The result of a range of strategic conversations by staff and directors, the strategic plan was officially approved in October, 2022. It enumerates operational touchstones and identifies 17 priority programs for the agency, reflecting one or more of four mission priorities:
- missionaries
- evangelism and church revitalization,
- global health, and
- humanitarian relief and recovery
Thanking the Global Ministries and UMCOR boards for their engagement in the process, General Secretary Roland Fernandes said, “My prayer is that this long transitional moment can be truly transformative for our church, and in particular, for our agency, so that we may be true channels for God’s mission.”