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The membership of the General Board of Global Ministries is composed of up to 37 directors during the 2016-2020 quadrennium.

Directors of the Board are charged with the following responsibilities:

 

  • Review, develop, and evaluate policies set by The Book of Discipline, the Board's bylaws, and the charter;
  • Approve and commission missionaries;
  • Develop program objectives and goals for the Board;
  • Provide for the administration of the work;
  • Fundraise for the Board;
  • Interpret the work of the Board;
  • Adopt a budget and monitor finances.

Board of Directors Meetings News

Danny Umba, one of the scholarship recipients, plays with children in the Philippines, where he served as a Global Mission Fellow (class 2013–2015) with Mindanao Peacebuilding Institute in Mindanao.
Mission Agency Approves Grants for Global Scholarships
A total of 140 scholars worldwide, including 108 continuing grantees, will receive leadership development stipends from Global Ministries for the 2016 ...
Mission Directors Act and Hear Reports on Wide Range of Issues
A highlight of reports to the directors of Global Ministries during its board meeting earlier this month.
Global Ministries’ board of directors approved 261 grants to assist mission-related personnel of denominational units and colleague churches outside of the U.S.
Mission grants foster more mission around the world
Global Ministries’ board of directors approved 261 grants to assist mission-related personnel of denominational units and colleague churches outside o ...
Global Ministries’ board member the Rev. Tove Odland of the Northern Europe and Eurasia Central Conference.
A Child Shall Lead Them
The journeys of refugees and migrants around the world were on the hearts of the directors of Global Ministries.
Central African Republic was designated as a Mission Initiative by the board of directors of Global Ministries, during their annual meeting last week.
Central African Republic is New United Methodist Mission Focus
Central African Republic was designated as a Mission Initiative by the board of directors of Global Ministries, during their annual meeting last week.
Buenos Aires Selected as Site for Latin American Mission Office
Buenos Aires, Argentina, will be the location of the Latin American regional office of the worldwide mission agency of The United Methodist Church. Th ...
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United Methodist Mission Agency Joins in Global Health Strategy to Benefit Women, Children, and Youth
Global Ministries announces its involvement with “Every Woman Every Child: The Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescent’s Health,” an in ...

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