Latin American/Caribbean News & Stories

First United Methodist Church of Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, has donated $25,000 to UMCOR in Sam Dixon’s honor to assist survivors of the August 14, 2021, Haiti earthquake.

In response to the 7.2 magnitude earthquake that rocked Haiti on August 14, UMCOR is working with partners to provide urgently needed medical supplies to Haitian hospitals.

On Saturday, August 14, 2021, a 7.2 magnitude earthquake produced widespread destruction in the western region of Haiti.   As of August 20, more than 2,200 are dead…

United Methodists are working with longtime partners in Haiti after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake and as a major storm drenches the island. The church previously helped rebuild after the 2010 temblor.

UMC congregations and ministries in Honduras strengthen as leaders are given the opportunity to increase their reading comprehension levels.

Global Health partners with Engineers in Action to bring clean water and sanitation facilities to schools, churches and whole communities.

Evangelization at its core is about communicating the gospel. See how this ecumenical organization in Colombia trains communities in communication and builds the “kindom,” a kinship of God with all God’s people.

We believe that both humanitarian assistance and policy change are required in this current moment of transition and confusion on the U.S.- Mexico border.

A devotion for Maundy Thursday by Yorleni Jiménez Rojas

UMCOR helps to feed women, children and adolescents as they travel in a migrant caravan though Guatemala.

UMCOR emergency grants to relief organizations in El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala and Nicaragua help ease stress in affected communities.

Serving in Brazil, Global Mission Fellow Mónica Arango uses her gifts as a communicator to improve the lives of street children and their families.