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Global Mission Fellows

Explore how your gifts and our global partnerships connect local churches and communities in mission to alleviate human suffering around the world.

Access to life-giving health care for pregnant moms

Global Mission Fellow Sylvia Night Wesonga offers a reflection on her work as an outreach midwife in remote villages of East Angola.
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Application opens for GMF program, international track

The application has launched for the 2025-27 cohort of young adults who will serve in social justice ministries internationally through The United Methodist Church.

10 Global Mission Fellows reflect on 2 years of service

Photos capture high points for GMFs completing service.

Application opens for GMF program, both tracks

The application has launched for the next cohort of young adults who will serve in social justice ministries in the U.S. and internationally in 2024-26.

Raising nutritional levels in Sierra Leone through proactive training

Global Mission Fellow Trobby Kandala, from Zambia, describes his role as an environmental advocate in Sierra Leone.

Changing contexts, changing lives: international GMF program catalyzes growth for young adults

Four International track Global Mission Fellows reflect on ways the program has challenged them to grow personally and spiritually.

Reaching beyond fear to find friends

When I reached Montevideo, Uruguay, to begin missionary service as a Global Mission Fellow, I thought I would be working with youth and children. But the first place church leaders assigned me was Espacio VAR, which operates a shelter for people who have no permanent homes.

Application opens for Global Mission Fellows program, international track

The application for the 2023-25 cohort of young adults serving in social justice ministries internationally launches Nov. 1.

Lessons from Taco Tuesday

As a Global Mission Fellow US-2, I moved from my small town in Arkansas to Miami to serve as the Fundraising and Outreach Coordinator for Florida Justice for Our Neighbors, a nonprofit that provides free, high-quality immigration legal services to low-income immigrants throughout the state of Florida.

See for yourself: GMF program brings about transformation

Three young adult Global Mission Fellows serving in the U.S. reflect on ways the program has shaped their understanding of self, God and the world around them.

Application opens for Global Mission Fellows program, US-2 track

The application has launched for the next cohort of young adults who will serve in social justice ministries in the United States in 2023-25.

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