Tag: General Board of Global Ministries
UMs under siege in Ukraine reach out
The year 2019 marked the 130th anniversary of Methodism in Eurasia. There are ten United Methodist church communities in Ukraine right now, doing what they can for neighbors under attack.
Meet the US-2 in Kalamazoo
Cenaya Ward-Johns serves as the Resident Director of the Wesley International Living Community at Kalamazoo Wesley. She arrived on the Western Michigan University campus in August of 2021.
UMCOR on the scene throughout 2021
UMCOR answered many appeals for help in 2021. Here are key responses and a few of the major grants awarded to help alleviate suffering worldwide, including Michigan.
UMCOR approves $10 million in grants
“A new age implies challenge and change,” said Roland Fernandes, chief executive of Global Ministries and UMCOR as the board approved grants to continue God’s work around the globe.
Vaccination named missional priority
The Connectional Table, a United Methodist leadership body, calls denomination to address COVID-19 vaccination inequities as a “missional priority.”
Michigan gets a helping hand
Please welcome three new Global Mission Fellows. Meet the women who arrived in Kalamazoo, Grand Rapids, and Detroit for two years of service with God’s people in The Michigan Conference.
Meet our missionary in Mongolia
The Michigan Conference is in covenant with missionaries around the globe. Chin Cho left New Jersey in 2015 to serve at the Mongolia United Methodist Mission Initiative. Learn how Christian… Continue Reading Meet our missionary in Mongolia
The US-2 program turns 70 years young
The United Methodist US-2 program has sent young missionaries across the nation in service since 1951. Barbara Brooks, Amy Brown, and Emily Palm are familiar names in the Michigan Conference.
5 Michigan churches receive UMCOR grants
Mustard Seed Grants from UMCOR continue an 80-year tradition of Welcoming the Stranger. Five UM churches in Michigan received these funds.
Church and Community Workers sought
Do you know someone gifted at addressing human needs? Perhaps that person should consider joining the missionary corps known as Church and Community Workers.