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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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Grants to help at-risk children in Louisville

Two grants totaling $20,000 will allow four United Methodist churches in struggling Louisville neighborhoods to provide food, education assistance and psychological counseling to at-risk children.

UMC institutions serve communities with love

Gum Moon Residence, Red Bird Mission and Henderson Settlement – U.S. Mission Institutions - received UMCOR COVID-19 grants to extend their missions to keep people fed, housed and connected during the pandemic.

Mental health brings peace of mind in Afghanistan

For more than 40 years, Global Ministries and UMCOR have supported health and development work through a partner agency. One project focuses on children with mental challenges as Afghanistan lacks services and awareness for mental health.

United Methodists in the US and Russia find peace

Volunteer teams from the Baltimore-Washington Conference have worked alongside the Eurasia UMC for more than a dozen years, building a long-term relationship and embodying mutuality in mission.

Relief with love: UMCOR COVID-19 grants in Brazil

Seven UMCOR COVID-19 grants helped churches in Brazil offer much needed relief for at-risk children, seniors, and families of health workers.

United in Love: Walls, borders and open tables

Serving in Tijuana as migration ministry advocates, GMFs Yabes Manokaran and Eric Agron found that listening to the journeys of those in transit was a sacred act.

Love and relief for Venezuelan migrants

In South America, an UMCOR partnership extends the ministries of Methodists in Peru, Brazil and Colombia who offer welcome to those fleeing Venezuela.

Joys and concerns for Methodists in Mongolia

James and Grace Cho, missionaries with the 20-year-old Mongolia United Methodist Mission, are helping to lead the initiative’s transition to a self-governing faith community.

Love is patient and kind

Dr. Belinda Forbes, a missionary in Nicaragua, tells the story of Magdalia Chavez, one of the people in her neighborhood who has crossed her doorstep many times over 20 years.

Church and Community Workers

Church and Community Workers (CCWs) are commissioned missionaries of Global Ministries who serve within disenfranchised communities in the United States.

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