News & Stories
February 22, 2024
How UMCOR partners with U.S. annual conferences
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Hear from conference disaster response coordinators on what their partnership with UMCOR means to them.
February 20, 2024
With God, all things are possible
A Christian school, a church, a preschool and a mission center, all built during COVID-19 shut-downs, thrive today in Tanzania.
February 16, 2024
A ministry of prayer and presence in the Middle East
As human attempts to stop the war in Gaza continue, Palestinians ask Christians to pray, believing that God will find a way forward even when the path is not clear.
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.
Recent Stories and News
February 8, 2024
Back in Ecuador with El Sembrador
Mission Volunteers David and Shari Nelson return to Ecuador for a second year to serve with staff and students of a Methodist school in Pastocalle, Cotopaxi.
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.
February 1, 2024
Applications open for 2024 Mustard Seed Migration Grant program
ATLANTA – United Methodist churches in the U.S. will have the opportunity to help immigrants, migrants and refugees living in their local communities again in…
January 23, 2024
Moving forward in mission with East Africa
Dreams become reality as a mission consultation is held in Nairobi, Kenya.
January 19, 2024
Missionaries retire after decades of work in Nepal
Reflections from the ministry of Dr. Mark and Deirdre Zimmerman, retiring at the end of January 2024 after serving in health care for decades in Nepal.