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Peace Is Something

We Build Together

GOD ASKS: "WHO WILL BE THE PEACEMAKERS?"

Peace is more than the absence of conflict. It is something we create through understanding, reconciliation, and shared action. Your generosity helps us come alongside communities around the world to build a more peaceful and just future, turning hope for peace into a lived reality.

Peace: Advancing reconciliation and healing

Photo: Jin Yang Kim

Empowering Mothers to Transform Their Children’s World

Through the Jerusalem Princess Basma Centre’s Mother and Family Empowerment Program, supported in part by Global Ministries, children receive essential therapy while their mothers gain the knowledge and confidence to continue care at home. Amid conflict, travel restrictions, and limited access to services, the program provides families with trusted care, dignity, and hope while strengthening resilient communities. Ruqayya’s story shows how compassionate rehabilitation and family support can transform the lives of children with disabilities.

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Learning to Choose Peace Every Day: A Colombian Pilgrimage

Twenty-nine young adults from a dozen countries joined the 2026 Young Adult Pilgrimage of Peace in Colombia to learn how communities pursue peace amid ongoing violence and injustice. Sponsored by United Methodist Global Ministries and ecumenical partners, the pilgrimage explored reconciliation, restorative justice, LGBTQ+ inclusion and the importance of honoring victims’ memories. Through conversations with local communities and church leaders, participants discovered that lasting peace requires listening, building trust and walking alongside others with compassion, hope and a commitment to justice.

Photo: Jin Yang Kim

Come and See: West Bank young adult pilgrimage

Despite the ongoing conflict in Israel and Palestine, United Methodist seminary participants joined a pilgrimage to deepen their understanding of the region’s struggles and stand in solidarity with Palestinian Christians. Visiting organizations such as the Princess Basma Centre and Hope School, they witnessed efforts to provide rehabilitation for children with disabilities and sustain education amid violence and instability. Through these experiences, Global Ministries continues equipping future leaders to advocate for peace, justice and reconciliation while supporting vulnerable communities.

Join us in Prayer

God of peace and hope, following Christ, who came not to be served but to serve, make us humble partners in the work of justice, reconciliation, and peace. Bless the hands that reconcile, restore, and rebuild. Bring healing where there is conflict and justice where there is harm, and help us to become peacemakers in our homes, our communities, and in the world. Amen.

Join Bishop Kennetha Bigham-Tsai as she leads us in this Prayer for Peace. Click on the three dots to share it..

This Advent, give with purpose.

In response to the rise of global and regional conflicts, Global Ministries is committed to advancing peace efforts grounded in the gospel values of love, compassion and reconciliation. Join our efforts to support ministries of Peace.

2026 End-Of-Year Campaign Toolkit

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This advent,

Your faithfulness makes our work possible. By giving you will help us uphold the gospel message to welcome the stranger, feed the hungry and care for the sick.

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