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Experiencing Community and Faith in Sierra Leone 18 Jun 2013: Ted Warnock, a GM missionary serving UMCOR, shares about an interfaith community in Bo, Sierra Leone who lost their limbs during the war.

Core values adopted by the 50/50 In Mission Together program focus on ways partners can spread the Gospel, learn from one another, and grow.

Core Values Offer Common Ground for Mission Partners 18 Jun 2013: Core values adopted by the 50/50 In Mission Together program focus on ways partners can spread the Gospel, learn from one another, and grow.

Lay leaders in Senegal UMC learn the history of Methodism, church roles, and theology to help build a self-sustaining church.

Lay Leadership is Core to Growing Senegal UM Church 18 Jun 2013: Lay leaders in Senegal UMC learn the history of Methodism, church roles, and theology to help build a self-sustaining church.

E. and P. Kim, missionaries serving the UMC Mission Center in Kazakhstan, find themselves deepened in their faith and their call as the church grows.

Second Generation Korean American Missionaries Grow God’s kingdom in Central Asia 13 Jun 2013: E. and P. Kim, missionaries serving the UMC Mission Center in Kazakhstan, find themselves deepened in their faith and their call as the church grows.

Kristóf Sztupkai, mission coordinator for the UMC in Hungary, shares priorities of the Roma Mission as it meets the needs of the Roma people living in Hungary.

Roma Mission in The United Methodist Church in Hungary 13 Jun 2013: Kristóf Sztupkai, mission coordinator for the UMC in Hungary, shares priorities of the Roma Mission as it meets the needs of the Roma people living in ...

Transitioning of UMVIM Insurance 12 Jun 2013: The Mission Volunteers office transitions accident insurance to designated jurisdictional offices to serve UMVIM groups and individuals.

Katelyn Davis, mission intern for Global Ministries serving Hong Kong, SAR, P.R. of China, reflects on Isaiah Chapter 58 and true justice. With group at conference.

At the Heart 11 Jun 2013: Katelyn Davis, mission intern for Global Ministries serving Hong Kong, SAR, P.R. of China, reflects on Isaiah Chapter 58 and true justice.

United Methodists have both historic and contemporary ties to Christianity in China — a part of “The Church in China,” UMNS series

The Church in China: A growth in size, faith 11 Jun 2013: As the number of Christians in China climbs, Chinese faith leaders work to maintain relationships with faith groups internationally.

Methodist History in China 11 Jun 2013: United Methodists have both historic and contemporary ties to Christianity in China — a part of “The Church in China,” UMNS series

Amity: A Bible printing press 11 Jun 2013: Amity Printing Co., prints Bibles in China on the outskirts of Nanjing—a part of “The Church in China,” UMNS series

Slideshow: The Church in China 11 Jun 2013: View worshipers in Chongwenmen Church, Beijing, which was established in 1870 by US Methodists— a part of “The Church in China,” UMNS series

The Rev. Ut To, missionary with Global Ministries assigned to Vietnam, participates in song during a worship service in Vietnam.

Church Growth: God’s Initiative 10 Jun 2013: Thomas Kemper, general secretary for Global Ministries, shares his inspiration of church growth made possible through both human efforts and divine.

Picture of Katarina Nikolic, a local pastor with the UMC in Serbia

The Story of My Church 7 Jun 2013: Katarina Nikolic, a local pastor with the UMC in Serbia, shares how one committed UMC pastor became her model witness to serve God.

Pastor Lászlo Erdei-Nagy shares how God called him into ministry to serve Alsózsolca Roma church, the oldest United Methodist Roma congregation in Europe.

A Roma Pastor for a Roma Church 6 Jun 2013: Pastor Lászlo Erdei-Nagy shares how God called him into ministry to serve Alsózsolca Roma church, the oldest United Methodist Roma congregation in Eur ...

Bishop Bolleter Celebrates the Life of Emilio Castro 4 Jun 2013: Bishop Heinrich Bolleter (retired) spoke on behalf of the United Methodist Church and World Methodist Council at the ecumenical memorial service for E ...

United Methodist Pastor Selected to Lead Denomination’s International Disaster Response 4 Jun 2013: The Reverend Jack Amick of the Detroit Annual Conference has been hired to lead the church’s international disaster response efforts through UMCOR beg ...

Native Americans Conference Responds to Tornado Damage 4 Jun 2013: The Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference brings relief to tornado-affected communities including Native American tribal families.

UMCOR Executive Visits Oklahoma 3 Jun 2013: Greg Forrester, UMCOR’s top disaster response executive for the US, goes to Oklahoma to meet with church officials on tornado recovery.

Celebrating Life and Work of Rev. Dr. Emilio Castro 1927 – 2013 3 Jun 2013: The World Council of Churches paid tribute to a Methodist pastor and theologian from Uruguay.

Ecumenical leaders and delegates from South Korea gather to develop an ecumenical “Call for Peace and Reconciliation on the Korean Peninsula.”

A Call for Peace and Reconciliation on the Korean Peninsula 3 Jun 2013: Ecumenical leaders and delegates from South Korea gather to develop an ecumenical “Call for Peace and Reconciliation on the Korean Peninsula.”

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