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Deaf Awareness March: A Call for Inclusion

With support from Global Ministries, United Methodists in Mutare, Zimbabwe, take action to raise awareness and demand equality for the Deaf and hard of hearing

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Statement

on February 3, 2021

Call for solidarity with United Methodist Church in Mozambique

General Secretary Roland Fernandes encourages prayer for people of Mozambique after armed conflict and natural disaster produce mass displacement.

Global Ministries

International Disaster Response

Africa

Humanitarian Relief and Recovery (UMCOR)

Story

on March 26, 2026

A Beacon in the Community

In seven years, an African American UMC in Alabama went from a pantry that served five people a month to a pantry that now serves 9,000 families a year and offers a clinic, services to the unhoused, HIV testing and navigation to care, prison re-entry, court programming, and mental health counseling

Community Development

North America

Church Engagement

Statement

on January 21, 2021

Discovery events offered for those interested in volunteer service

Virtual gatherings in 2021 will cover the basics of volunteer service and different options for serving through Global Ministries.

Global Ministries

Mission Volunteers

Missionaries

Story

on January 20, 2021

One in a million

The United Methodist Abundant Health Initiative reaches and exceeds its 1 million children goal…and keeps going.

Global Ministries

Maternal, Newborn & Child Health, Women & Children

Africa

Global Health

Story

on January 15, 2021

Feeding the 5,000 (weekly) in New York

A few grants and strong connections opened UMC food pantries and kitchens in key underserved areas of New York during the pandemic.

Global Ministries

COVID-19, Multiethnic Plans

North America

Church Engagement, Global Health

Story, UM News

on January 8, 2021

Missionaries cope with coronavirus challenges

Serving in South Africa, St. Lucia, Congo, Colombia and Cambodia, five global missionaries share how they continue to engage in mission during the pandemic.

Global Ministries

COVID-19

Africa

Global Health, Missionaries

Reflection, Statement

on December 18, 2020

Christmas in Such a Time as This

How do we draw strength from Christmas this year for the work of God’s mission in the world? Roland Fernandes, general secretary of Global Ministries, shares four lessons.

Global Ministries, UMCOR

Press Release, Statement

on December 9, 2020

New class of Global Ministries EarthKeepers expands purpose

Commissioned in an online service on Dec. 8, 24 EarthKeepers will lead environmental initiatives in their communities, with many focusing on the intersection of stewardship and social justice.

Global Ministries

Environmental Sustainability

North America

Humanitarian Relief and Recovery (UMCOR)

Statement

on December 7, 2020