Reducing Malaria Community by Community
Imagine No Malaria
Reducing Malaria Community by Community
Every year on April 25, the World Health Organization (WHO) sponsors World Malaria Day to commemorate the ways that people around the world continue to battle this deadly but preventable and treatable disease.
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Youth 2023 Event Makes Lasting Impact
Young Adults
Youth 2023 Event Makes Lasting Impact
More than 2,500 young individuals convened at Discipleship Ministries’ Youth 2023 in Daytona Beach, Florida, in July 2023, immersing themselves in a collective pursuit of faith-building experiences and camaraderie.
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Missionary Plants, Tends, Teaches and So Much More
Agriculture
Missionary Plants, Tends, Teaches and So Much More
In February 2023, the Yambasu Agriculture Initiative project steering committee journeyed from Kindu to Okasa and Penesula, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), to start maize harvesting on 26 hectares (about 64 acres) of land.
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Access to Clean Water Offers Stability in Areas of Conflict
Water, Sanitation & Hygiene
Access to Clean Water Offers Stability in Areas of Conflict
The struggle to access clean water along with ambiguity around water rights can plunge communities into local and regional conflict.
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News & Stories

Toward a more collaborative form of United Methodist Governance
Toward a more collaborative form of United Methodist Governance
Global Ministries’ general secretary points away from U.S.-centric model in his report to the board of directors.
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Averting election conflict in Congo
Averting election conflict in Congo
The church in Eastern and Southern Congo ran awareness campaigns on conflict and violence before, during and after the country’s recent elections with the help of funding from UMCOR.
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With God, all things are possible
With God, all things are possible
A Christian school, a church, a preschool and a mission center, all built during COVID-19 shut-downs, thrive today in Tanzania.
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A ministry of prayer and presence in the Middle East
A ministry of prayer and presence in the Middle East
As human attempts to stop the war in Gaza continue, Palestinians ask Christians to pray, believing that God will find a way forward even when the path is not clear.
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Mexican Methodists respond to climate crisis
Mexican Methodists respond to climate crisis
UMCOR's grant to the Methodist Church of Mexico is assisting communities in Acapulco devastated by October 2023's Hurricane Otis.
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Global Ministries works in more than 115 countries, partnering with local churches and organizations to amplify the impact of its projects and programs around the world.

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UMCOR Current Disaster Response

Kenya

Tana River Flooding

Providing emergency food for more than 8,000 people suffering from food insecurity because of severe flooding that displaced thousands of people, damaging homes, sanitation facilities, schools and farms.
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United States

Storms & Tornadoes

Several states in the Southeastern U.S. experienced severe storms with tornadoes that left paths of destruction. Alabama-West Florida, Western North Carolina and South Carolina conference Disaster Response ministries received grants to provide immediate support to people affected by the storms.
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Kananga

Angola Refugees

Distribution of agricultural tools, seeds, and materials to build shelters for 50 households, benefitting nearly 5,000 Congolese expats returning from Angola who have resettled in Kananga.
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Israel/Gaza

Humanitarian Aid

Local partners are using funds for relocation support; food and hygiene kits for internally displaced people; support of students and their continued learning; psychosocial treatment and trauma counseling to women and children; delivery of medical supplies and medicines; and telemedicine services for disabled children in need of follow-up care, but without safe access to a clinic.
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This Land Calls Us Home

Featuring more than 60 works by 26 contemporary Native American artists, the exhibit at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and is presented by Global Ministries in collaboration with the church’s Native American Comprehensive Plan.

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