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.
Leadership Training in Eurasia 2007-2012
Basic training for lay leaders and continuing education for Pastors on the district level will allow the 100 plus churches in Eurasia to share the "Bread of Life."
Opening Address: Russia Initiative Consultation
Meditation: For someone living in Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, or Belarus it is not difficult to identify with the congregations in the New Testament letters. Paul is writing to new local churches facing multiple challenges.
Choir from Siberia Enriches United Methodist Russia Consultation
They came from the Singing Christians United Methodist Church in Kurgan, Russia: 12 young women, filling the hall with musical praise and prayer as joyful, as gentle as an angelic chorus.
Russian Church Camp to Benefit from More United Methodist Mission Volunteer Teams
The spotlight of volunteer mission service fell on a camp near the Voronezh River during a consultation of the United Methodist Russia Initiative.
United Methodism in Russia Today: Young and Striving Toward Maturity
United Methodist congregations in Russia today are somewhat like the churches to which the Apostle Paul wrote his letters: young and striving toward maturity.
Reaching Out in Mission to the Unchurched
The Rev. Adam Hamilton sees the New Testament Book of the Acts of the Apostles unfolding in Eurasia today as The United Methodist Church plants congregations in an expanse covering 11 times zones.
