An Inconvenient Ministry

The Dumagats, like other communities living in poverty, are not without resources. The Ministry with the Poor program aims to help them tap those resources and, ultimately, to build a just and even road to fullness of life and opportunity. (From UMCOR Notebook)

Africa Theological Education Initiative Benefits Students

Global Ministries contributes to the Africa Theological Education Fund, to increase access to theological education for the increasing number of pastoral leaders in the United Methodist Central Conferences of Africa. 

Young Adults Committed to Mission and Justice

Deadline: February 19, 2012. US-2 Placement Site Applications and Mission Intern Placement Site Applications (for sites outside the US) are due March 15, 2012. Global Justice Volunteers Candidate Applications are due March 9, 2012. See all.

Young Missionary: Go Ahead, Tell Me No!

Brinna Kolitz, who grew up in the New Milford UMC, was commissioned in August 2011 along with 25 other young adults who are serving as UM missionaries in the United States and overseas.

New Devotional Guide Focuses on UN Millennium Development Goals

A new book of devotional material organized around the United Nation’s millennium development goals has been published by a United Methodist agency.

United Methodist Pastor Heads Swedish Church Union Team

A United Methodist pastor is the leader of a management group guiding the formation of a new ecumenical denomination in Sweden.

Missionary Mary Zigbuo Remembers Generosity

From all outward appearances, Jesus was born into poverty. Yet, through the gift of the Holy Spirit, we receive the richness of God's grace.
(From the Mission Musings blog)

US-2 Jamila Hunter: Creativity Empowers the Community

by Mary Beth Coudal
Jamila Hunter from Brooklyn, New York, served with Hyde Park Community United Methodist Church in Cincinnati, Ohio, for the first of her two years as a US-2.

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