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Medical missionaries improve care at Old Mutare Hospital

With new facilities completed, Dr. Emmanuel and Florence Mefor are helping to tackle funding to feed patients and make additional improvements.

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How UMCOR responds to disaster...and how you can help

From initial relief to long-term recovery, learn how UMCOR connects survivors to the help they need to rebuild their lives.

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Global Health

UMC health facilities prepared and responding to mpox cases

The World Health Organization alert on mpox issued Aug. 14 was no surprise to UMC health facilities in East Congo. Their mpox patients have been increasing for months.

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News & Stories

Resolution and letter on Israel and Palestine

Global Ministries joins the World Methodist Council in calling for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza, supporting humanitarian aid and working to bring about a just peace in Israel and Palestine.

Church brings vital aid to flood victims in Tanzania

In the wake of severe floods in the Masai and Morogoro districts, UMCOR's $50,000 grant has provided vital food and supplies to hundreds of families. Rev. Idda John Ngowi praised the aid for boosting community morale.

WCC hosts General Secretary Roland Fernandes

The World Council of Churches (WCC) hosted Fernandes in Switzerland for a collaborative visit and dialogue from August 18-20.

Scripture, swimming and s’mores the world over

It’s the season of summer church camps for many in the Northern Hemisphere. Missionary Jennifer Moore describes the fun in North Macedonia.

Church helps thousands of displaced families in Congo

UMCOR provided aid in the form of food, shelter and medical care amid the ongoing war and civil unrest.

Current Disaster Response

Latest Responses:
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Philippines

Typhoon Carina and Southwest Monsoon

UMCOR has awarded solidarity grants for emergency relief following the July 2024 Typhoon Carina, the Southwest Monsoon, and the Bataan oil spill.

Bermuda

Hurricane Ernesto

UMCOR is in close communication with the Methodist Church in the Caribbean and the Americas (MCCA), other partners in Bermuda and the Caribbean as they prepare for impact.

Caribbean

Hurricane Beryl

UMCOR is coordinating with partners in the Methodist Church in the Caribbean and the Americas (MCCA) to support immediate relief efforts and has awarded solidarity grants to three MCCA districts: Jamaica, Haiti and Southern Caribbean.

Puerto Rico

Hurricane Ernesto

UMCOR has awarded a solidarity grant to REHACE in Puerto Rico in response to the storm’s devastation. Up to 1 million Puerto Ricans are without power due to the storm. UMCOR is in close communication with U.S. conferences as they prepare for impact.

Washington and Idaho

Northwest Wildfires

UMCOR awarded a solidarity grant to the Pacific Northwest Conference to support initial response efforts to widespread wildfire in Washington and Idaho.

Southeast

Hurricane Debby

After making landfall in Florida on Aug. 5 and traveling up the U.S. coast, this storm brought historic amounts of rainfall and flooding. UMCOR has awarded a solidarity grant to the Florida, South Georgia and Upper New York conferences and is coordinating with disaster response ministries in other affected conferences.

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EXHIBIT

This Land Calls Us Home

Featuring more than 60 works by 26 contemporary Native American artists, the exhibit at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and is presented by Global Ministries in collaboration with the church’s Native American Comprehensive Plan.

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