The Work of Global Ministries
The scope of United Methodist global ministries is mind- and heart-stretching. The widest horizons of human need are the ordinary boundaries of Christian mission.
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Explore the some of areas of the work of the General Board of Global Ministries:
Communities and Congregations
The work of local congregations and other United Methodist institutions in communities is a significant mission connection.
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Education
Whether in formal or informal settings, education is a powerful way of sharing God's love. The General Board of Global Ministries actively encourages education as mission work.
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Environment
Being faithful, according to the Bible, requires just and right relationships with God, other human beings and with the rest of creation. Likewise, The United Methodist Church's Social Principles calls for sound stewardship of the earth and environmentally friendly lifestyles that preserve creation for the benefit of present and future generations.
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Emergencies
On behalf of The United Methodist Church, the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) brings hope and aid in the wake of catastrophes, responding to requests by church partners, conferences, and bishops for funding emergency work all over the world.
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Ethnic Ministries
Global Ministries administers four of The United Methodist Church's five ethnic/language ministry plans. These four ministries are specifically charged with making disciples for Jesus Christ among the Asian American, Hispanic/Latino, Korean American, and Native American minority communities in the United States.
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Health
Global Ministries facilitates the prevention, treatment, and advocacy of health issues globally. Here you will find any number of ways in which Global Ministries can connect you with health-related ministries.
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Hunger/Poverty
The role of the church in alleviating hunger and poverty is crucial. The mobilization of resources through United Methodist connections brings us closer to our goal of eradicating the root causes of hunger and poverty.
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Immigration/Refugees
Welcoming the stranger and offering refuge to those seeking asylum are important traditions that assure all God's people of God's steadfast love. Through the programs of Global Ministries, United Methodists offer compassion, hospitality, discernment, stewardship, advocacy against injustice, and communion to all sojourning persons.
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Mission Evangelism
Global Ministries encourages and equips individuals and congregations to share the good news with all creation. As we "go into all the world", Global Ministries forges the connections between United Methodists in the heart of mission.
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Mission Initiatives
More than 800 United Methodist churches in the US are in collaborative mission relationships facilitated through the work of the Evangelization and Church Growth (ECG) area of Global Ministries. Through the In Mission Together program, partner churches share their financial resources with those churches and faith communities that are growing and struggling to become established, while new relationships and a shared faith give value to the work of both communities.
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Missionaries
The United Methodist Church seeks to have an international mission face to match the international reality of our church. We consider this a Christian imperative clearly stated in John Wesley's invitation: "If your heart is as my heart, give me your hand."
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Peace and Justice
"Love of God is always linked with love of neighbor, a passion for justice and renewal of the life of the world."
Global Ministries works to connect United Methodists lwith efforts to create peace, call for justice and, in so doing, live a faithful life.
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Volunteers
The United Methodist Church recognizes the important role of volunteers in enabling the church in mission to the world. Volunteers are important resources in all kinds of mission institutions, in local outreach ministries, in our work with our mission partners, and in our cooperative efforts with the ecumenical community.
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Women and Children
The combined barriers of racism, sexism, and class divisions become inseparable in the lives of an individual woman suffering oppression, a youth seeing no future, or a child struggling to survive. Confronting these barriers in ourselves, our institutions, and our world underlies the mission of Global Ministries.
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Youth and Young Adults
Youth and Young Adults are not just the hope of the church for tomorrow; they are the leadership of the church today. With energy, vision, enthusiasm and motivated by deep faith, youth and young adults actively participate in mission - transforming the world and themselves in the process.
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