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Explore how missionaries expand the witness of God already present in people and places worldwide. 

New Global Mission Fellows Commissioned in Cambodia

Forty-nine GMFs step into two years of cross-cultural mission service, seeking to address injustice and meet needs in the areas of migration, healthcare, agriculture, and education.
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GMF Commissioning on July 25

Global Mission Fellows Commissioning in Cambodia

Celebrate 49 new Global Mission Fellows responding to God's call to mission and send them forth into service with communities around the world.

“Tithing Careers” to Mentor and Learn in Cambodia

After retiring from life-time careers in education and medical work, Drs. Delecia and Tom Carey began a new career chapter that uses their skills and knowledge in missionary service.

Missionary Dedicated to Child Wellbeing

Recently commissioned missionary, Ernest Mudzengerere, begins ministry in Namibia with Children of Zion Village as Education and Child Development Officer.
Newly commissioned missionaries, Lavington United Church, Nairobi, Kenya. April 8, 2026. Photo: Susan Clark

Missionaries Commissioned for Service in Kenya

Meeting in Nairobi, the joint boards of directors of Global Ministries and Higher Education and Ministry celebrate 17 new missionaries in placements that circle the globe.

Deaf Ministry Farming Project Brings Hope to Mutare

A United Methodist initiative that assists those in need and also empowers the Deaf and hard-of-hearing community.

God Makes Room for Us All

Stories about the hospitality these missionaries have received the world over voice an affirmation that welcome is a universal gesture we offer one another, often because God first welcomed us into our faith community.

Deaf Awareness March: A Call for Inclusion

With support from Global Ministries, United Methodists in Mutare, Zimbabwe, take action to raise awareness and demand equality for the Deaf and hard of hearing.

Putting Aside Differences to Protect Our Neighbors

Who Is My Neighbor? Lenten Devotion Series: Week 5

Our Christmas miracle

Missionary Matthew Laferty offers this “transfigured and reordered” vision from Isaiah that boldly declares the future we have in the fullness of the reign of God and our hope in peace and justice in Christ.

This moment matters in Tanzania

An Advent reflection from Rev. Rebecca Maiko, who serves Sebring-Mwanza Center in Tanzania, a center that provides access to education for children, health care for their community and peaceful collaboration with members of other faiths.

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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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