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‘This Moment Matters’ Reaches $38.6 Million in Granting 3

Global Ministries and Higher Education and Ministry’s granting and fundraising initiative, “This Moment Matters” has now awarded close to $40 million across five areas of urgent need.
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As Ebola Spreads, UMC Prevention Efforts Strengthen

Medical facilities, schools, churches, community health workers, doctors, government officials, teachers, pastors, students, taxi drivers, farmers – it takes everyone working together to overcome an Ebola outbreak.
US-2 Alisha Rohrer is pictured serving with children and youth in Alaska in 2017-2019.

Applications Reopen for Global Mission Fellow US-2s

Young adults are invited to serve alongside local communities in Alaska.

Hope Is a Choice: Responding Faithfully in a Changing World

Facing ongoing global instability, the boards of Global Ministries and Higher Education and Ministry invest in strengthening mission and ministry, prepare for organizational change, and affirm a vision of hope.

Solar Tools Shine in Spokane Wildfire Response

A new sustainable resource from UMCOR is transforming disaster response in Washington State.

Serve with Purpose, Grow in Faith: Become a GMF

Applications open for the 2027-2029 class of young adult Global Mission Fellows ready to put faith into action through mission service around the world.

Church builds on Ebola response in Congo

Global Ministries and UMCOR are helping to strengthen the church’s Ebola response in eastern Congo, including building a new treatment center and a large-scale communications campaign.

Food Insecurity Grants Aid Conference Food Programs

Ten U.S. conferences receive Global Ministries grants to assist local church ministries with food pantries and feeding ministries.

Learning to Choose Peace Every Day: A Colombian Pilgrimage

The 2026 Young Adult Pilgrimage of Peace journeyed to Colombia to witness the determination of active peacemakers even as uncertainties continue to unfold.

2026 EarthKeepers Virtual Commissioning – Save the Date!

Join us online on Nov. 10, 2026, as we commission 47 new EarthKeepers to lead creation care projects in their communities across the U.S.
Clean-up of the World Trade Center collapse, Sept. 13, 2001. Photo: FEMA

The Way of Peace

A meditation on the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks

Contact Information

Have questions? Send us an inquiry and we’ll get back to you promptly. Please direct all media inquiries to Susan Clark, chief communications officer for Global Ministries and UMCOR.

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Susan Clark, Chief Communications Officer
media@umcmission.org
800-862-4246