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Recent News and Stories

A Statement on the Reduction of Refugees Admitted to the United States
20 Sep 2018

General Secretary Thomas Kemper responds to the reduction of refugees admitted to the United States and calls for United Methodists to speak for chang ...

Prayer, Solidarity and Courage in Mission
21 Aug 2018

After securing the release of three detained missionaries this summer, General Secretary Thomas Kemper reflects on how the experience reaffirmed some ...

United Methodists Announce Release of All Three Missionaries
12 Jul 2018

Miracle Osman of Malawi, Adam Shaw of United States and Tawanda Chandiwana of Zimbabwe Now All Reunited with Their Families

Statement Regarding Release of UMC Missionaries Tawanda Chandiwana & Adam Shaw
6 Jul 2018

Statement by UM Global Ministries Leader General Secretary Thomas Kemper Regarding Release of UMC Missionaries Tawanda Chandiwana & Adam Shaw

Petition response tops 10,000 signatures in five days
1 Jul 2018

People representing 100 different countries sign on

United Methodist Agency Thanks Partners for Roles in Campaign to Get Three Missionaries out of the Philippines
28 Jun 2018

Global Ministries expresses deep gratitude to partners for their roles in #LetThemLeave campaign aimed at getting three missionaries out of the Philip ...

United Methodists Continue Call for Immediate Release of Missionaries Being Held by Republic of the Philippines
27 Jun 2018

Global Ministries invites you to join us in an international call to prayer for Tawanda, Miracle and Adam

United Methodist Leader Details Mission’s “Unfulfilled Dreams”
13 Apr 2018

Kemper entitled his report “Unfulfilled Dreams,” taken from the title of a sermon King preached in Atlanta on March 3, 1963, a month before his assass ...

Human Relations Day
12 Jan 2018

We have assembled a collection of resources that you can download to promote this Special Sunday in your church on Sunday, January 14, 2018.

Our Damascus Road: From Persecution to Religious Freedom
28 Dec 2016

The road to Damascus was pivotal in Paul’s life. David Wildman asks, “Where are the Damascus roads for us today?”

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