Stories
January 11, 2024
Responding to food insecurity on college campuses
Funds from Human Relations Day offerings supply grants to UMC-related colleges and universities to address access to food and hygiene products on campus.
January 9, 2024
Global Mission Fellows to be commissioned in Kenya
On January 14, Global Ministries will commission 39 young adult missionaries for service around the world.
December 21, 2023
Not alone…fire recovery programs thrive with partners
UMCOR encourages recipients of wildfire grants to seek partners in their work, which are vital for extending recovery ministries to more people and places.
December 19, 2023
Bringing light to the darkness in Turkey and Syria
UMCOR supports earthquake survivors with food, hygiene items, rental assistance, solar lanterns and psychosocial care.
December 14, 2023
UMCOR’s focus – being where most needed
How does UMCOR work in so many places each year? An amazing network of reliable partners is the key.
December 12, 2023
Building bridges across cultural divides
Missionaries Kirk and Nicole Sims serving in Prague support both the challenges and blessings of the greatest migratory movement Europe has seen since World War II.
December 6, 2023
A home to keep expectant mothers healthy
At the Chicuque Rural Hospital in Mozambique, a safe haven for hundreds of women and children is receiving needed upgrades and renovations.
November 30, 2023
Proclaiming God’s presence after the storm
In places like hard-hit Florida, UMCOR faithfully assists thousands of U.S. residents displaced by severe weather.
November 24, 2023
UMCOR continues to support partners in Ukraine
As displaced people accept long-term evacuation from their hometowns, more shelters, jobs and removal of unexploded weapons become primary concerns.
November 16, 2023
UMCOR – compassionate response in the wake of disaster
Funding from “Where Most Needed” gives UMCOR the flexibility to reach people experiencing all kinds of disasters anywhere in the world.
November 15, 2023
A new class of EarthKeepers equipped to care for God’s creation
Global Ministries commissions 57 new EarthKeepers whose projects include forest gardening, xeriscaping and transition to renewable energy.