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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General Conference 2008

Mission-oriented news and photos from General Conference, the top policy-making body of The United Methodist Church. This year's conference is currently underway in Fort Worth, Texas. See also: General Conference, official site at umc.org

Tornadoes Tear Through Virginia

UMCOR News
April 29, 2008: UMCOR is working with the Virginia Annual Conference to assess and respond to the destruction there. UMCOR is in contact with Bishop Charlene Kammerer to offer financial and personnel support in response to this disaster.

UMCOR Sudan: Educating Educators

UMCOR News
4/22/08: South Sudan continues to make the first fragile steps of recovery after the longest-running civil war in Africa’s history. People are returning by the thousands to restart their lives in their homeland. But first they have to rebuild what was lost.

Sixty Years Old and on Firm Foundation:
The Advance Moves Into the Future With Hope

4/22/08: More than $1.3 billion has been channeled through The Advance; 100% of each gift goes to the donor-selected ministry.

UMCOR's 100-Ton Challenge

UMCOR Release
4/21/08: UMCOR is challenging United Methodists to help farmers earn fair prices for their crops by participating in UMCOR’s 100-Ton Challenge.

Collaborating in the Fight against Malaria:

United Methodists in Africa to Play Expanded Roles
Global Ministries News
4/15/08: "Make Malaria History" provides training in malaria prevention and treatment.

The Missionary Voice: Dieudonne Karihano

Interview by Rachael Barnett, The Advance.
4/15/08: Dieudonne serves as an agriculturist and community developer in Inhambane, Mozambique.

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World Malaria Day: April 25

Approximately 1 million people are killed by this preventable disease each year. United Methodists are taking action to end malaria!

Hope After AIDS

By Michelle Scott*
4/21/08: "I was afraid I was going to die," said Terrence,* one of 63 people who come regularly to the Friends Unit of Kissy United Methodist Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone, for group counseling sessions and antiretroviral medication.

Malaria: Filling a Deep Need

UMCOR News
4/14/08: “Nothing is sufficient,” says Henrietta Emmanuel, head of Kissy Hospital’s malaria program. The need is so great that nets and medicines are used as soon as they arrive.

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General Conference 2008 Links

Mission News

He Fed the Hungry and Ate with Sinners: Ministries of Compassion by Elliott Wright
Ministry to the Least of These by Kathleen LaCamera
The Church, Economics, and Migration: God Crosses Borders by Hal Recinos
More Life and Less Death: Methodism as a Positive Epidemic by Gary R. Gunderson
Women and Poverty in Mission Context by Glory E. Dharmaraj
To the Ends of the Earth by Sam Dixon
Health Ministries for Congregations and Communities by Patricia Magyar and Cherian Thomas
The Global and the Local in Christian Mission by John Nuessle

Mission Papers are published every four years by the General Board of Global Ministries of The United Methodist Church specifically for the delegates to General Conference, which will happen in Fort Worth, Texas, on April 23-May 2, 2008. The objective is to engage United Methodist clergy and lay leaders in considering pressing mission challenges and opportunities as they come together to enact legislation affecting the global church. The papers are also made available online to the church and public at large.

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