African News & Stories

Reducing malaria community by community
Grassroots efforts and UMC health programs treat, prevent and educate about malaria in all aspects of health work.
Missionary plants, tends, teaches and so much more
Edmond Makowa, agriculture missionary assigned to the East Congo Episcopal Area, integrates asset-based community development in all aspects of his work.
Averting election conflict in Congo opens a new window
The church in Eastern and Southern Congo ran awareness campaigns on conflict and violence before, during and after the country’s recent elections with the help of funding from UMCOR.
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.
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.
Church helps to fight measles in Congo opens a new window
The East Congo United Methodist Health Board responds to a resurgence of measles with Global Health support, launching a pilot initiative for interventions.
Moving forward in mission with East Africa
Dreams become reality as a mission consultation is held in Nairobi, Kenya.
Church helps thousands of malnourished children in Congo opens a new window
Through Global Ministries’ focus on global health, the UMC cared for more than 2,300 malnourished children, including 771 with acute malnutrition, in eastern Congo in 2023.
United Methodists help cyclone survivors rebuild opens a new window
Communities affected by Cyclone Freddy are receiving agricultural training and equipment and reconstruction of infrastructure with the help of an UMCOR grant.
Global Mission Fellows to be commissioned in Kenya
On January 14, Global Ministries will commission 39 young adult missionaries for service around the world.
Love Letters
Helen Roberts-Evans was just hoping to rent a house with an inside bathroom and access to water when she moved to Greenville, Liberia. She received so much more.
UMCOR’s focus – being where most needed
How does UMCOR work in so many places each year? An amazing network of reliable partners is the key.