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General secretary outlines faith-based response to humanitarian crises unfolding amid shifting geopolitical contexts

Addressing the boards of Global Ministries and Higher Education and Ministry in a joint online meeting, General Secretary Roland Fernandes outlined the agencies’ progress on faith-based responses to suffering caused by ongoing global instability and humanitarian crises, and he announced This Moment Matters, a campaign to address global needs in key areas of focus.
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Growing community with the help of an organic garden

EarthKeeper Angie Gage in Cherokee Village, Arkansas, discovers how growing a garden can build community, provide food and feed the soul.

Discover the growth of mission in Vietnam and Laos

Join Global Ministries and U.S. annual conference partners for an overview of United Methodist mission in Vietnam and Laos.

Protecting breastfeeding – a shared responsibility

In sub-Saharan Africa, Global Ministries focuses particularly on abundant health for pregnant women, mothers and young children in economically vulnerable communities. For World Breastfeeding Week, remember that breastfeeding is an invaluable part of health for both mother and child.
Supplies picked up on bikes in North Katanga

Falling malaria rates in Kamina attributed to awareness campaign and subsidized care

The Lupandilo Hospital in Kamina, North Katanga, DRC, has recorded a 50% drop in malaria deaths over the past two years, a result of an Imagine No Malaria campaign that provides free nets, treatment and information for communities.

Opening doors to education for Honduran pastors

UMC congregations and ministries in Honduras strengthen as leaders are given the opportunity to increase their reading comprehension levels.

Sowing and reaping: the 70th anniversary of the US-2 program

Current and former US-2s share thoughts about their mission experience and becoming part of a community that has a 70-year legacy in The United Methodist Church.

After a year in service, 7 US missionaries officially commissioned

Although COVID-19 prevented an official commissioning in 2020, missionaries have remained creatively engaged in ministry and were commissioned at small, in-person services in their host annual conferences this spring.

Fall 2021 Mission Volunteer training

Three-day trainings, offered in September and December, will prepare those accepted into the Mission Volunteers program for long-term service in the U.S. and around the world.

Building an ARK in Cambodia

A new program in Phnom Penh helps people stay out of human trafficking networks.

A new era for health care in Tunda, East Congo

Methodism was planted and took root 100-years ago among the Otetela-speaking people of Tunda in Eastern Congo. This year, United Methodists there completed construction of a new hospital.

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Six Years, No Solution: A 500-Gallon Tank Carries Hope to West Virginia’s Forgotten

McDowell County is one of the poorest in the U.S., and the communities of Anawalt, Leckie and Gary are some of the hardest hit by the current six-year water crisis. All have Methodist churches that are part of the Welch Charge.

To ease the burden of residents who have to purchase many gallons of drinking water weekly, the Welch Charge contacted the West Virginia Conference Disaster Response Coordinator, Jim McCune, for help. McCune’s United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) connection put him in touch with Global Ministries’ Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) program. 

A WASH grant allowed them to obtain a 500-gallon “water buffalo.” The conference disaster response team arranged to fill the portable water buffalo from the Welch water system, the county seat of McDowell, and transport it to Gary, where residents have been supplied with refillable containers. Residents of all three towns can come to get water, and volunteers will also continue deliveries for those who need it. Meanwhile, residents, including church members, continue to advocate state and local officials for a permanent solution to their aging, compromised water infrastructure. Full Story 

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