Global Ministries News & Stories

Adam Shaw (right) with Dr. Chung Koodo (center), Chairman of the No Gun Ri International Peace Foundation, and missionary Bong Dalisay (left), at the 2019…

Cristian Schlick is a global missionary who works with migrants from Central America and Mexico in El Salvador. He was commissioned in June 2019 after serving for two years as a Global Mission Fellow, also in El Salvador, focused on human rights issues.

The Global Mission Fellows program of the UMC places young adults, ages 20–30, in social justice ministries for two years of service. The program offers the opportunity for service in the US and around the world.

The application for the 2021-23 cohort of young adults serving in social justice ministries in the United States opened Monday, Oct 12.

Cleber Lizardo de Assis uses his advanced degrees in psychology to serve marginalized groups in his community.

Rev. Tyler Sit, a Global Ministries EarthKeeper, shares how a program that provides nature-based therapy in support of people of color is impacting his community.

Two years into its reconciliation process, the Burundi UMC celebrates training for pastors and a reconstructed hospital.

The Rev. Dr. Leo Garcia, a missionary doctor serving in East Angola, rallied churches, health professionals and volunteers in his community to make COVID-19 prevention resources available to every household.

Church and Community Worker, Lisa Nichols, serves a Sneedville, Tennessee ministry that supplies indoor plumbing and sanitation to mountain homes that have never had it.

Roland Fernandes takes time to answer five questions about his new role as general secretary of Global Ministries and UMCOR.

September 2020 | ATLANTA In a country with a recent history of cultural and ethnic division, Missionaries Külli Tõniste and Douglas Childress discuss how their…

Roland Fernandes, a dedicated servant leader and experienced administrator, has begun his term as general secretary of the General Board of Global Ministries ...