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From serving as a mission volunteer in a new culture to leading an environmental project in your local community, explore how you can get involved in the work of God’s mission through The United Methodist Church (UMC).
Discover ways to participate in mission and ministry through Global Ministries and UMCOR.
Whether you want to serve in mission locally or globally, there are several ways to take the next step.
Become a long-term Global Missionary
Serve as a short-term Mission Volunteer
Become a young adult Global Mission Fellow
Serve as a Church and Community Worker in the U.S.
Whether you’re praying for survivors and first responders, training as an Early Response Team member or taking up an offering for UMCOR, you can help meet the needs of vulnerable communities in the wake of disaster.
Make relief supply kits or donate funds to purchase supplies
Show your care by developing a migration ministry as a church or volunteer to help with legal support of local migrants.
Apply for a Mustard Seed Migration grant to support migrants and refugees in your community
Learn about the work of the Immigration Law and Justice Network (ILJN), an UMCOR partner
Join UMC efforts to better protect the environment and increase the use of renewable energy.
Become an EarthKeeper and lead an environmental project in your community
Join the Creation Care Network to connect with others engaged in environmental ministries
Help to foster leadership and church growth efforts in the U.S.
Apply for a Racial-Ethnic Ministry grant for your local church and/or annual conference
Apply for a Community Developers Program grant to advance mission in local communities
Your generous gifts allow us to join in God’s mission whenever and wherever the need arises.
The Advance is the “second mile,” supplemental giving channel for the UMC, which allows individuals and churches to support mission projects around the world. When you give to the Advance, 100% of your donation supports your intended ministry.
Looking for ways to share the work of Global Ministries and UMCOR with your church, class, friends or family? Our resources can help you to share the impact of UMC mission around the world.
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Don’t have time to volunteer? Your generous gift to Global Ministries and UMCOR supports our work 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
