Mission Initiative News
More than 800 United Methodist churches in the United States are connected to congregations across the world. In these mission relationships new churches are established and existing ones are strengthened. Lay and clergy leaders are trained and affirmed, the hungry are fed, the sick are tended, and those in prison are visited.
Mission Initiative consultation participants come together from around the world to worship, share, testify to the acts of God, encourage one another, and grow in faith.
Mission Agency Launches Effort To Start 400 New Churches
by Elliott Wright10/13/08: The 400 Fund to start churches outside the US was launched with an initial gift from an Atlanta businesswoman.
Mushrooms of Faith Flourish in Laos
Global Ministries News10/10/08: Economic and congregational development both benefit from this mushroom cultivation program.
United Methodist Church Now Legal in Central Asian Republic of Kyrgyzstan
Global Ministries News10/15/08: A report to directors states that The United Methodist Church is officially registered in this Central Asian Republic.
Bishops See Church in Eurasia Area As Being on the Right Track
Global Ministries News7/9/08: The 2008 theme for all five annual conferences in Eurasia was "Source of Life."
Minnesota-Russian Mission Partnership to Develop United Methodist Center in St. Petersburg
by Elliott Wright 6/13/08: This partnership is not just about a building; it is also about lives and relationships.
Global Evangelism and Church Growth Celebrated at Mission Initiatives Summit
The Business of the Church is Mission: Comments and Reflections on the Mission Initiatives Summit
Photogallery of Mission Initiative Summit 2008
