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

US-2 Alisha Rohrer is pictured serving with children and youth in Alaska in 2017-2019.

Applications Reopen for Global Mission Fellow US-2s

Young adults are invited to serve alongside local communities in Alaska.
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Small group discussion at the Arkansas Conference’s Mission U at Hendrix College

Grants to 10 U.S. Conferences Encourage New Leadership and Church Growth

Racial/Ethnic and Multiethnic Ministries grants support programs that foster leadership development and church growth in racial/ethnic communities.

‘This Moment Matters’ Reaches $38.6 Million in Granting

Global Ministries and Higher Education and Ministry’s granting and fundraising initiative, “This Moment Matters” has now awarded close to $40 million across five areas of urgent need.

Growth through education

Missionary Ellyn Dubberly teaches at a Methodist school in Central America, where the school and the students who study there continue to grow.

Methodists in Mongolia envision the future

James and Grace Cho, missionaries with the Mongolia United Methodist Mission, offer an update on plans for how the 20-year-old mission initiative will transition from a mission to a self-governing faith community.
Small group discussion at the Arkansas Conference’s Mission U at Hendrix College

Grants to 10 U.S. Conferences Encourage New Leadership and Church Growth

Racial/Ethnic and Multiethnic Ministries grants support programs that foster leadership development and church growth in racial/ethnic communities.
Small group discussion at the Arkansas Conference’s Mission U at Hendrix College

Grants to 10 U.S. Conferences Encourage New Leadership and Church Growth

Racial/Ethnic and Multiethnic Ministries grants support programs that foster leadership development and church growth in racial/ethnic communities.

Growing as Global Mission Fellows

Marcharkelti McKenzie, a US-2 alumna, reflects on her service in the Global Mission Fellows program and how it continues to inform her growth and development today.

Like child’s play

Holy Week becomes a time for fellowship and play for grade-schoolers in Liberia. Every year for the past several years, the Rev. Jacob Nathan has organized and led a camp for grade school children.

A harvest of knowledge

This season of Lent opens doors for us to change into the person that God wants us to be. Step up and do your part. Christ will soon offer his life to us. Be the first to offer your life to God.

Lessons from missionaries on staying connected

As people of faith get used to new routines in response to the coronavirus pandemic, we can look to missionaries as a source for inspiration. Missionaries navigate social and professional disorientation and learn how to stay connected – connected to God, connected to their support networks and connected to the world they serve.

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