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Travel ban to affect United Methodist mission and ministry

A June 5 opinion piece in United Methodist Insight titled “New U.S. Travel Ban Will Harm the United Methodist Church” raises concerns about the potential impact of the travel ban on the worldwide church.
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Ida victims not forgotten in Pennsylvania

UMCOR support of Project Restoration, a ministry of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference, has led to the repair of 20 homes with at least 40 more to come.
Missionaries David, Elizabeth, Eva and Annie McCormick in the backyard of their home in Maxixe, Mozambique, in 2017. (Photo: Kim Parker)

The McCormicks: Life as a missionary family

In a video, the family of four shares about serving as United Methodist missionaries from Mozambique to Arkansas.

Global Ministries staffer mourned near and far

As reported by United Methodist News, the Rev. Edgar Avitia Legarda traveled across Latin America and beyond for Global Ministries, encouraging mission and tending relationships with various Methodist groups.
The Rev. Jay Choi in the chicken coop at Goshen Organic Farm in the Philippines, where the grass-fed chickens they raised also raised funds for the Land Justice Center at Union Theological Seminary, where he worked. (Photo: Rev. Dr. Alan Cabas)

A missionary’s transformation through 23 years of mission service

When missionaries are commissioned, they have useful gifts, skills and mindsets to help then serve. But as they continue to serve a community, God transforms them in ways they could not have imagined. The Rev. Jaehyoung Choi describes his mission journey and the transformations he’s undergone with God’s help.

Restoring a chapel and community in Dulac, Louisiana

Clanton Chapel in Dulac, Louisiana, leveraged a Global Ministries’ grant made possible by offerings received on Native American Ministries Sunday. Sunday April 23, 2023, is an opportunity for the wider United Methodist Church to accompany Native American communities in the United States as they strengthen their faith and reach out to their local neighborhoods in mission ministry.

Loosening the bonds of injustice in Hancock County, Tennessee

An Ash Wednesday reflection from missionary Lisa Nichols, a Church and Community Worker and executive director of the Jubilee Project in Hancock County, Tennessee.

Lifetime of experience offered by Mission Volunteers

Jerry Feese and Robilea Swindell, a couple from the Great Plains Conference, have made volunteering a cornerstone in their lives. As Global Ministries Mission Volunteers, they have broadened their opportunities to serve in different places and capacities.

Providing a safe community space in South Los Angeles

Saint Mark United Methodist Church in Los Angeles received a Community Developers Program programmatic grant, made possible through Human Relations Day offerings, to build a new computer lab, one more goal in its long-term community development plan.

UMCOR supports flood survivors from Kentucky to Mississippi

In 2022, torrential rains brought severe flooding to many states in the U.S. UMCOR responded quickly and continues to accompany communities into recovery.

God provides willing vessels to serve Hancock County, Mississippi

By God’s grace, I have settled into my new position as Community Outreach Coordinator with Gulfside Assembly of Waveland, Mississippi, and I absolutely love it. I am surrounded by the best of the best who have helped with my transition.

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