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Humanitarian Relief and Recovery (UMCOR)

Learn how your support of humanitarian relief and recovery efforts help to alleviate human suffering through migration, agriculture, environmental sustainability and disaster relief programs worldwide.

Engineer Sabin Mulang, director of the Development and Projects Office for the South Congo and Zambia Episcopal Area, inspects corn crops at an agropastoral site in Kingandu, Congo. Vast fields of corn and soybeans are at the heart of The United Methodist Church’s initiative to combat food dependency in southern Congo. Photo by Christian Kasweka, UM News.

Church farms combat food insecurity in Congo

With support from the Yambasu Agriculture Initiative, United Methodists in the South Congo Conference address food insecurity with new church farming projects that transform lives and sow the seeds of self-sufficiency.
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At the pantry door, every person has a story

What do Human Relations Day offerings support? Southfield-Hope UMC offers a Closet of Hope Food Pantry to its community that goes beyond charity.

EarthKeepers address environmental and spiritual concerns

Recently commissioned EarthKeepers consider how God calls them to merge care for the physical world with care for people’s spiritual needs.

Migrant protection amid policy uncertainties

As the U.S. faces immigration policy changes, Global Ministries and UMCOR will continue to provide hope and support to those most vulnerable in their journey to safety and opportunity.

EarthKeepers to be commissioned for environmental stewardship

67 new Global Ministries EarthKeepers will launch creation care projects in the U.S.

Solar trailer deployed after Hurricane Helene

The UMCOR-supported solar disaster response trailer powered lights, freezers and refrigerators at Camp Tygart for ERTs clearing debris near Valdosta, Georgia.

United Methodists offer relief after Helene

The United Methodist Committee on Relief is working with all affected conferences as communities begin to assess their needs. So far, grants have been awarded to the North and South Georgia, Western North Carolina and Holston conferences.

Church brings vital aid to flood victims in Tanzania

In the wake of severe floods in the Masai and Morogoro districts, UMCOR's $50,000 grant has provided vital food and supplies to hundreds of families. Rev. Idda John Ngowi praised the aid for boosting community morale.

How UMCOR responds to disaster…and how you can help

From initial relief to long-term recovery, learn how UMCOR connects survivors to the help they need to rebuild their lives.

Greenhouses enrich lives at church mission

With support from the Yambasu Agriculture Initiative, two greenhouses at Zimbabwe’s Hanwa Mission are helping to fight climate change and grow education at the mission’s schools.

UMCOR receives top rating from CharityWatch

Spring report awards United Methodist Committee on Relief highest A+ rating

Contact Information

Have questions? Send us an inquiry and we’ll get back to you promptly. Please direct all media inquiries to Susan Clark, chief communications officer for Global Ministries and UMCOR.

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info@umcmission.org

Media Inquiries

Susan Clark, Chief Communications Officer
media@umcmission.org
800-862-4246

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