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Hello friends! Greetings to you from Torrevieja, Spain, where I am currently serving as a General Board of Global Ministries (GBGM) missionary and pastor of La Siesta Evangelical Church. My work here has been challenging and exciting, as we move further from Coronavirus restrictions into
Amid challenges from an evolving denomination, multiple natural disasters, the war in Ukraine and a continuing struggle to address migration, United Methodists continued to live out their faith and serve their communities in 2022. Photographers from UM News, the denomination’s official news service, documented a
December 19, 2022 The 20th anniversary of United Methodist mission work in Mongolia and the ordination of the first two local elders in the country were celebrated during the Mongolian Mission Initiative’s annual meeting. The gathering was held at Gerelt United Methodist Church in Ulaanbaatar,
November 16, 2022 In 2001, the Rev. John Holler and a mission team from South Carolina traveled thousands of miles to work at the Fairfield Children’s Home. They fell in love with the orphans and The United Methodist Church’s Old Mutare Mission that was caring
The General Commission on Religion and Race (GCORR) is proud to announce a new cycle of the CORR Action Fund (CAF) grant program that will support creative initiatives that will transform the United Methodist Church (UMC) and the world. The 2022-2023 grant program will provide
Be Still as a Spiritual Practice: Online Event for Pastors Serving Cross-Racial, Cross-Cultural, and Multicultural Contexts “Be still, and know that I am God!I am exalted among the nations;I am exalted in the earth.” – Psalm 46:10 After a brief hiatus during the pandemic, “Facing
The application has launched for the next cohort of young adults who will serve in social justice ministries in the United States in 2023-25. Become a Global Mission Fellow and join the legacy and movement of young adults in the United States who have crossed
September 7, 2022 An idea that began with providing chickens for income generation grew to shared dreams and new endeavors between church members in the U.S. and the Zimbabwe Episcopal Area. Visitors from the Northwest District of the Indiana Conference and the Wesley Foundation of
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
After 333 years of colonization by Spain, 48 years of imperial rule under the United States, and three years under Japan, the Philippines (a name that outsiders gave our country) is one of the most westernized nations in Southeast Asia because of heavy colonization. Growing
