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US-2s taking a break outside during a pre-service training session.
Photo: Courtesy of Global Mission Fellows
The Global Mission Fellows US-2 track is a two-year program for young adults (ages 20-30) serving in the United States. The US-2 track has entered a season of re-envisioning, which means that new applications are not being accepted at this time. Global Ministries continues to support US-2s already in service.
Since 1951, young adults have served in mission in the United States as US-2s. Over the years, US-2s have crossed boundaries and formed meaningful relationships to better understand the needs of local communities.
Fellows who serve in the US-2 track witness deep-rooted systems of injustice in their own country and desire to advocate for change. Historically, US-2s leave their home state during service, giving them the opportunity to see a new community with a fresh perspective while learning about systems preventing change. The program’s placement sites offer direct work experience, job training and mentorship for fellows while meeting immediate needs in the placement context.
There are plenty of other ways for young adults to participate in God’s mission while we re-envision the US-2 track.
Fellows serving in the International track are assigned to a placement site outside their home country. Young adults in the U.S. are eligible to apply.
Short to long-term self-funded individuals or couples serving in a variety of placements in the U.S. and around the world.
EarthKeepers are U.S.-based United Methodists who lead grassroots environmental projects in their communities. EarthKeepers receive training and support in planning their project.
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Learn about the different ways United Methodist missionaries answer God’s call to mission.
Long-term missionaries serving in cross-cultural contexts. Sharing God’s love with communities around the world.
Long-term missionaries serving at risk communities in the United States. Includes Church and Community Workers (CCWs) and Racial Ethnic Plan (REP) missionaries.
Give to Advance #13105Z, which supports young adult UMC missionaries around the world.
Photo: Mike DuBose, UM News
McDowell County is one of the poorest in the U.S., and the communities of Anawalt, Leckie and Gary are some of the hardest hit by the current six-year water crisis. All have Methodist churches that are part of the Welch Charge.
To ease the burden of residents who have to purchase many gallons of drinking water weekly, the Welch Charge contacted the West Virginia Conference Disaster Response Coordinator, Jim McCune, for help. McCune’s United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) connection put him in touch with Global Ministries’ Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) program.
A WASH grant allowed them to obtain a 500-gallon “water buffalo.” The conference disaster response team arranged to fill the portable water buffalo from the Welch water system, the county seat of McDowell, and transport it to Gary, where residents have been supplied with refillable containers. Residents of all three towns can come to get water, and volunteers will also continue deliveries for those who need it. Meanwhile, residents, including church members, continue to advocate state and local officials for a permanent solution to their aging, compromised water infrastructure. Full Story
