Global Ministries News & Stories
September 6, 2019
From integration to transformation: multicultural ministry in the midst of migration
Highlights of the August session of the Institute for Multicultural Ministry in Germany.
September 6, 2019
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.
September 6, 2019
Creation care gets traction as priority
A growing amount of grassroots climate change work is being done by graduates of Global Ministries EarthKeepers training.
August 6, 2019
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.
August 6, 2019
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.
August 6, 2019
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.
August 6, 2019
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.
August 6, 2019
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.
August 6, 2019
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.
August 5, 2019
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.
August 5, 2019
Supporting mothers and babies for a healthy start
Breastfeeding is a good way for mothers to give their babies a healthy start in life. The Abundant Health Initiative honors World Breastfeeding Week with stories of mothers and babies who thrive with the help of simple and practical health interventions.