About the General Board of Global Ministries
The General Board of Global Ministries is the global mission agency of The United Methodist Church, its annual conferences, missionary conferences, and local congregations. It is organized into eight program areas, the Women's Division, and General Administration.
The Gospel-- the Good News of God's love and gifts of redemption and reconciliation-- empowers the work of mission.
Making disciples, building up the church, alleviating suffering, and promoting justice, freedom, and peace are Global Ministries' mission goals.
Global Ministries missionaries witness and serve in dramatically different locales and cultures and engage in a range of professions and activities. The Rev. David A. Markay and his wife the Rev. Kristin C. Markay (above, with their children) serve as pastors of the multi-cultural, English-language ministry of the Chiesa Metodista di Milano (The Methodist Church of Milan) in Italy.
Our Purpose
Global Ministries' purpose is found within the expression of the total mission of the Church. It is a missional instrument of The United Methodist Church.
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Our Four Mission Goals
Global Ministries' goals are (1) Make Disciples of Jesus Christ; (2) Strengthen, Develop and Renew Christian Congregations and Communities; (3) Alleviate Human Suffering ; (4) Seek Justice, Freedom and Peace.
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Biennial Reports
Current biennial report about the work of the General Board of Global Ministries
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Child Protection
Global Ministries conducts all its ministries in ways that seek to ensure the physical and sexual safety, emotional well-being, and spiritual health of children, youth, and adults.
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Comprehensive Plans
Global Ministries administers the Asian American Language Ministry, Korean American National Plan, National Plan for Hispanic/Latino Ministry, Native American Comprehensive, National Comprehensive Plan for Town & Country Ministries.
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by Kathleen LaCamera