‘Be open for miracles to happen’

Through Christlike acts of love, Leland Community UMC is building relationships with their refugee and migrant neighbors and bridging the gap between cultures.

United Methodists head to the polls

United Methodists should review what General Conference has said in the Book of Resolutions as they reflect on the issues facing our state and nation and the candidates who run… Continue Reading United Methodists head to the polls

MI churches invited to dream big

UMCOR invites Michigan congregations that have an idea for a creative project that would reach refugees and migrants in their community to apply for a $2,000 Mustard Seed Migration Grant.… Continue Reading MI churches invited to dream big

UMs help with Afghan resettlement

United Methodist churches across the United States are offering radical hospitality to Afghan families caught in the aftermath of a 20-year war.

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.

Virus threatens care with migrants

United Methodists continue to minister daily with migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border. The pandemic has ended face-to-face interaction with those living in camps.

Kemper puts the focus on migration

“We cannot throw away 200 years of relationships and history,” Thomas Kemper says, of the UMC’s long legacy of care for God’s people around the world.

Poet shares psalm about sanctuary

Jack Amick considers what it might be like to live inside the four walls of a church in search of safety and hope as Texas bishops call for a solution… Continue Reading Poet shares psalm about sanctuary

Hope on the border

The Rev. Jack Amick, UMCOR’s Director of Global Migration, talks about the human side of migration at the U.S.-Mexico Border. He has experienced both great sadness as well as hope.

Responding to families at the border

Cindy Johnson, a United Methodist deaconess, recently led a group of church leaders to the Matamoros Bridge in Brownsville, TX.