United Methodist women in Southern Sudan are joining their neighbors in enthusiastically registering to vote in a January referendum on whether their war-torn land will split off from the north of the country. A 17-day registration period began on November 15, and in the village of Pisak in Central Equatoria State, United Methodist Women members […]
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UMCOR Response in Haiti featured on CBS
UMCOR will be featured in a CBS religion special “HAITI: RELIGION’S RESPONSE TO DISASTER,” on SUNDAY, DEC. 5. You can read more about UMCOR’s efforts in Haiti at UMCOR Response. You can make on on-line gift to Haiti right now at Make a Gift for Haitian Neighbors. 100% of your gift will go to UMCOR’s response in […]
UMCOR Responds in Haiti – Updates
“UMCOR is in Haiti on behalf of the United Methodist Church, but more importantly, we are there for the people of Haiti,” said The Rev. Cynthia Fierro Harvey at the General Board of Global Ministries’ board meeting in Stamford, CT on October 11. Harvey is the head of The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR), […]
UMCOR Responds to Flood in Pakistan
Jesus says, “I was hungry and you fed me.” Seemingly, Jesus believes it is an essential element of faith to reach out to the poor and disenfranchised who hunger, thirst suffer and die. And as Jesus readily journeys into Samaria, embraces the bloody, travels to Gentile territory, names the outsider as neighbor, and constantly demonstrates […]
Sudan Emergency – United Methodists are going hungry – You can Help!
United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) continues to work in Sudan, named as the worse humanitarian disaster of the 21st Century. Over 400,000 people are estimated to have been killed in fighting and over 2 million people are displaced. This critical ministry provides radial hospitality to some of the most vulnerable people in the […]
Justice For Our Neighbors – “I was a stranger and you welcomed me” – 10-Fold
Today’s 10-Fold ministry is UMCOR’s Justice for Our Neighbors (JFON) Program, a ministry that welcomes immigrants into our churches and communities by providing free, high-quality immigration legal services, education, and advocacy. Simply by following the link “Be counted” and submitting, $1 will be donated to the ministry by today’s sponsor. Motivated by Christian values of […]
UM Missionary Mozart Adevu – Sustainable Agriculture – 10-Fold
Today, in 10-Fold, we journey with Mozart Adevu, one of our over 300 missionaries serving in over 60 countries around the world. Mozart, like all of our missionaries, serves as extensions of our hands, feet, voice and heart. Read more about the wondrous work in sustainable agriculture that we do with Mozart, and before you […]
10-Fold and Love for Liberia with Frido Kinkolenge – Caring for Children
Today we continue our 10-Fold journey supporting the most vulnerable of the earth … children. Through the Children, Poverty, and Violence Advance, Global Ministries has supported ministry in Liberia with children affected by civil war through the program “Children Empowered for Sustainability Program.” And missionary Frido Kinkolenge is acting as our hands, feet, voice, and […]
10 Fold – Haiti – Hear the Story and More
Today we begin the journey of 10-Fold in Haiti. Please visit 10-Fold.org today and hear first-hand about another ministry supported by the United Methodist Church that is making a difference and changing people’s lives. If you register while you visit, $1.00 will be donated by today’s sponsor on your behalf. You make a difference simply by […]
10-Fold shows mission in action via technology
NEW YORK (UMNS) – For 10 days starting this Sunday, United Methodists and others will be able to see a live commissioning service for missionaries and cooking demonstrations with sustainable farm-grown ingredients. They can hear missionaries tell about their work in the field. This is all possible because of an online event called 10-Fold, which launches […]