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August 31, 2022
Global Ministries to commission EarthKeepers for environmental stewardship
29 new Global Ministries EarthKeepers will launch creation care projects.
August 23, 2022
Deadline extended for UMCOR’s Mustard Seed Migration Grant application
Grants help United Methodist churches aid local refugees and migrants in their communities.
August 18, 2022
Global Ministries and Korean Methodist Church mission board discuss collaborative opportunities in mission
Agencies meet in formal consultation for first time in more than 20 years.
August 16, 2022
By faith…our journey continues
The Pacific Islander Ministry Plan Advisory Committee met, under the banner of By Faith...Let Us Run with Perseverance, on Aug. 8-9, 2022, at the Garden Grove United Methodist Church in Garden Grove, California.
August 15, 2022
Where goes our neighborhood?
Missionary Julie Wilson tracks the progress of gentrification in her Winston-Salem neighborhood by looking out the front door. The community members Open Arms serves are increasingly losing their rental homes to people who can purchase and rebuild them.
August 8, 2022
Constant readiness in disaster preparedness
Areas in the Alabama-West Florida Conference has been hit by a steady stream of extreme weather disasters since Hurricane Michael struck in 2018. UMCOR has provided major support to the conference since then to meet each challenge
August 3, 2022
World breast-feeding week – small steps for success
Having a breastfeeding support system through local community-based health care providers supported by Global Ministries can make all the difference for young mothers trying to nourish their babies.
July 27, 2022
Missionaries commissioned for service in five continents
Fifty-four missionaries were commissioned for service in nine different worship events taking place around the world from April to July. Some begin service in new placements while others continue with work they began during the pandemic.
July 26, 2022
UMCOR and CWS launch new menstrual hygiene kits
New period packs will be provided to communities served by both organizations across the U.S., including families recovering from disasters, immigrants and refugees.
July 20, 2022
UMCOR response: Church members slain in Ethiopia
After 37 people, including some United Methodists, were killed during an attack, UMCOR awarded a grant to provide food and hygiene kits and address other immediate needs of people affected by the civil unrest.
July 7, 2022
Transforming lives through mission in Mongolia
The United Methodist Church in Mongolia will celebrate the ordination of its first Local Elders in Mission, a new hospice facility, growing missions and new work with children and youth at its annual meeting in October 2022.
June 29, 2022
God prepares a missionary for service
A missionary who discovered United Methodism through the Cameroon Mission Initiative uses experience gained in 17 years of lay leadership and church development to help strengthen these areas in the East Congo Episcopal Area.