Global Ministries News & Stories

In Focus: Missionaries
From young adults to those seeking a second career, missionaries say “yes!” to God’s calling in their lives in many different ways. Follow along in October as we share some of the stories of the 400+ missionaries serving around the world as educators, doctors, pastors, agriculturalists and more.
Global Migration grant list
2021 Global Migration grant list.
From integration to transformation: multicultural ministry in the midst of migration
Highlights of the August session of the Institute for Multicultural Ministry in Germany.
United Methodists return lands in Ohio to the Wyandotte people, held in trust for 176 years
The gathering held on September 21 in Upper Sandusky, Ohio brought together more than 500 people in celebration of a shared past and promising, common future.
Creation care gets traction as priority
A growing amount of grassroots climate change work is being done by graduates of Global Ministries EarthKeepers training.
Healthy Youth USA in North Atlanta provides healthy scholarships with Global Ministries partnership
Healthy Youth USA, an afterschool and summer camp program in the North Atlanta area, used a Global Health grant to ensure that more children could access the care they needed while their parents were at work.
Improved mobility, a gift that transforms lives
To reach people in remote places with devices that increase mobility and independent living, Global Health partners with a prosthetics workshop in Bo, Sierra Leone, and a Personal Energy Transportation workshop in Kitwe, Zambia.
Thirteen Global Mission Fellows begin service as US-2s
They join 50 recently commissioned international Global Mission Fellows, starting two-year assignments in social justice ministries around the world.
Sacred Native American Lands to be Returned to Wyandotte Nation by United Methodists
Seeking to return sacred lands they have held in trust for 176 years, leaders of The United Methodist Church and the Wyandotte Nation will hold a ceremony this September during which lands held by the agency will be formally returned to the Wyandotte Nation of Oklahoma.
Sacred Native American lands will be returned to Wyandotte Nation
Seeking to return sacred lands they have held in trust for 176 years, leaders of The United Methodist Church and the Wyandotte Nation will hold a ceremony this September during which lands held by the agency will be formally returned to the Wyandotte Nation of Oklahoma.
Shade and Fresh Water encourages youth in Brazil to make healthy choices
Shade and Fresh Water in Brazil receives Global Health grants to extend programming for older youth to help them resist substance abuse.
Abundant Health includes mental health in worldwide ministry and outreach
Abundant health for all means that vulnerable populations struggling with substance abuse, mental stress, and psychological disorders receive the help they need to live full and healthy lives.