Mongolia Mission Initiative
On May 13, 2006, ground was broken for a new United Methodist mission center in the Chengeltei section of the city of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The new mission center will house the Chengeltei United Methodist congregation and mission outreach programs of The United Methodist Church (UMC) in Ulaanbaatar. It will serve people in this Gobi Desert area.
The plan is to complete the first phase of the building project by October 2007. Once the first phase is complete, Chingle Te UMC will move into the building. Currently, the 
church is using two large gers (Mongolian tents) for its ministries. One is used as the sanctuary and the other as offices and classrooms. The second phase involves adding more than 8,000 square feet of space to the current building. This will create a total space of 15,500 square feet for the mission center. The addition will include office spaces for the mission center, an indoor gym, a shower facility, a multipurpose room for fellowship and special events, a space for the medical clinic, and guest quarters. The second phase should be completed by October 2008.
Mongolia is a nation of 2.4 million people. It has vigorously endorsed a democratic form of government since the fall of communism a decade ago. Since then Buddhism has again flourished and is the traditional and still dominant religion. In 2005, about 22,000 were Christian, a number that had doubled in the last five years.
Global Ministries Missionaries
View the list of our missionaries serving in Mongolia
Photos: One of the weekly Bible classes with Sun Lae Kim, a GBGM missionary, at Chingle Te United Methodist Church in Ullan Baatar. Classes are held in "gers," such as those pictured above.
Initiative News
Reaching Out in Mongolia
Source: New World Outlook
April 2007
Ground Breaking for New Mission Center in Mongolia and 'Ode to Joy' Concert
Source: GBGM Press Release
May 2006
United Methodists Strengthen Mission in Mongolia
Source: GBGM Press Release
July 2004
Mongolia gets major emphasis from Korean United Methodists
Source: United Methodist News Service
February 2003
