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.
