UMCOR News & Stories
October 28, 2022
Board of directors approve strategic plan to guide Global Ministries through 2024
Read the full strategic plan.
October 25, 2022
Relief, health, housing and safety for people in Ukraine
As the war in Ukraine escalates, UMCOR engages with more partners inside and outside Ukraine to care for war-weary people whose lives have been disrupted and overburdened with loss.
October 25, 2022
Clean water flows in rural Côte d’Ivoire communities
No longer having to source water from contaminated rivers, streams and wells, four villages draw clean potable water through newly built water towers with pump and wash stations.
October 20, 2022
Hurricane Maria successes help Methodist Church of Puerto Rico save Fiona lives
In Puerto Rico, over 1 million people have registered with FEMA seeking assistance.
October 19, 2022
Recent UMCOR grants for Ukraine address relief, health, housing and safety
As the war in Ukraine escalates, UMCOR engages with more partners inside and outside Ukraine to care for war-weary people whose lives have been disrupted and overburdened with loss. Since July, more than $14 million in new grants have been approved to continue United Methodist war relief through UMCOR.
October 18, 2022
Report of the general secretary to the board of directors
God’s sure mission in uncertain times.
October 12, 2022
United Methodists bring light and hope to Florida with solar energy
Conference Disaster Response teams from the Florida and North Carolina annual conferences explore the benefits of mobile solar-powered generators while responding in real time to power needs in Florida after Hurricane Ian.
October 10, 2022
UMCOR helps local partners respond to Hurricane Ian
Hurricane Ian, whose maximum sustained winds of 150 mph tied it as the fifth-strongest hurricane on record to strike the United States, made landfall in Florida on Sept. 28, 2022.
September 29, 2022
29 EarthKeepers Commissioned for Service
Global Ministries EarthKeepers’ projects in 2022 include plans to increase environmentally sustainable energy projects, decrease waste and plastics, repopulate trees in urban areas, improve access to environmental resources, preserve island habitats, grow gardens in many settings and offer spiritual growth opportunities that integrate the need for human rest and restoration with the environment’s need for care and thoughtful preservation.
September 28, 2022
New UMCOR grant to Mines Advisory Group will help Ukrainians deal with threat of landmines
$2 million grant will fund site surveys, demining efforts and citizen education.
September 14, 2022
Responding to drought and famine in the Horn of Africa
More than 18 million people face severe hunger in Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya as they struggle to survive the worst drought in 40 years. UMCOR is responding to this unfolding crisis.
September 2, 2022
UMCOR ERTs deploy to Kentucky for next flood relief phase
UMCOR has delivered 4,000 cleaning and hygiene kits, supplies of non-potable water and generators while ERTs help assess damage.