were among a mission contingent with Solar Oven Partners to the Dominican Republic in early March. Grandma and the girls all live in the Madison, SD, area. Phillips, who has twice before gone on mission trips...
Extending Solar Oven Impact
Solar Oven Partners’ (SOP) always knew that solar cooking could have a real impact on families in developing countries. After all, a woman who cooked in a solar oven instead of over a charcoal fire didn’t have to spend limited money on charcoal, she could pasteurize...
Our Mission and Core Values
Vision: Creating healthy partnerships to increase community well-being physically, economically, environmentally, and spiritually. Mission: Establish long-term partnerships with communities having a high degree of economic deprivation and environmental degradation to...
Welcome to Our New Website!
It was time for a change at solarovenpartnersumc.org—not just a tweak but a brand new design, easy navigation, and loads of fresh content. Our new website is also designed for both a mobile and a desktop environment. You can drop by for a quick look, grab some...
Cooking Video Offers a Taste of Dominican Republic!
Solar Oven Partners (SOP) recently offered its supporters a virtual tonic for pandemic blahs: relax and have fun learning to cook a traditional Dominican meal via video, and then donate to help bring food to Dominican families in need—especially urgent in the midst of...