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May 1, 2023 More than 80 delegates and partners from Africa met with United Methodist Global Ministries staff to discuss the future of mission on the continent, as the denomination moves from being a missionary to a missional church. The agency’s top executive, Roland Fernandes,
April 26, 2023 African United Methodists and the United Methodist Board of Global Ministries remain committed to collaborating on mission work and the shared goal of helping the church in Africa become self-sustaining, the agency’s top executive said during its first board meetings outside the
April 21, 2023 Innocent P. Afful, a missionary with the United Methodist Board of Global Ministries, is being remembered as an energetic servant of God and dedicated mentor for vulnerable children. Afful died April 17 in Kinshasa at age 49. The cause of his death
The official day set to celebrate UMCOR Sunday 2023 is March 19, 2023. All are encouraged to celebrate this Sunday on any Sunday throughout the year. WHAT IS UMCOR SUNDAY? Through the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) we are able to provide hope for communities
Acknowledging the one-year anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine Let the Lord give strength to his people! Let the Lord bless his people with peace! – Psalm 29:11 (CEB) February 16, 2023 Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, marks one year since Russian forces invaded Ukraine, continuing
February 9, 2023 A 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck southern Turkey at 4:17 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 6, 2023, the most powerful earthquake recorded since 1939. In the hours that followed, at least 78 aftershocks were reported, followed by a second earthquake of 7.5 magnitude. The
The official day of Human Relations Day Sunday 2022 is January 15, 2023. All are encouraged to celebrate this Sunday on any Sunday throughout the year. Human Relations Day is a denomination wide Special Sunday designed to celebrate and raise awareness to further the development of
December 22, 2022 Active Waiting and Preparing“Our desire is that the war in Ukraine will end, but in this moment, they need an ambulance in Ukraine.”This is what Superintendent Ivana Procházková (Czechia) said when an ambulance, fully loaded withmedical goods, was sent on its journey
November 29, 2022 United Methodist Bishop Gabriel Yemba Unda encourages people of faith to engage in agricultural efforts to address famine in Congo. “All people, United Methodists and non-United Methodists alike,” he said, “need to understand that this is a crucial moment. We must embark,
November 9, 2022 Nine words spoken by John Wesley are the through line to the career of the Rev. Collins Etchi Ako, a United Methodist missionary serving in Congo. “I look upon all the world as my parish,” the founder of Methodism wrote in one
