Stories

Shade and Fresh Water encourages youth in Brazil to make healthy choices
Shade and Fresh Water in Brazil receives Global Health grants to extend programming for older youth to help them resist substance abuse.
Abundant Health includes mental health in worldwide ministry and outreach
Abundant health for all means that vulnerable populations struggling with substance abuse, mental stress, and psychological disorders receive the help they need to live full and healthy lives.
Supporting mothers and babies for a healthy start
Breastfeeding is a good way for mothers to give their babies a healthy start in life. The Abundant Health Initiative honors World Breastfeeding Week with stories of mothers and babies who thrive with the help of simple and practical health interventions.
In Focus: Global Health
During the month of August, follow along as we share stories about the lifesaving work of global health.
A new cohort of Global Mission Fellows trained and commissioned to serve
From a lab scientist in Liberia to a youth minister in Russia, we celebrate the 50 International Track GMFs who have been sent out for two years of service around the world.
First health center opens in rural Congo village
Osio is a village located more than 25 kilometers from Kisangani city. Each year for many years, the population of this village might travel thousands of kilometers to receive medical care.
United Methodists react to Ebola death in Goma
United Methodist leaders added their voices to the World Health Organization’s warning that with the spread of Ebola to Goma, the outbreak is a public health emergency of international concern.
The United Methodist Church response to Ebola in East Congo
Global Ministries responds to Ebola crisis in the East Congo, provides training and prevention methods during a time of great need.
Love and human dignity make an UMCOR WASH project in Mozambique
UMCOR helps a school in Mozambique receive new sanitation and water facilities, while its students gain life lessons in community organizing, project coordination and human dignity for all.
UMCOR supports the “Heal It” Project for Native American youth
An UMCOR partnership with Dream Warriors, a collective of Indigenous North American artists, reaches Native American youth with hope and compassion in the face of rising suicide rates across the country.
Where have all the salmon gone?
When the salmon run fails in the northern Pacific, Alaska’s Chignik Native Americans lose more than just a season of work. An UMCOR partnership provides hope and food security for five coastal communities.
A Call to Action for United Methodists in Response to the Plight of Migrants
The United Methodist Immigration Task Force calls upon Methodists across the connection to take action in support of migrants, immigrants and asylum seekers by praying, giving and writing our political representatives.