News & Features
Browse UMCOR’s breaking news, releases and announcements, and recent stories from the field.
The Long Road Home: Allen Zomonway’s Community-Based Efforts to Prevent Malaria
Allen Zomonway tackles the problems of malaria and other community health needs with passion.
Immigrants Find Legal Help at Clinic
The 18-year-old woman in Katherine Esquivel’s office is hunched over the table and nervously wringing her hands. She speaks almost no English and hesitates to utter the few words she does know.
Increasing Health through Leadership and Infrastructure-Building
A recent meeting of bishops and United Methodist health care leaders in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, has led to major capacity-building efforts throughout the Central Conferences in Africa through the assistance and support of the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR).
Latin American, Caribbean and US Churches Explore New Ways of Being in Mission Together
More than 100 Methodist leaders from Latin America, Caribbean and the United States gathered in Mexico City, March 24-27, to strengthen relationships through sending and receiving volunteers and when responding to local disasters.
Self-Sufficient Farming
Bañol moved to Riosucio, a town in the State of Chocó, Colombia where she heard about ASPROCAFE, a fair trade coffee co-operative, in hopes of finding a better way to support herself and her family.
Buy Chocolate, Help Farmers, Agency Says
When June Kim says she’d like everyone to buy a ton of chocolate for Easter, she isn’t kidding.
United Methodists Address Red River Threat
From sandbagging to evacuating, United Methodists have helped address the flood threat along the Red River Valley in the Dakotas and Minnesota.
Water and Sanitation Education Improve Health
The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) is helping bring better health to children in 31 schools in Aceh Province, Indonesia, through innovative water and sanitation programs.
"Begging Them To Live": A Nurse’s Passion For AIDS-Education Invigorates the Ganta Community
There's a lot to be proud of when talking about Angeline Willicors' accomplishments. A spunky and spirited registered nurse, Angie, as she is called, heads up the community-based HIV/AIDS counseling team at Ganta United Methodist Hospital in Liberia.
DRC Leaders Learn to Address Health Issues
Major strides are being made in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to break the silence about HIV/AIDS.
Rebuilding Lives in South Sudan
Teresa Juan spent 20 years as a refugee in Uganda, fleeing the civil conflict that wreaked havoc across southern Sudan for more than two decades, leaving more than one and a half million people dead.
UMCOR Helps a Gaza Family Find Refuge
Hanadi (not her real name) has faced many challenges in her thirty-three years.
"Miraculous" Giving for Sudan at Ginghamsburg Church
"I was blown away once again," said Karen Smith of Ginghamsburg Church's fifth Christmas Miracle Offering for Sudan.
United Methodists Clean Up After Oklahoma Tornados
United Methodists are continuing to assist cleanup and salvage operations following the tornados that struck Oklahoma on Feb. 10-11.
Out of the Ashes
Since the fall of the Taliban regime in 2002, over five million Afghan refugees have journeyed home to Afghanistan after living in Pakistan or Iran for more than 20 years.
