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Recent Mission News and Features

The General Board of Global Ministries is the global mission agency of The United Methodist Church. See also:

The items below are posted in reverse chronological order.

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Airlift supplies are removed from the cargo planeGeorgia Conflict: UMCOR Brings Assistance to the Sick and Injured

UMCOR
8/15/08: The United Methodist Committee on Relief in Georgia will begin distributing some $190,600 in medicines and medical supplies.
 

Africa map with Guinea highlighted.United Methodist Church Takes Root in Guinea

Global Ministries News
8/15/08: This West African country has fifteen congregations and three preaching points.
 

SCDCrossChurch Development School Explores Christian Witness in the 21st Century

Global Ministries News
8/15/08: Three basic themes stood out at the 2008 United Methodist School of Congregational Development.
 

The Church Connected in Mission: A Missionary Letter from Kenya

By Rev John Calhoun
July 2008: As I have shared with you in past newsletters, the people of the Methodist Church in Kenya face great difficulties in their personal lives and in their communities--challenges such as poverty, disease, lack of access to clean water, and continued turmoil caused by the recent outbreak of post-election violence.

 

Think Tank Offers Profile of Leaders of New Church Starts

by GBOD Staff
8/2/08: When searching for pastors to start new congregations, conventional wisdom is, perhaps, best kicked to the curb.

 

Students eager to learn at the Albert Methodist Church in JohannesburgSafe and Secure

Hallelujah Moment from South Africa
8/8/08: More than eight hundred men, women, and children huddle next to each other every evening, trying to find a warm place to sleep.
PDF: Portable Document FileDownload the PDF Bulletin Insert Now (78K)
 

Theresa, a widowed mother of three, wakes each morning in a crowded tent at a camp for internally displaced people in Nairobi.Finding Stability and Hope in Kenya

United Methodist Committee on Relief
8/7/08: Theresa, a widowed mother of three, wakes each morning in a crowded tent at a camp for internally displaced people in Nairobi.
 

Tay HarrisThe Missionary Voice: Tay Harris

Interview by Mary Beth Coudal
8/7/08: Tay worked with kids and teens in Dayton, OH. To reach them, he says, "You have to be there; it's really that simple." Audio is available.Listen to the podcast
 

Relationships and UnderstandingFocus on China: New United Methodist Website

Global Ministries News Release
8/6/08: The Olympics are in Beijing but this program has been there since the late 60s. Churches in China are among the fastest growing in the world today.
 

Rev. Jim Walker - Hot Metal Bridge.Dramatically Different Concept of' 'Church' Based on the Extreme Example of Jesus

by Mary Beth Coudal
8/5/08: Rev. Jim Walker's Hot Metal Bridge fellowship meets in a bar, a tattoo parlor, and around a table.
 

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