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March 20, 2024
Boards push forward despite budget cuts
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The first joint board meetings of Global Ministries and the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry took place March 4-8 in Atlanta. UM News reports on the gathering.
March 18, 2024
Access to clean water offers stability in areas of conflict
Programs that train women as water technicians in South Sudan and build latrines in Haiti reduce tension in communities ravaged by violence and displacement.
March 7, 2024
Toward a more collaborative form of United Methodist governance
Global Ministries’ general secretary points away from U.S.-centric model in his report to the board of directors.
February 22, 2024
How UMCOR partners with U.S. annual conferences
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Hear from conference disaster response coordinators on what their partnership with UMCOR means to them.
February 20, 2024
With God, all things are possible
A Christian school, a church, a preschool and a mission center, all built during COVID-19 shut-downs, thrive today in Tanzania.
February 16, 2024
A ministry of prayer and presence in the Middle East
As human attempts to stop the war in Gaza continue, Palestinians ask Christians to pray, believing that God will find a way forward even when the path is not clear.
February 13, 2024
Mexican Methodists respond to climate crisis
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UMCOR's grant to the Methodist Church of Mexico is assisting communities in Acapulco devastated by October 2023's Hurricane Otis.
February 12, 2024
Church helps to fight measles in Congo
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The East Congo United Methodist Health Board responds to a resurgence of measles with Global Health support, launching a pilot initiative for interventions.
February 8, 2024
Back in Ecuador with El Sembrador
Mission Volunteers David and Shari Nelson return to Ecuador for a second year to serve with staff and students of a Methodist school in Pastocalle, Cotopaxi.
February 7, 2024
Mexican Methodists offer hospitality to migrants
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As the number of migrants passing through Apaxco, Mexico, increases, Mexican Methodists offer food, shelter and hope to weary families with support from UMCOR.