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Young adults called to community in an uncertain world

Forty-two Global Mission Fellows are commissioned in Ghana for two years of service in social justice ministries.
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Witnesses for peace in Ukraine

Even while following strict COVID-19 quarantine orders in Ukraine, United Methodists pray for peace and resolution to the ongoing armed conflict in eastern Ukraine. Missionary John Calhoun has the story.

Peace in the midst of pandemic

Vicki McCuistion reflects on the work of UMCOR in the Rio Texas Conference and how her training as a disaster recovery asset manager prepared her to navigate a different kind of disaster: the coronavirus.

2025 Ecumenical Statement on Hunger Justice Church World Service

September is Hunger Action Month. Global Ministries endorses the 2025 Ecumenical Statement on Hunger Justice, a shared pledge to take action, speak out, and stand with those suffering from hunger.

Slow, persistent work of peace in Afghanistan

For more than 40 years, Global Ministries and UMCOR have supported health and development work in Afghanistan through an ecumenical partner agency. The work continues today.

Wings of the Morning

Early in March the North Katanga Wings of the Morning pilot, Gaston Ntambo Nkulu, was asked to fly a peace mission to the Tanganyika province to facilitate peace negotiations in Nyunzu. George Howard shares the story.

From Darkness to Light: Transformation

The Rev. Dr. Richard Boone, Church and Community Worker missionary with the West Ohio Conference, tells the story of how an inmate experiences transformation through the Horizon Prison Initiative.

2025 Ecumenical Statement on Hunger Justice Church World Service

September is Hunger Action Month. Global Ministries endorses the 2025 Ecumenical Statement on Hunger Justice, a shared pledge to take action, speak out, and stand with those suffering from hunger.

2025 Ecumenical Statement on Hunger Justice Church World Service

September is Hunger Action Month. Global Ministries endorses the 2025 Ecumenical Statement on Hunger Justice, a shared pledge to take action, speak out, and stand with those suffering from hunger.

Solidarity, training and relief in coronavirus response

Global Ministries’ coronavirus response is reaching those in need internationally and in the U.S. In addition to grants from the Sheltering in Love UMCOR COVID-19 Response Fund, 32 solidarity grants have been dispersed from UMCOR, Global Health and other program units, totaling about $346,000.

COVID-19 response continues through “Sheltering in Love” grants

Mission makes an impact as partners around the world are awarded funds to address issues intensified by the spread of the coronavirus.

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.

General Inquiries

info@umcmission.org

Media Inquiries

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