Global Ministries

The United Methodist Church

Connecting the Church in Mission

Missionaries Visiting Churches

During their service, missionaries serving in international settings will itinerate or visit local churches.

As missionaries itinerate, they talk about the places where they live, the people with whom they live and serve, and what they are called to do. In short, they share what God is doing around the world. Here is what you can do to have a missionary visit you:

  1. Visit the missionary’s profile page (below) for a list of supporting conferences, country of service and contact information.
  2. Contact the missionary and your Conference Secretary of Global Ministries to schedule a visit to your church or congregation during the missionary's itineration.
  3. If you have any questions, please contact our office.

November 2013

George Martzen and Chin Cheak Yu
Martzen, George Supporting Conferences  California-Nevada Annual Conference | California/Pacific Annual Conference
#14173Z - George Martzen is serving with the Methodist Church of Singapore (MCS) as the Minister Attached to the Bishop’s Office.
Seo, Dong Min
#3019584 - Pastor serving with the Mongolian United Methodist Church in Ulaanbaatar.
Yu, Chin Cheak Supporting Conferences  California-Nevada Annual Conference | California/Pacific Annual Conference
#14172Z - Faculty member, lecturer, Dean of Students at Trinity Theological College, Singapore.

October 2013

Lorenz Richard Koch
Koch, Lorenz Richard
#3021261 - The Rev. Lorenz Richard Koch assigned to both the Brazilian and Hispanic congregations of the Comunidad Christiana Latino-Americana in Gene ...

August 2013

Roberts-Evans, Helen Supporting Conferences  Illinois Great Rivers Annual Conference | Northern Illinois Annual Conference | Holston Annual Conference
#3021129 - Helen Roberts-Evans is serving as Director of the Department of General Education of the United Methodist Church in Liberia.

July 2013

Janet McCarty
McCarty, Janet
#13028Z - Deaconess and missionary serving in the Philippines with the Southern Philippines Methodist Colleges.

June 2013

Marsha Alexander
Alexander, Marsha Gail Supporting Conferences  Louisiana Annual Conference | Oklahoma Annual Conference | Oklahoma Indian Missionary Annual Conference | Southwest Texas Annual Conference
#10772Z - The Rev. Marsha Gail Alexander is currently serving in the Philippines as a professor at Asbury College in Baguio City in the Baguio Episcop ...
Canafax, Susie Supporting Conferences  Central Texas Annual Conference
#12108Z - Susie Canafax is serving as the Mission Interpreter for the Southeast Jurisdiction of the United States.
Chan, Joseph Supporting Conferences  California-Nevada Annual Conference | Louisiana Annual Conference | New York Annual Conference
#12903Z - Evangelization and church growth, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Chan, Marilyn Sovann Supporting Conferences  California-Nevada Annual Conference | Louisiana Annual Conference | New York Annual Conference
#12904Z - Marilyn Chan serves with evangelization and church growth in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Delbert and Sandy Groves
Groves, Delbert Supporting Conferences  Florida Annual Conference | West Michigan Annual Conference
#12150Z - Delbert Groves is serving with the New Life Training Center in Kitwe, Zambia.
Delbert and Sandy Groves
Groves, Sandy Supporting Conferences  Florida Annual Conference | West Michigan Annual Conference
#12151Z - Sandy Groves is serving with the New Life Center in Kitwe, Zambia.
Seckel, Carol Ann
#14285Z - Coordinator of English Language Ministries and International Congregations Ministries with the United Methodist Church in Germany.
Seckel, Kevin Supporting Conferences  Oregon/Idaho Annual Conference | Pacific Northwest Annual Conference | West Ohio Annual Conference
#14284Z - Pastor of the New Hope English-speaking Fellowship of the United Methodist Church in Frankfurt, Germany.

May 2013

Burton-Lewis, Kathy Supporting Conferences  New Mexico Annual Conference | Northwest Texas Annual Conference | Oklahoma Annual Conference
#04611Z - English teacher in Tokyo, Japan.
Evelyn Erbele
Erbele, Evelyn Supporting Conferences  Dakotas Annual Conference | New England Annual Conference | Oregon/Idaho Annual Conference | Pacific Northwest Annual Conference
#10832Z - The Rev. Evelyn Erbele is a missionary with the General Board of Global Ministries of The United Methodist Church currently assigned as copa ...
W. Terence Erbele
Erbele, W. Terence Supporting Conferences  Dakotas Annual Conference | New England Annual Conference | Oregon/Idaho Annual Conference | Pacific Northwest Annual Conference
#10831Z - Rev. Terence Erbele is a pastor with Ketchikan First United Methodist Church, Alaska.
Jocson, Elma Supporting Conferences  California/Pacific Annual Conference | Virginia Annual Conference | West Michigan Annual Conference | West Ohio Annual Conference
#13980Z - Elma T. Jocson, MD, a native of the Philippines, is serving at Ganta United Methodist Hospital in Liberia.
Kashala, Simeon Supporting Conferences  Western Pennsylvania Annual Conference
#15164Z - Dr. Simeon Kashala is a physician serving in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Pierre Manya
Manya, Pierre
#15165Z -Pierre Diamba Manya, MD, is a missionary serving as coordinator of health and medical services of the Central Congo Episcopal Area in the Dem ...
Peña-Nazario, José Roberto Supporting Conferences  Northern Illinois Annual Conference
#14026Z - Rev. Jose Pena is is serving with the Honduras Mission Initiative.

April 2013

Rosangelica Acevedo Delgado
Acevedo-Delgado, Rosangelica Supporting Conferences  Greater New Jersey Annual Conference
#352737 - Rosangelica Acevedo-Delgado is a diaconal minister serving as chaplain with the Robinson School in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Belinda Forbes
Forbes, Belinda Supporting Conferences  Baltimore-Washington Annual Conference | Missouri Annual Conference | New England Annual Conference | Peninsula/Delaware Annual Conference | Upper New York | Minnesota Annual Conference | California/Pacific Annual Conference
#12109Z - Serving with Accion Medica Cristiana (AMC or Christian Medical Action), a Nicaraguan Christian ecumenical organization.
David Paye Guinkpa
Guinkpa, David Paye
#15089Z - David Guinkpa is serving as the mission finance auditor for Central Africa, based in Nairobi, Kenya.
Kenneth Koome Nkando
Koome Nkando, Kenneth Supporting Conferences  Yellowstone Annual Conference
#15148Z - Kenneth Koome Nkando is a missionary assigned as the mission financial officer in the East Angola Annual Conference in Africa.
Joel Ncahoruri
Ncahoruri, Joel Supporting Conferences  Illinois Great Rivers Annual Conference | Texas Annual Conference
#13080Z - The Rev. Joel Ncahoruri is currently serving as treasurer of the Cameroon Mission, one of the mission initiatives of the denomination.
Ombaku, O. L. Supporting Conferences  Iowa Annual Conference
#15166Z - O. L. Ombaku is assigned as the agency's financial officer in Nigeria, effective in 2010.

March 2013

Gordon Greathouse
Greathouse, GordonSupporting Conferences Florida Annual Conference | North Georgia Annual Conference | Oregon/Idaho Annual Conference | South Georgia Annual Conference
#07695Z - Gordon Greathouse serves with urban ministry programs in cooperation with the Brazilian Methodist Church.
Jusu, Princess
#13037Z - Princess Jusu is serving in Monrovia, Liberia, as an instructor at the United Methodist Women's Leadership Training Center.
Kim, Sun LaeSupporting Conferences Greater New Jersey Annual Conference | New York Annual Conference | North Georgia Annual Conference
#11871Z - Serving with the United Methodist Mission in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

February 2013

Boyle, Timothy
#05041Z - The Reverend D. Timothy Boyle is assigned to teach at Kwansei Gakuin University in Nishinomiya, Japan.
Saucedo, AlinaSupporting Conferences Western Pennsylvania Annual Conference
#15168Z - Alina Saucedo is serving as the mission finance auditor for Central America and parts of South America and the Caribbean. She is based in Co ...
Willicor, AlbertSupporting Conferences Rocky Mountain Annual Conference | Northern Illinois Annual Conference
#15151Z - Dr. Albert Willicor is the Chief Medical Officer at Ganta United Methodist Hospital in Ganta, Liberia, Liberia Annual Conference.
Markus Wolfmaier, UMC Missionary in Congo
Wolfmaier, Markus
#3021464 - Markus Wolfmaier is serving as a pilot with the aviation ministries in the Central Congo Episcopal Area in the Democratic Republic of Congo ...

January 2013

Jonathan McCurley
McCurley, Jonathan Supporting Conferences  Florida Annual Conference
#3021131 - Jonathan Daniel McCurley is serving with the Asian Rural Institute in northern Japan.
Persons, David Supporting Conferences  California/Pacific Annual Conference | Desert Southwest Annual Conference | Kentucky Annual Conference | Memphis Annual Conference | Pacific Northwest Annual Conference | Peninsula/Delaware Annual Conference | Tennessee Annual Conference | Texas Annual Conference
#07708Z - David Persons is professor and dean at the Faculte Methodiste de Theologie in Mulungwishi, Shaba, Democratic Republic of Congo.

December 2012

R. Stephen Newnum
Newnum, R. Stephen Supporting Conferences  Indiana Annual Conference | Minnesota Annual Conference | Southwest Texas Annual Conference
#08451Z - Stephen Newnum is a professor at the Methodist Center for Education and Training (CEMETRE) in Maringa, Parana, Brazil.

Contact Information

Office for Itineration, Missionary Services
475 Riverside Drive, Room 313
New York, NY 10115
212-870-3797/3539
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