Global Ministries News & Stories
September 19, 2022
Stopping the spread of cholera in North Katanga
Global Health partners with the North Katanga UMC for a cholera campaign that provides more treatment options and prevention measures, but also aims to change the understanding of entire communities about water safety and sanitation to stop the disease in its tracks.
September 6, 2022
Application opens for Global Mission Fellows program, US-2 track
The application has launched for the next cohort of young adults who will serve in social justice ministries in the United States in 2023-25.
August 31, 2022
Global Ministries to commission EarthKeepers for environmental stewardship
29 new Global Ministries EarthKeepers will launch creation care projects.
August 18, 2022
Global Ministries and Korean Methodist Church mission board discuss collaborative opportunities in mission
Agencies meet in formal consultation for first time in more than 20 years.
August 16, 2022
By faith…our journey continues
The Pacific Islander Ministry Plan Advisory Committee met, under the banner of By Faith...Let Us Run with Perseverance, on Aug. 8-9, 2022, at the Garden Grove United Methodist Church in Garden Grove, California.
August 15, 2022
Where goes our neighborhood?
Missionary Julie Wilson tracks the progress of gentrification in her Winston-Salem neighborhood by looking out the front door. The community members Open Arms serves are increasingly losing their rental homes to people who can purchase and rebuild them.
August 3, 2022
World breast-feeding week – small steps for success
Having a breastfeeding support system through local community-based health care providers supported by Global Ministries can make all the difference for young mothers trying to nourish their babies.
July 27, 2022
Missionaries commissioned for service in five continents
Fifty-four missionaries were commissioned for service in nine different worship events taking place around the world from April to July. Some begin service in new placements while others continue with work they began during the pandemic.
July 7, 2022
Transforming lives through mission in Mongolia
The United Methodist Church in Mongolia will celebrate the ordination of its first Local Elders in Mission, a new hospice facility, growing missions and new work with children and youth at its annual meeting in October 2022.
June 29, 2022
God prepares a missionary for service
A missionary who discovered United Methodism through the Cameroon Mission Initiative uses experience gained in 17 years of lay leadership and church development to help strengthen these areas in the East Congo Episcopal Area.
June 24, 2022
UMC’s GBCS: Response to Ruling to Overturn Roe v. Wade
United Methodists value women’s rights and recognize the importance of ministries that support women and their reproductive health.
June 15, 2022
Health center in Central Congo is revived
A health center attacked and looted in Central Congo makes a comeback after several years of intensive work on facilities, equipment, pharmacy supplies and training for personnel by the Central Congo Health Board, supported by Global Ministries’ Global Health team.