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November 14, 2022
Clean water flows in rural Côte d’Ivoire communities
No longer having to source water from contaminated rivers, streams and wells, four villages draw clean potable water through newly built water towers with pump and wash stations.
November 10, 2022
Reaching beyond fear to find friends
When I reached Montevideo, Uruguay, to begin missionary service as a Global Mission Fellow, I thought I would be working with youth and children. But the first place church leaders assigned me was Espacio VAR, which operates a shelter for people who have no permanent homes.
November 7, 2022
In hard-hit Haiti, signs of resilience after disaster
Global Ministries’ and UMCOR’s relief and recovery efforts and global health interventions in Haiti center on Haitian-led efforts to build stronger and more resilient infrastructure systems and community networks that include planning and preparation for future disasters.
November 7, 2022
Give love campaign promotes year-end giving to support mission and disaster response
Through Dec. 31, support the many ways in which United Methodist mission empowers individuals and transforms communities around the world.
November 3, 2022
Agriculture trainees harvest knowledge from farm VISITS
A team of 27 Yambasu Agriculture Initiative (YAI) trainees attending the Songhai Center in Benin visited two farms of Songhai graduates who have gone into farming entrepreneurship after receiving training.
November 2, 2022
Building friendships through LOVE
One of the greatest necessities and challenges for Christians is to genuinely love those whom we serve, especially those whom we do not know.
November 1, 2022
God provides willing vessels to serve Hancock County, Mississippi
By God’s grace, I have settled into my new position as Community Outreach Coordinator with Gulfside Assembly of Waveland, Mississippi, and I absolutely love it. I am surrounded by the best of the best who have helped with my transition.
November 1, 2022
Application opens for Global Mission Fellows program, international track
The application for the 2023-25 cohort of young adults serving in social justice ministries internationally launches Nov. 1.
October 28, 2022
In Alabama and Florida, UMCOR provides both immediate and long-term disaster response
From Hurricane Michael in 2018 to Hurricane Ian in 2022, UMCOR remains “early in, last out” for many survivors recovering from devastating storms.
October 28, 2022
Board of directors approve strategic plan to guide Global Ministries through 2024
Read the full strategic plan.