Grants News & Stories
March 14, 2023
UMCOR Mustard Seed Migration Grants program accepting applications for 2023
Mustard Seed Migration Grants continue 80-Year tradition of welcoming the stranger.
January 26, 2023
UMCOR supports three annual conferences with early relief grants
“We pray for generosity and provision,” said North Georgia Bishop Robin Dease, “asking individuals, churches and organizations to contribute to UMCOR.”
October 19, 2022
Recent UMCOR grants for Ukraine address relief, health, housing and safety
As the war in Ukraine escalates, UMCOR engages with more partners inside and outside Ukraine to care for war-weary people whose lives have been disrupted and overburdened with loss. Since July, more than $14 million in new grants have been approved to continue United Methodist war relief through UMCOR.
October 7, 2022
Mission partners in Latin America and the Caribbean receive grants for ministry
Encounter with Christ awards 14 grants to 12 partners in support of mission within marginalized communities.
August 23, 2022
Deadline extended for UMCOR’s Mustard Seed Migration Grant application
Grants help United Methodist churches aid local refugees and migrants in their communities.
June 1, 2022
Applications for UMCOR’s Mustard Seed Migration Grant program are open
UMC churches in the United States can aid migrants in their local communities with the help of a $2,000 grant from the United Methodist Committee on Relief.
May 27, 2022
Tech for all – Pacific Islander grants help congregations stay connected
Grants received from the United Methodist Pacific Islander Ministry Plan in 2021 and 2022 assist Tongan, Samoan and Fijian congregations in the U.S. to develop tools for online ministry and outreach.
May 19, 2022
Global Ministries directors approve nearly $10 million in grants for mission and scholarships
In addition to the approved grants, directors allocate $9 million more from unrestricted funds for four areas of work in 2022-2023 and ratify an additional $3.8 million in previously released emergency grants.
February 7, 2022
Recent grants continue recovery efforts in Haiti
The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) continues efforts to help Haitians recover from the August 2021 earthquake. Recent grants in December 2021 and January 2022 target food security for earthquake survivors.
November 5, 2021
UMCOR grant strives to improve access to medical care and safe water in Haiti
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake in August 2021 destroyed much of Haiti’s already fragile infrastructure. A gift honoring UMCOR director killed in 2010 lends support.
November 1, 2021
Global Ministries, UMCOR approve $10M in grants
At the October 2021 board of directors meeting, grants were approved to support migrants around the globe, agriculture in Africa, disaster survivors in the U.S. and Haiti, and more.
October 28, 2021
Hartzell school embraces new technology
Early childhood teacher Ruth Nemakanga helps Patience Chipakatira learn to use a desktop computer at the United Methodist Hartzell Central Primary School in Mutare, Zimbabwe.…