International Ministries

United Methodist Women are in mission with women, children and youth in 150 countries.

The Joy of the Material and Spiritual Practice of Sharing by Grace Musuka
12/13/2012 During this Advent season, as we share material goods with family members, let us also extend our hand to the needy around us.

Nelly's Story
12/07/2012 In a village in Zambia, Nelly and her family once depended exclusively on chemical fertilizers to produce the crops on their farm. As years went by, the quality of their soil degraded to a point that hunger and poverty took over the family’s already precarious situation.

Violence in Gaza: What United Methodist Women Supports in Israel-Palestine
11/29/2012 We grieve over this and call on United Methodist women to keep the conflict in your prayers and thoughts. United Methodist Women supports many projects in Israel-Palestine.

Introducing Food Justice by Sarika Mathur
11/14/2012 Hunger and poverty have a cyclical relationship.

Phakamisa: A Project of Pinetown Methodist Church
11/13/2012 Phakamisa is a social uplifting and empowerment ministry of the Pinetown Methodist Church in South Africa, funded by United Methodist Women since 2010.

Batis Center for Women
11/13/2012 United Methodist Women‘s International Ministries with Women, Children & Youth supports the Batis Center for Women in the Philippines.

What is United Methodist Women Doing, in Heaven's Name? by Harriett Jane Olson
10/22/2012 At their board of directors meeting, Harriett J. Olson asked, “What is going on with United Methodist Women, in heaven’s name?” In other words, how is United Methodist Women’s mission work living into the Gospel to benefit women, children and youth?

Family Club Hope Rehabilitation Services for Cerebral Palsy Youth
10/08/2012 United Methodist Women has continuously funded Club Hope from 2007 to 2011.

Kapatiran-Kaunlaran Foundation
10/08/2012 United Methodist Women funds the “Enhancing the Community-based Response for the Protection of Street and Working (Out-of-School) Children in Manila North Cemetery” project.

HIV's Unexpected Legacies by Paul Jeffrey
10/01/2012 Activists fighting the AIDS epidemic for 30 years share lessons about social justice, gender equality, human rights and solidarity.

Climate Justice
09/20/2012 United Methodist Women is seeking applications from women ages 18-30 to be participants in a seminar on climate justice. The seminar will take place at the Wesley Center in Tokyo, Japan, February 14-24, 2013. Download the brochure and application for more information. Application deadline November 1, 2012.

Stumbling Over Reproductive Health by Elmira Sellu
09/01/2012 Every woman has a right to complete health care throughout her life -- even in developing countries.

Burn a Candle: Pledge Service 2013 by Nancy Bearden Hudson
08/29/2012 This pledge service features three candles symbolizing faith, hope and love in action. Listen not only with your ears but your heart as well. It is based on 2 Corinthians 9:6-15 and includes the hymns “The Church’s One Foundation” and “Here I Am, Lord.”

Responsively Yours: A Peek Into the Gender Gap by Harriett Jane Olson
06/01/2012 Women in general operate with a sort of enlightened self-interest, not selflessly, but in ways that take seriously our own needs, the needs of our families, our businesses and our communities, the people and places we know best.

Young Asian Women Prepare to Lead by Young Hee Chung
06/01/2012 Scranton Women's Leadership Center in Seoul and Wesley Center in Tokyo co-sponsor training for Asian women in the Philippines.

A Lifeline to the Future by Donna Akuamoah
06/01/2012 United Methodist Women international ministries scholarships are helping to develop a new generation of leaders.

Get Involved With Your Conference Rapid Response Team
05/10/2012 The United Methodist Rapid Response Team mobilizes congregations to welcome immigrants and to advocate for just and humane immigration reform at the state and federal level.

General Conference Approves New Resolution on Peace in Afghanistan by Leigh Rogers
05/02/2012 United Methodist Women proposed the resolution, “Seeking Peace in Afghanistan,” which passed at General Conference with amendments, and calls for The United Methodist Church to support an end to war and seek a process of peace in Afghanistan.

General Conference Approves United Methodist Women Autonomy by Yvette Moore
05/01/2012 By a vote of 889 to 20, General Conference made United Methodist Women an autonomous organization within the United Methodist Church May 1 during its quadrennial meeting Tampa, Fla. The historic vote separates the national policymaking body of women organized for mission within the denomination from the church’s mission agency for the first time in more than 70 years.

The Global Land Grab by Paul Jeffrey
05/01/2012 Around the world impoverished peoples are fighting a foreign rush for wealth and control that threatens to strip them of land, food and water.

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