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We join CIEMAL in prayer for the people of Venezuela and for all communities affected by violence.

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on March 1, 2020

Coronavirus (COVID-19): United Methodist updates and resources

Tips for preparation and response for your faith community.

Global Ministries

COVID-19

North America

Global Health

Statement

on February 18, 2020

Mission is: Abundance

Mission does not ask that we focus on what is deficient. Mission asks that we celebrate the abundance of skills, resources, knowledge and creativity which God gives all people and communities.

Global Ministries

Global Health

Statement

on February 18, 2020

Call for Prayer for Burkina Faso

Following another attack during worship in a church in Burkina Faso, general secretary Thomas Kemper joins other faith leaders in condemning such violence and issuing a call for prayer.

Global Ministries

Africa

Statement

on February 14, 2020

Remembering the Rev. Pablo Sosa: Author and advocate of Global Song

S T Kimbrough Jr., former director of Global Ministries’ Global Praise program, reflects on Sosa’s many contributions to United Methodism.

Global Ministries

Statement

on February 12, 2020

Mission is: Abundance

Mission does not ask that we focus on what is deficient. Mission asks that we celebrate the abundance of skills, resources, knowledge and creativity which God gives all people and communities.

Global Ministries

Missionaries

Statement

on February 5, 2020

Mission Board CEO will not stand for reelection

Thomas Kemper announces intention to not seek reelection to the executive post he assumed in 2010.

Global Ministries

North America

Statement

on January 23, 2020

Relationship is at the heart of mission. Cultivating relationships across boundaries because of the good news God offers us in Christ is a foundational and sustaining part of our work as United Methodists.

Global Ministries

Missionaries

Statement

on January 17, 2020

UMCOR names new executive director

The United Methodist Committee on Relief will enter its ninth decade led by Lara S. Martin who brings a strong background in international disaster response, public health and child welfare.

UMCOR

Board of Directors, U.S. Disaster Response

Humanitarian Relief and Recovery (UMCOR)

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on January 14, 2020

Remembering heroes of mission and ministry: Sam Dixon and Clint Rabb

On the 10th anniversary of their death, Thomas Kemper remembers the life, ministry and mission of two Global Ministries staff members who died in the 2010 Haiti earthquake.