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Come and See: West Bank young adult pilgrimage

A group of 15 people, including seven students from UMC seminaries in the U.S., embarked on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land earlier in 2025. Although they did not travel to Gaza, they saw many repercussions of the war in West Bank Palestinian villages.
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Denomination hits health goals…and keeps going

In 2020, the Abundant Health Initiative hit its goal of reaching 1 million women and children. The church’s work continued, and today, the lives of more than 5 million women and children have been positively impacted with health interventions.

Reducing malaria community by community

Grassroots efforts and UMC health programs treat, prevent and educate about malaria in all aspects of health work.

Youth 2023 event makes lasting impact

Young adults who attended Youth 2023 in Florida with support from Native American Ministries Sunday offerings reflect on the life lessons and impact the event had for them.

Access to clean water offers stability in areas of conflict

Programs that train women as water technicians in South Sudan and build latrines in Haiti reduce tension in communities ravaged by violence and displacement.

How UMCOR partners with U.S. annual conferences

Hear from conference disaster response coordinators on what their partnership with UMCOR means to them.

With God, all things are possible

A Christian school, a church, a preschool and a mission center, all built during COVID-19 shut-downs, thrive today in Tanzania.

A ministry of prayer and presence in the Middle East

As human attempts to stop the war in Gaza continue, Palestinians ask Christians to pray, believing that God will find a way forward even when the path is not clear.

Back in Ecuador with El Sembrador

Mission Volunteers David and Shari Nelson return to Ecuador for a second year to serve with staff and students of a Methodist school in Pastocalle, Cotopaxi.

Responding to food insecurity on college campuses

Funds from Human Relations Day offerings supply grants to UMC-related colleges and universities to address access to food and hygiene products on campus.

Global Mission Fellows to be commissioned in Kenya

On January 14, Global Ministries will commission 39 young adult missionaries for service around the world.

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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
media@umcmission.org
800-862-4246

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