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Newly commissioned missionaries, Lavington United Church, Nairobi, Kenya. April 8, 2026. Photo: Susan Clark

Missionaries Commissioned for Service in Kenya

Meeting in Nairobi, the joint boards of directors of Global Ministries and Higher Education and Ministry celebrate 17 new missionaries in placements that circle the globe.
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Roland Fernandes at the commissioning

General Secretary Highlights Urgent Call to Peace in Spring Report

Roland Fernandes addresses the Global Ministries and Higher Education and Ministry boards of directors in a meeting held in Nairobi, Kenya.

Fear Is Not the Final Word

An Easter Message from General Secretary Roland Fernandes

Deaf Ministry Farming Project Brings Hope to Mutare

A United Methodist initiative that assists those in need and also empowers the Deaf and hard-of-hearing community

Encounter with Christ Fund Hits $2 Million Milestone in Global Ministries Grants

Through the awarding of five new grants to partners in 2025, the “Encounter with Christ in Latin America and the Caribbean” (Encounter with Christ) permanent fund reached a significant milestone in its support of mission and ministry in the region

God Makes Room for Us All

Stories about the hospitality these missionaries have received the world over voice an affirmation that welcome is a universal gesture we offer one another, often because God first welcomed us into our faith community

A Beacon in the Community

In seven years, an African American UMC in Alabama went from a pantry that served five people a month to a pantry that now serves 9,000 families a year and offers a clinic, services to the unhoused, HIV testing and navigation to care, prison re-entry, court programming, and mental health counseling

Deaf Awareness March: A Call for Inclusion

With support from Global Ministries, United Methodists in Mutare, Zimbabwe, take action to raise awareness and demand equality for the Deaf and hard of hearing

Am I Willing to Be a Neighbor?

Women and Water – Advancing Equality on World Water Day

Commemorations for World Water Day 2026 focus on the ways that safe and accessible water and sanitation can improve gender equality

Is God Calling You to Environmental Work? Become a Global Ministries EarthKeeper

On Nov. 4, Global Ministries commissioned 72 new EarthKeepers during an online livestreamed service, making the 2025 EarthKeepers class one of the largest in the program’s 10-year history

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.

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Susan Clark, Chief Communications Officer
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800-862-4246