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Are you interested in helping the local church know about missionaries and Global Ministries of the UMC? We are looking to build a team of laity and clergy that would help connect the local churches in the California-Pacific Conference with missionaries throughout the world. This
October 28, 2022 After her parents died from AIDS five years ago, Jackeline, then 12, had no choice but to live with her impoverished, elderly grandmother, Martha. Together they struggled to survive, living in a crumbling, 8-feet-square, dirt-floor shack in the rural outskirts of Maua,
October 21, 2022 The United Methodist Committee on Relief has processed more than $17 million so far to help the people of Ukraine cope with the invasion by Russia, said its top executive during the United Methodist Board of Global Ministries’ fall board meeting. At the meeting,
Originally Published by Disability Ministries Committee of the United Methodist Church. Republished with Permission. As you embark on your mission trips, consider these dos and don’ts: 1. DO LISTEN DEEPLY: Hear the stories, concerns, and hurts. Believe what you hear. Acknowledge the pain and injustice.
Do you have a passion for helping congregations become more accessible and welcoming to people with disabilities? Do you believe that anyone with any type of limitation needs to worship the living God? And maybe that they are called to lead worship? If you answered
For many in the United States and Northern Europe, doing missions outside the country is a common practice. It often allows volunteers to experience new cultural realities, deepen their faith, and assist indigenous people in improving their own communities. However, without advanced prayer, discernment, and
August 25, 2022 Editor’s Note: In late May, a team from United Methodist News, the United Methodist Committee on Relief and the United Methodist Board of Global Ministries visited church refugee ministries in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania and western Ukraine to share stories of the
August 17, 2022 While Russians and Ukrainians engage in war in various parts of Ukraine, a Russian-speaking United Methodist congregation in Prague is finding ways to support Ukrainian refugees. Prague 2 United Methodist Church is a collective of two congregations: Nové Město (New Life), which
August 15, 2022 When the Rev. Cynthia A. Wilson worked with the Rev. Junius Dotson at Discipleship Ministries, he decided to learn to play the piano. At any time during the day, the piano near her office might ring out. “It might have been lunchtime,”
July 26, 2022 The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) and Church World Service (CWS) today launched a new joint menstrual hygiene kit initiative to provide essential health and dignity products to vulnerable communities across the U.S. The kits will be purchased and assembled by
