Solar Oven Partners (SOP) is seeking a candidate with the necessary skill set, gifts and graces to fill the Director's position. This vibrant international ministry of the Dakotas Conference, an Advance mission project, has a 24 year history of placing solar ovens in...
Celebrating the Life and Ministry of CHRISTOPHER Sylvah
Join us as we celebrate the life and ministry of Christopher Sylvah, the beloved Director of Solar Oven Partners, who passed on to glory in early July. Rest in peace. For all the saints who from their labors rest,who Thee by faith before the world confessed;Thy name,...
Solar Ovens for Mother’s Day
Flowers are lovely, and dinner out is nice but a Mother’s Day gift to Solar Oven Partners (SOP) in honor of your mother might be the best gift ever. Your mom’s gift could help put a solar oven package into the hands of a mother who struggles to feed, clothe and...
Solar Oven Partners’ Upcoming Mission Trips
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 schedules. For more information please contact...
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...