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Global Mission Fellow, Honest Baraya, from Nigeria, with farmers in Kinkunki, DRC. Baraya works with Kamisamba Farm, Kamina (North Katanga Area) and helped the farmers in this nearby town to increase their crop yields.
Photo: Courtesy of Honest Baraya and Kamisamba Farm
The Global Mission Fellows – International track is a two-year program for young adults (ages 20-30) serving in placement sites outside of their home country. In this new context, they serve in a variety of roles based on their skills and the needs of the placement site. Engaging with global social issues like migration, health access and education, to name a few, changes fellows’ perspectives and prepares them to serve more effectively wherever their journey takes them next. Please note: fellows will not be placed in the U.S.
Global Mission Fellows – International track applicants must meet the following requirements:
GMFs serving in the International track serve outside of their home country, with partnering organizations in:
GMFs serving in the International track have specialized roles based on the needs of their host community and placement site. Fellows seek to combat injustice by working with partners who address issues such as:
Follow each step to prepare your application.
Learn more about the Global Mission Fellows program by reading the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on the main GMF webpage.
Begin an intentional discernment process using the GMF discernment guide to learn how you might be called to participate in God’s mission as a GMF.
Use the application checklist to collect, prepare and keep track of the materials needed to complete the application.
Access the online application for the International Track.
If you have technical issues with or questions about the application, please email missionaryinfo@umcmission.org.
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November 21, 2025 at 8 am Eastern (New York) Time
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December 9, 2025 at 7pm Eastern (New York) Time
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All sessions will cover the same material, so participants are invited to select the one that best fits their schedule.
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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
