Stop Hunger Now is responding to support earthquake survivors in Nepal with meals and desperately needed medical supplies. Please prayerfully consider supporting these efforts as we partner with Stop Hunger Now in this critical response. Please visit Stop Hunger Now at Nepal Earthquake Response.
Update on Food Buckets for Sierra Leone!
Thank you for the overwhelming response so far to the appeal for Food Buckets for the people of Sierra Leone who have been affected by the Ebola virus crisis. This crisis has made many people food insecure—particularly those who have been stigmatized by having the virus themselves or in their families. These food buckets will […]
Mission Lunch at Annual Conference 2015
A missions lunch will be held at Annual Conference on Thursday, June 11, at Noon at Trinity UMC on Market Street. During the lunch, which is open to anyone who has an interest in the missional activities of the UMC, a number of missioners will be presenting 5-minute vignettes of their ministry. Missionary speakers will […]
Food for Sierra Leone – Annual Conference 2015 Mission Project
In the past several years, we have asked for donations of birthing kits or school kits to be taken to Annual Conference and distributed thereafter. This year, we are asking that Churches help prepare food buckets before Annual Conference. These 5 gallon buckets will be packed onto a container and the container will be blessed […]
Come to the Table – Relieve Hunger and Sustain Local Agriculture
The Come to the Table project works with people of faith to relieve hunger and sustain local agriculture. The project’s leaders include farmers, farm workers, food pantry directors, community gardeners, ministers, public employees and lay leaders. There is an upcoming event in the North Carolina Conference! 2015 Eastern Region Come to the Table Conference Friday, […]
Creation Care = $$ Savings
North Carolina Interfaith Power and Light (NCIPL) works with communities of faith across North Carolina to address climate change and to find practical, hope-filled solutions through education, outreach and advocacy. NCIPL provides concrete, practical ideas for making your congregation and your home more energy efficient and sustainable. NCIPL’s emPOWERed program is a free service to […]
Mary Zigbuo – Missionary Letter & Liberia Crisis
From Missionary Mary Zigbuo: Warm greetings to you in the name of Jesus Christ. Your support of Global Ministries has been a great source of strength for United Methodist missionaries, especially those who have answered God’s call in some of the world’s most dangerous places. In parts of Central Asia where Christianity is not a […]
UMCOR Gifts of Hope
For Christmas, why not give a gift of life for another? In lieu of being captured in the season of over-consumption, join us in UMCOR’s Gifts of Hope and give a gift that will truly matter — a gift wrapped in the love of Jesus that brings a more abundant life for those with whom […]
Continuing Conversations on Peace-Making and the Land – Palestine/Israel
Bishop Hope Morgan Ward extends an invitation to a follow-up gathering on Peace-Making in Palestine/Israel.
UM Volunteers in Mission – Learn to Serve Weekend
Want to get trained to be an Early Responder for an Early Response Team (ERT)? AND want to become an UMVIM Trained Leader to lead short-term mission trips? Want to put that training to good use right away as well? If you answered “YES” to these questions and are interested, come join us Saturday November […]