COVID-19 News & Stories
May 14, 2020
COVID-19 response continues through “Sheltering in Love” grants
Mission makes an impact as partners around the world are awarded funds to address issues intensified by the spread of the coronavirus.
May 14, 2020
COVID-19 Training Materials
To control the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak, the General Board of Global Ministries, recommends observing simple everyday preventive actions, WHO and the CDC infection prevention and control measures, that help prevent the spread of respiratory viruses.
May 11, 2020
Global Ministries and UMCOR COVID-19 Response
The spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) around the world demands the attention of the global ecumenical community.
May 6, 2020
2020 class of international Global Mission Fellows canceled because of coronavirus
Based on health and logistical factors linked to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Global Mission Fellow program will skip of year of sending young adults to serve in international justice-related ministries.
April 28, 2020
Global Ministries and UMCOR lift hold on payments of approved grants
The temporary hold placed on approved grants in March has been lifted, allowing more than $29 million to be released over the remaining months of the year.
April 21, 2020
UMCOR expands efforts against the coronavirus; launches giving campaign and COVID-19 Response Fund
Through the COVID-19 Response Fund, UMCOR plans to release grants to equip partners who assist vulnerable populations in the U.S. and around the world impacted by COVID-19.
April 6, 2020
Coalition denounces continual use of the term “China/Chinese Virus”
A statement from the Inter-Ethnic Strategic Development Group, a coalition represented by the five racial ethnic caucuses of The United Methodist Church, urges public officials to discontinue the use of the racially loaded term “China/Chinese Virus.”
April 1, 2020
Global mission during a pandemic: Conversations with general secretary Thomas Kemper
Join Thomas Kemper, general secretary of Global Ministries, as he begins a series of conversations that highlight global mission during a pandemic.
April 1, 2020
Building capacity for an international response to coronavirus
The Global Health and UMCOR response to the coronavirus pandemic continues: an ongoing, flexible plan is being developed for United Methodist church leaders, local health professionals and disaster management offices to strengthen the capacity of communities to respond with effective public health methods. The Philippines and DRC are the first partners in the prevention response.
March 27, 2020
UMCOR donates needed supplies to first responders in Louisiana
More than 80,000 masks in sealed and unopened cartons purchased for future use are being distributed to first responders serving communities near UMCOR Sager Brown Depot.
March 27, 2020
Most mission and relief grant payments put on hold
Given the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on revenue sources and cash flow, Global Ministries and UMCOR have placed temporary holds on most grant payments.
March 24, 2020
No travel? Not a problem for mission board
Across time zones, directors of the United Methodist Board of Global Ministries made a virtual trip to Atlanta for their spring meeting.