God’s work in Chemnitz, Germany
Whether in her home country working with UMCOR on disaster response, or in Germany working with children from many countries, Global Mission Fellow Sombo Lansana answers God’s call to mission with flexibility and a willingness to serve.
Global Ministries condemns attacks at New Zealand mosques
Global Ministries responds to the shootings at two Aotearoa New Zealand mosques.
UMCOR – Who is my neighbor?
The United Methodist Committee on Relief has answered God’s call to be a neighbor for nearly 80 years.
Methodist work among migrants and refugees
Professor Benjamin Hartley considers the legacy of Methodist mission work with migrants and refugees, a legacy that started long before the first Methodist Committee for Overseas Relief was founded in the 1940s.
In Focus: UMCOR
The work of UMCOR is in focus for the month of March. Executive director Roland Fernandes writes of UMCOR’s reach in alleviating suffering around the world.
Imagining Angola without malaria
With the partnership of Imagine No Malaria, the mission station hospital in Quessua, Angola, developed a campaign to send trained health volunteers into surrounding communities to reach residents in their homes and villages with bed nets, prevention strategies and when to access malaria treatment at the hospital.
Celebrating 200 years: the past, present and future of Methodist mission
United Methodists around the world are commemorating the bicentennial of Methodist mission, marking the 1819 founding of the Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Celebrating the Life of R. Bruce Weaver
Remembering Bruce Weaver, a pioneer in the United Methodist Russia Initiative.
African American missionary pioneers of the 1940s
After World War II, the Methodist Board of Missions began rebuilding its global missionary presence. The Central Jurisdiction and historic African American Methodist institutions received the call to find couples willing to serve as global missionaries.
A call to serve in Nimba County
Dr. Albert Willicor, missionary and chief medical officer of Ganta United Methodist Hospital in Liberia, gives an update of his recent activities at the hospital.
Nevalda’s story
Missionary Elizabeth McCormick shares this short story of Nevalda, a young girl she met in Mozambique who has struggled with mobility issues throughout her young life.
Meeting health needs in Mozambique
Chicuque Rural Hospital in Maxixe, Mozambique, faced difficult challenges after Cyclone Dineo rolled through in 2016. Today, with help from United Methodist missionaries and other partners, the hospital has improved facilities, services and programs for patients.