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October 20, 2022
Entrepreneurial training for Yambasu Agriculture Initiative staff underway in Benin
Twenty-seven farm and technical operatives of the Bishop John K. Yambasu Agricultural Initiative (YAI) from Sierra Leone, Liberia, Nigeria and Zimbabwe are learning agricultural entrepreneurship skills at a two-week training at Songhai Center – a research, teaching and production center in sustainable farming in Port Novo, Benin.
October 20, 2022
Hurricane Maria successes help Methodist Church of Puerto Rico save Fiona lives
In Puerto Rico, over 1 million people have registered with FEMA seeking assistance.
October 19, 2022
Recent UMCOR grants for Ukraine address relief, health, housing and safety
As the war in Ukraine escalates, UMCOR engages with more partners inside and outside Ukraine to care for war-weary people whose lives have been disrupted and overburdened with loss. Since July, more than $14 million in new grants have been approved to continue United Methodist war relief through UMCOR.
October 18, 2022
Report of the general secretary to the board of directors
God’s sure mission in uncertain times.
October 12, 2022
United Methodists bring light and hope to Florida with solar energy
Conference Disaster Response teams from the Florida and North Carolina annual conferences explore the benefits of mobile solar-powered generators while responding in real time to power needs in Florida after Hurricane Ian.
October 10, 2022
UMCOR helps local partners respond to Hurricane Ian
Hurricane Ian, whose maximum sustained winds of 150 mph tied it as the fifth-strongest hurricane on record to strike the United States, made landfall in Florida on Sept. 28, 2022.
October 7, 2022
Mission partners in Latin America and the Caribbean receive grants for ministry
Encounter with Christ awards 14 grants to 12 partners in support of mission within marginalized communities.
October 6, 2022
Yes, volunteering can change your life
In 1960, Ruth Johnson Colvin decided to volunteer her time to do something about the high rate of functional illiteracy in Syracuse, where she lived. Sixty-two years later, the nonprofit she founded and the methods she designed to teach literacy have spread across the United States and into 26 developing countries around the world.
September 29, 2022
29 EarthKeepers Commissioned for Service
Global Ministries EarthKeepers’ projects in 2022 include plans to increase environmentally sustainable energy projects, decrease waste and plastics, repopulate trees in urban areas, improve access to environmental resources, preserve island habitats, grow gardens in many settings and offer spiritual growth opportunities that integrate the need for human rest and restoration with the environment’s need for care and thoughtful preservation.
September 28, 2022
New UMCOR grant to Mines Advisory Group will help Ukrainians deal with threat of landmines
$2 million grant will fund site surveys, demining efforts and citizen education.