Give Now

Popular Searches

global
mission church
support
mission
2025

Recent Searches

News & Stories / North America / Page 18

News & Stories

North America

Securing the future of education: A Wesleyan call to action

Cuts to public funding for education, dismantling of equity initiatives and political attacks on diversity and inclusion are making it harder for students to access higher education and straining United Methodist-related institutions – especially historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and seminaries.
Read Story
Read Story

Browse Recent Stories

Along the U.S. southern border

Last Lenten season, we participated in the Immigration Immersion program on the southern border.

A new church home for Central Africans

With faith, hope, prayer and dedicated partners, the UMC in the Central African Republic has built a new temple, and that’s just the beginning.

Growth through education

Missionary Ellyn Dubberly teaches at a Methodist school in Central America, where the school and the students who study there continue to grow.

Growing as Global Mission Fellows

Marcharkelti McKenzie, a US-2 alumna, reflects on her service in the Global Mission Fellows program and how it continues to inform her growth and development today.

Building capacity for an international response to coronavirus

The Global Health and UMCOR response to the coronavirus pandemic continues: an ongoing, flexible plan is being developed for United Methodist church leaders, local health professionals and disaster management offices to strengthen the capacity of communities to respond with effective public health methods. The Philippines and DRC are the first partners in the prevention response.

UMCOR donates needed supplies to first responders in Louisiana

More than 80,000 masks in sealed and unopened cartons purchased for future use are being distributed to first responders serving communities near UMCOR Sager Brown Depot.

Offering relief and hope in Hancock County

Learn more about the mission and programs of The Jubilee Project in the Holston Conference.

The best-kept secret in the church

NOMADS are mission volunteers who share the love of God through volunteer labor for United Methodist organizations, offering various types of relief from church repairs to disaster rebuilding.

Jubilee Water Project installs indoor plumbing in Tennessee mountain homes

Only about 34% of the homes in Hancock County, Tennessee, are connected to the municipal water system. Wells and mountain springs supply the rest. The United Methodist Jubilee Water Project seeks to ensure that mountain residents have access to clean, filtered water in their homes; some for the first time.

Methodist Church of Puerto Rico brings hope to those impacted by earthquake swarm

With more than 950 earthquakes and aftershocks recorded and more than 800 homes damaged since December 2019, the Methodist Church of Puerto Rico (MPCR) and its social holiness agency, Rebuilding Communities With Hope (REHACE), have made it a priority to bring a message of hope to people throughout the island in 2020.

Contact Information

Have questions? Send us an inquiry and we’ll get back to you promptly. Please direct all media inquiries to Susan Clark, chief communications officer for Global Ministries and UMCOR.

General Inquiries

info@umcmission.org

Media Inquiries

Susan Clark, Chief Communications Officer
media@umcmission.org
800-862-4246

This moment

Matters

Help hope shine

THIS MOMENT

MATTERS

HELP HOPE SHINE

Your gift heeds Christ’s call to welcome the stranger, feed the hungry and care for the sick—sharing God’s love in tangible ways where it’s needed most.

Give Now