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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.

Photo: Mike DuBose, UM News

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Yambasu grant helps mission farms flourish

Four farms in Zimbabwe saw bumper harvests after receiving support from Global Ministries’ Yambasu Agriculture Initiative.

United Methodists begin Idalia recovery

UMCOR responds with a grant for emergency supplies as well as coordination of the deployment of early response teams and solar-powered trailers.

Water project improves lives in the Philippines

For more than 30 families and three community centers, UMCOR funding helps provide a clean and sustainable water source by distributing drums to harvest rainwater.

United Methodist connection at work for Maui

Thanks to generous giving and offerings collected throughout the UMC, UMCOR will continue to support recovery efforts in Maui after the wildfires.

Appeal for prayer for persecuted Christians in Pakistan

With news of recent attacks, Global Ministries invites prayer and appeals to the government to protect minority faith communities.
A Church World Service volunteer in Moldova invites Ukrainian children to the Fun Bus for some creative art projects, help with homework and games to play. (Photo: Courtesy CWS)

Making home away from home better for Ukrainian refugees

UMCOR supports host churches and agencies that seek to make temporary shelters into more permanent homes for refugees from Ukraine.

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Encounter with Christ provides grants for ministry

A ministry partnership awards 21 grants to 13 partners in support of mission within marginalized communities of Latin America and the Caribbean.

Join UMCOR in support for Hawaii

Learn about UMCOR’s response, ways to give and resources to share.
Missionaries Joy Eva Bohol and Jean Claude Masuka Maleka laugh during the consultation’s closing session. (Photo: Adam Bowers)

Consultation reexamines principles of missionary service

On Aug. 1-3 in Atlanta, Global Ministries convened a group of missionaries, mission staff, board members and ecumenical partners to reexamine and renew its practices of missionary sending.

Faith leaders join call for peace treaty to end Korean War

As a co-convener of Korea Peace Action in Washington, D.C., Global Ministries calls for peace on the 70th anniversary of the Armistice Agreement.
The Rev. Grace Choi served as a community health worker in the outreach programs of Harris Memorial College in the Philippines. Here she visits with children in the Upper Javier neighborhood of the town of Taytay. (Photo: Paul Jeffrey, 2012)

Help me to love with your love

The Rev. Eunha “Grace” Kim Choi from Korea has served as a missionary since 2001, with 18 years in the Philippines as a Global Missionary and five years in Atlanta, Georgia, as a Missionary in Residence.

UMCOR aids flood-ravaged Nigeria

1,500 households affected by severe flooding in 2022 receive food and other supplies.

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