The United Methodist Church’s Mongolia Mission Initiative held its annual meeting Aug. 29-31 in Ulaanbaatar, marking its 23rd anniversary with historic milestones, joyful worship and renewed commitments to the future.
Clergy and laity from across the vast nation celebrated the ordination of a mission elder, the recognition of two newly licensed mission pastors and the commissioning of seven lay ministers.
The Global Ministries-supported mission initiative is currently a network of 11 congregations and five mission organizations serving Mongolia’s people through education, health care, leadership training and community development, directed by missionary Rev. Dexter Ceballos from the Philippines. Key Methodist outreach ministries include a 24-hour hospice facility, a new faith community in Zavkhan Province outside of Ulaanbaatar, and the Kairos Center, which offers classes, afterschool programming, a gym and community space.
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