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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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Sacred Native American lands will be returned to Wyandotte Nation

Seeking to return sacred lands they have held in trust for 176 years, leaders of The United Methodist Church and the Wyandotte Nation will hold a ceremony this September during which lands held by the agency will be formally returned to the Wyandotte Nation of Oklahoma.

Healthy Youth USA in North Atlanta provides healthy scholarships with Global Ministries partnership

Healthy Youth USA, an afterschool and summer camp program in the North Atlanta area, used a Global Health grant to ensure that more children could access the care they needed while their parents were at work.

Improved mobility, a gift that transforms lives

To reach people in remote places with devices that increase mobility and independent living, Global Health partners with a prosthetics workshop in Bo, Sierra Leone, and a Personal Energy Transportation workshop in Kitwe, Zambia.

Shade and Fresh Water encourages youth in Brazil to make healthy choices

Shade and Fresh Water in Brazil receives Global Health grants to extend programming for older youth to help them resist substance abuse.

Abundant Health includes mental health in worldwide ministry and outreach

Abundant health for all means that vulnerable populations struggling with substance abuse, mental stress, and psychological disorders receive the help they need to live full and healthy lives.

Supporting mothers and babies for a healthy start

Breastfeeding is a good way for mothers to give their babies a healthy start in life. The Abundant Health Initiative honors World Breastfeeding Week with stories of mothers and babies who thrive with the help of simple and practical health interventions.

In Focus: Global Health

During the month of August, follow along as we share stories about the lifesaving work of global health.

A new cohort of Global Mission Fellows trained and commissioned to serve

From a lab scientist in Liberia to a youth minister in Russia, we celebrate the 50 International Track GMFs who have been sent out for two years of service around the world.

First health center opens in rural Congo village

Osio is a village located more than 25 kilometers from Kisangani city. Each year for many years, the population of this village might travel thousands of kilometers to receive medical care.

United Methodists react to Ebola death in Goma

United Methodist leaders added their voices to the World Health Organization’s warning that with the spread of Ebola to Goma, the outbreak is a public health emergency of international concern.

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