Humanitarian Relief & Recovery News & Stories

This overview of UMCOR’s global migration work includes places of welcome, food for body and spirit, education, legal help and many more ways that United Methodists support migrants around the world.

For the month of June, follow along as we highlight the ways in which UMCOR is working to support the rights of migrants all over the world.

Projects supported by UMCOR are actively caring for the Earth and communities impacted by climate change.

With the help of a grant from the United Methodist Committee on Relief, hundreds of women and men receive psychosocial support to recover from their experiences of violent conflict and displacement from home.

In the wake of Cyclone Idai three annual conferences in Mozambique are working to support survivors.

Witnessing events along the U.S. – Mexico border, the Rev. Jack Amick, director of Global Migration for Global Ministries, saw sadness and heartache, but he also saw signs of hope in the response of United Methodists with support from UMCOR.

The story of the Smith family demonstrates how the Florida Conference, an UMCOR partner, helps hurricane survivors across the state with a comprehensive program of case management, reconstruction, and Christian presence.

The United Methodist Committee on Relief has answered God’s call to be a neighbor for nearly 80 years.

The work of UMCOR is in focus for the month of March. Executive director Roland Fernandes writes of UMCOR’s reach in alleviating suffering around the world.

United Methodists are starting to respond to those affected by Cyclone Idai, which left devastation in parts of three African countries.