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Children and youth from Terra Nova village in Quéssua, Angola, join in an effort to combat malaria by filling in low-lying areas that collect water where mosquitoes can breed. The campaign was led by Ben Jacob, a professor from the University of South Florida, who served with a Volunteers in Mission team from the Florida Conference of The United Methodist Church.

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Church builds on Ebola response in Congo

Global Ministries and UMCOR are helping to strengthen the church’s Ebola response in eastern Congo, including building a new treatment center and a large-scale communications campaign.

Food Insecurity Grants Aid Conference Food Programs

Ten U.S. conferences receive Global Ministries grants to assist local church ministries with food pantries and feeding ministries.

Learning to Choose Peace Every Day: A Colombian Pilgrimage

The 2026 Young Adult Pilgrimage of Peace journeyed to Colombia to witness the determination of active peacemakers even as uncertainties continue to unfold.
Clean-up of the World Trade Center collapse, Sept. 13, 2001. Photo: FEMA

The Way of Peace

A meditation on the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks
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Young Filipino Leaders Grow in Mission Practice

The School of Mission for Young People (SMYP) brought together more than 30 leaders in the UMC to engage in conversations and experiences around mission in Asia

Burundi Sunflower Project Blossoms into Changed Lives

Global Ministries’ Yambasu Agriculture Initiative empowers communities through sunflower, mushroom, and pig farming.

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Churches mobilize after deadly Nepal-Tibet floods

Following devastating floods and landslides along the Nepal-Tibet border, UMCOR is supporting emergency relief through partner organization United Mission Nepal (UMN).

Turning Surplus into Sustenance

How Global Ministries’ partnership with Feeding America ® is increasing access to nutritious food for families facing hunger in the United States.

Improvements to Facilities Renew Appalachian Ministries

Global Ministries’ assistance described as a “godsend” for long-term service ministries in the Kentucky Appalachia region that dedicate their resources to helping people.

A Pastoral Letter for Colombia from Bishop Ruben Saenz, Jr.

Global Ministries and UMCOR affirm Bishop Saenz's call to respond to the needs of Colombians impacted by an earthquake on Aug. 10.

Keeping the Doors Open: A Resilience Initiative for Churches Serving Their Communities 

Introducing a new UMC Solar and Battery Pilot Program providing guidance and grants for a limited number of U.S.-based United Methodist churches.  

Church Installs Rainwater Tanks in Isolated Congolese Village

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