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In seven years, an African American UMC in Alabama went from a pantry that served five people a month to a pantry that now serves 9,000 families a year and offers a clinic, services to the unhoused, HIV testing and navigation to care, prison re-entry, court programming, and mental health counseling
In seven years, an African American UMC in Alabama went from a pantry that served five people a month to a pantry that now serves 9,000 families a year and offers a clinic, services to the unhoused, HIV testing and navigation to care, prison re-entry, court programming, and mental health counseling
Seven UMCOR COVID-19 grants helped churches in Brazil offer much needed relief for at-risk children, seniors, and families of health workers.
In South America, an UMCOR partnership extends the ministries of Methodists in Peru, Brazil and Colombia who offer welcome to those fleeing Venezuela.
Dr. Belinda Forbes, a missionary in Nicaragua, tells the story of Magdalia Chavez, one of the people in her neighborhood who has crossed her doorstep many times over 20 years.
Cleber Lizardo de Assis uses his advanced degrees in psychology to serve marginalized groups in his community.
Through the awarding of five new grants to partners in 2025, the “Encounter with Christ in Latin America and the Caribbean” (Encounter with Christ) permanent fund reached a significant milestone in its support of mission and ministry in the region
Cristian Schlick is a global missionary who works with migrants from Central America and Mexico in El Salvador. He was commissioned in June 2019 after serving for two years as a Global Mission Fellow, also in El Salvador, focused on human rights issues.

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