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February 13, 2024
Mexican Methodists respond to climate crisis
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UMCOR's grant to the Methodist Church of Mexico is assisting communities in Acapulco devastated by October 2023's Hurricane Otis.

February 12, 2024
Church helps to fight measles in Congo
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The East Congo United Methodist Health Board responds to a resurgence of measles with Global Health support, launching a pilot initiative for interventions.

February 7, 2024
Mexican Methodists offer hospitality to migrants
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As the number of migrants passing through Apaxco, Mexico, increases, Mexican Methodists offer food, shelter and hope to weary families with support from UMCOR.

January 9, 2024
Church helps thousands of malnourished children in Congo
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Through Global Ministries’ focus on global health, the UMC cared for more than 2,300 malnourished children, including 771 with acute malnutrition, in eastern Congo in 2023.

January 9, 2024
United Methodists help cyclone survivors rebuild
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Communities affected by Cyclone Freddy are receiving agricultural training and equipment and reconstruction of infrastructure with the help of an UMCOR grant.

December 6, 2023
Airport exhibit spotlights Indigenous heritage
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UMNews reporter, Jim Patterson, speaks to exhibit organizers and artists of “This Land Calls Us Home: Indigenous Relationships with Southeastern Homelands,” which features more than 60 paintings and objects by Native American and Indigenous artists.

November 4, 2023
UM News: Boards’ move comes as agencies face challenges
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A portent of the future of The United Methodist Church may have recently emerged with the news that general secretary Roland Fernandes will add GBHEM to his responsibilities.

October 6, 2023
Church in Congo helps thousands of displaced families
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A $250,000 UMCOR grant is providing more than 15,000 people in East Congo with food, hygiene kits and other essential support.

September 22, 2023
Joint Mission Consultation welcomes regionalization
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Leaders attending the KMC-UMC mission consultation held in Seoul, South Korea, in August agree to collaborate on faith leadership and peace and justice ministries.

September 6, 2023
Yambasu grant helps mission farms flourish
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Four farms in Zimbabwe saw bumper harvests after receiving support from Global Ministries’ Yambasu Agriculture Initiative.

September 6, 2023
United Methodists begin Idalia recovery
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UMCOR responds with a grant for emergency supplies as well as coordination of the deployment of early response teams and solar-powered trailers.

September 6, 2023
Water project improves lives in the Philippines
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For more than 30 families and three community centers, UMCOR funding helps provide a clean and sustainable water source by distributing drums to harvest rainwater.