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UMCOR aids flood-ravaged Nigeria opens a new window
1,500 households affected by severe flooding in 2022 receive food and other supplies.
Ida victims not forgotten in Pennsylvania opens a new window
UMCOR support of Project Restoration, a ministry of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference, has led to the repair of 20 homes with at least 40 more to come.
The McCormicks: Life as a missionary family
In a video, the family of four shares about serving as United Methodist missionaries from Mozambique to Arkansas.
Global Ministries staffer mourned near and far opens a new window
As reported by United Methodist News, the Rev. Edgar Avitia Legarda traveled across Latin America and beyond for Global Ministries, encouraging mission and tending relationships with various Methodist groups.
United Methodist health care in Mozambique upholds tradition and expertise
Global Health unit staff visited health facilities to view improvements and discuss challenges in an area of the country hard-hit by cyclones in recent years.
A season for renewal and a joint commitment to our worldwide connection
On the 320th birthday of John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, Global Ministries and the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry share hopes for the future of the church and call for a renewed commitment to ministry around the world.
Global Ministries grieves at the death of Rev. Edgar Avitia Legarda
It is with great sadness that Global Ministries announces the sudden death, on June 27, of the Rev. Edgar Avitia Legarda, a staff member for more than two decades until his passing.
Cyclone Freddy aid reaches Madagascar
Funds from UMCOR provided food for more than 150 families affected by the deadly storm.
Blessing of the calima
The Rev. Dr. Krista Givens, a missionary in Torrevieja, Spain, reflects on a weather phenomenon that reminds her of the people of the Sahara Desert and the fact that God has a way of connecting us all across the earth.
A missionary’s transformation through 23 years of mission service
When missionaries are commissioned, they have useful gifts, skills and mindsets to help then serve. But as they continue to serve a community, God transforms them in ways they could not have imagined. The Rev. Jaehyoung Choi describes his mission journey and the transformations he’s undergone with God’s help.