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Women and Water – Advancing Equality on World Water Day

Commemorations for World Water Day 2026 focus on the ways that safe and accessible water and sanitation can improve gender equality
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Denomination hits health goals…and keeps going

In 2020, the Abundant Health Initiative hit its goal of reaching 1 million women and children. The church’s work continued, and today, the lives of more than 5 million women and children have been positively impacted with health interventions.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.
The children of the family from whom missionary Helen Roberts-Evans rents her house, standing in front of their house. (Photo: Helen Roberts-Evans)

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.

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