It is not too late to collect eyeglasses for Liberia! Sometimes people leave glasses they no longer need with their eye doctors. Please give your doctor a call and ask if they happen to have any glasses they would like to donate to our neighbors at Ganta Mission Station. And don’t forget to look through […]
Love for Liberia
Meet Mary Zigbuo Mantor!
~ Mary Zigbuo Mantor to Visit NC Conference Area ~ Between August 1 and August 15, our Conference Area will be hosting a General Board of Global Ministries (GBGM) missionary—Mary Zigbuo Mantor. Mary is well known in our Conference, as she was raised in Bolton, NC. Mary met and married Herbert Zigbuo and both of […]
Helping Ganta Mission Station
The Reverends Jaye White, Ed Rutenkroger and Bill Haddock recently visited with the leadership of the Liberia Annual Conference to see how we might partner with members of that Conference with their Strategic Plan. Part of that plan is to support the hospital and nursing school, located at Ganta United Methodist Mission Station in Nimba […]
Sponsor a Student in Liberia!
~ Impact an Entire Community! The NC Conference is seeking sponsors for students at Ganta United Methodist School in Liberia for the upcoming academic year. Please consider supporting a student this year, or gathering together a group from your church to do so. The cost is only $200 for the entire academic year. We encourage […]
Sponsor a Student in Liberia
We are seeking sponsors for students at Ganta School in Liberia for the upcoming academic year. Please consider supporting a student this year, or gathering together a group from your church to do so. The cost is only $200 for the entire academic year. Please share this request with others in your area. Last year the […]
Latest Missionary Update from Mary Zigbuo
“Warm greetings from Liberia where I serve as a Global Ministries missionary assigned as Health Projects Manager. I am thankful for your support that enables my continuity of mission service.” (Mary Randall Zigbuo, Advance #10721Z) Click on Video Greeting to hear a personal message from Mary. Mary’s current health role enables her to work alongside the […]
Joyful News from Ganta Mission Station
In her June Newsletter, our missionary Priscilla Jaiah (Advance #30359Z) proclaims the joy of Liberia being declared Ebola free and invites us to join in the celebration! She also thanks the NC Conference, Beacon District, and all other churches and individuals for our collective efforts, supporting the Liberian people with prayers, equipment and supplies, and […]
Two Upcoming Summer Mission Opps
Help keep a mission focus before the congregation this summer. NC Conference missionaries Devorah Umipig-Julian (Japan) and Mary Zigbuo (Liberia) will be in NC this summer to share their stories, including the ways folks in the pews participate in God’s work around the world. Devorah (Debbie) Umpig-Julian and her husband Ronald Julian, both UMC Global […]
NCC Support for Liberia Brings Joy & Hope
Shipments of food and equipment sent by the NC Conference to Liberia are bringing joy and hope to many people in this Ebola-striken country. Food buckets, collected and shipped in September, cleared customs and are being distributed by the Liberian UMC. In her latest letter (see below), missionary Mary Zigbuo tells the story of Michael […]
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 […]