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You Me 2025: Young adults in Central and Southern Europe gather

60 young adults from eight European countries met in Cluj-Napoca (Romania), Jul. 24-28, the first major Methodist youth meeting of its kind in 12 years.
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2025 Ecumenical Statement on Hunger Justice Church World Service

September is Hunger Action Month. Global Ministries endorses the 2025 Ecumenical Statement on Hunger Justice, a shared pledge to take action, speak out, and stand with those suffering from hunger.

UMCOR reaches Syrian refugees in scattered communities

UMCOR’s work with Syrian and other refugees who have fled to Lebanon and Jordan engages with four partners to provide counseling, rent assistance, clearing of landmines, medical assistance and other necessities.

Slow, persistent work of peace in Afghanistan

For more than 40 years, Global Ministries and UMCOR have supported health and development work in Afghanistan through an ecumenical partner agency. The work continues today.

Wings of the Morning

Early in March the North Katanga Wings of the Morning pilot, Gaston Ntambo Nkulu, was asked to fly a peace mission to the Tanganyika province to facilitate peace negotiations in Nyunzu. George Howard shares the story.

From Darkness to Light: Transformation

The Rev. Dr. Richard Boone, Church and Community Worker missionary with the West Ohio Conference, tells the story of how an inmate experiences transformation through the Horizon Prison Initiative.

2025 Ecumenical Statement on Hunger Justice Church World Service

September is Hunger Action Month. Global Ministries endorses the 2025 Ecumenical Statement on Hunger Justice, a shared pledge to take action, speak out, and stand with those suffering from hunger.

2025 Ecumenical Statement on Hunger Justice Church World Service

September is Hunger Action Month. Global Ministries endorses the 2025 Ecumenical Statement on Hunger Justice, a shared pledge to take action, speak out, and stand with those suffering from hunger.

Solidarity, training and relief in coronavirus response

Global Ministries’ coronavirus response is reaching those in need internationally and in the U.S. In addition to grants from the Sheltering in Love UMCOR COVID-19 Response Fund, 32 solidarity grants have been dispersed from UMCOR, Global Health and other program units, totaling about $346,000.

Relief and fresh water for the Bahamas

UMCOR assisted several Methodist-related partners in the relief phase of the Dorian Hurricane response in the Bahamas. This year, UMCOR continues to support those partners working on shelter and case management, and a new partner moves forward to help the islands provide fresh water for 70,000 people.

Lessons from missionaries on staying connected

Dr. David Scott examines what we can learn from missionaries amid the coronavirus restrictions. Missionaries have long experience in putting love into action in unfamiliar settings. In this third and final reflection, he considers how focusing on concrete acts of service helps to cultivate a sense of compassion that keeps us connected to the world around us.

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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
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