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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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Honor 50th anniversary of Earth Day by joining Creation Care Network

Connect with leaders in creation care to share ideas, resources and support for environmental ministries.

Lessons from missionaries on staying connected

Amid the disruptions caused by the coronavirus, people seek new ways to maintain spiritual and social connections. This second of three reflections looks at how missionaries stay connected to social support networks with communication and mutual prayer, even when they are physically distant from those they love.

Cultivating faith

Commissioned as EarthKeepers in 2019 and now collaborating cross-country, the Rev. Crystal Paul Watson and her mother Lavanda Paul have developed and are launching a creation care curriculum for youth and young adults.

Resource: Reflective poems on migration

Along the U.S. southern border

Last Lenten season, we participated in the Immigration Immersion program on the southern border.
Spring 2026 Board members in Nairobi

Rooted in Partnership and Hope

Global Ministries and Higher Education & Ministry hold joint board meeting in Kenya.

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Partnership to Open Clinical Pastoral Education Site in the Philippines

Directors of Global Ministries and Higher Education and Ministry approve a proposal for Mary Johnston Hospital in Manila to develop the first certified and accredited UMC CPE program outside the U.S.

Partnership to Open Clinical Pastoral Education Site in the Philippines

Directors of Global Ministries and Higher Education and Ministry approve a proposal for Mary Johnston Hospital in Manila to develop the first certified and accredited UMC CPE program outside the U.S.

Partnership to Open Clinical Pastoral Education Site in the Philippines

Directors of Global Ministries and Higher Education and Ministry approve a proposal for Mary Johnston Hospital in Manila to develop the first certified and accredited UMC CPE program outside the U.S.

Partnership to Open Clinical Pastoral Education Site in the Philippines

Directors of Global Ministries and Higher Education and Ministry approve a proposal for Mary Johnston Hospital in Manila to develop the first certified and accredited UMC CPE program outside the U.S.
Spring 2026 Board members in Nairobi

Rooted in Partnership and Hope

Global Ministries and Higher Education & Ministry hold joint board meeting in Kenya.

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.

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