Give love, joy, hope and peace in year-end campaign

Support the many ways in which mission transforms communities and empowers individuals across the globe.

November 1, 2021 | ATLANTA

For release: IMMEDIATE

Media Contacts:

Mary Lou Greenwood Boice, Director of Communications and the Advance

mboice@umcmission.org

Global Ministries, the worldwide mission and development agency of The United Methodist Church, with UMCOR, invites members to give love, joy, hope and peace through a denomination-wide year-end giving campaign. Between November 1 and December 31, Global Ministries will share stories of the ways lives have been impacted and transformed through financial gifts.

Global Ministries connects the church in mission through the work of evangelism and church revitalization, missionaries, global health, and humanitarian relief and recovery. Every contribution makes a difference in this important work.

Beginning November 1, mission-funding gifts through the year-end campaign can be made at umcmission.org/givelove.

For additional information, contact donationhelp@umcmission.org.

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About Global Ministries of The United Methodist Church

Global Ministries is the worldwide mission and development agency of The United Methodist Church. Founded in 1819, Global Ministries today supports more than 200 missionaries in over 60 countries, including the United States. It has personnel, projects and partners in 115 countries. Founded in 1940, the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) is the global humanitarian relief agency of The United Methodist Church and is a part of Global Ministries. Learn more about Global Ministries by visiting umcmission.org or by following facebook.com/globalministries and twitter.com/umcmission.

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