Is your church thinking of reaching out to people in new ways? Or is your substance-abuse ministry looking to partner with people in United Methodist churches? Do you want to accompany and care for people who are struggling to overcome a chemical dependency, such as alcoholism? Is your church in ministry with people who are homeless, drug abusers, family members of substance abusers, or people in recovery?
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Education | Finance | Grants | Health | Violence | Focus on Global Health |
Date posted: Oct 03, 2011

Walk together in God's mission with our scholars. Give to your utmost ability. As we invest in their education and leadership, churches and communities shall help transform the world. By God's grace and sitting around the Lord's Table We bear witness to multiple ministries everywhere.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Ecumenical | Finance | Health | Poverty | Focus on Leadership Development | Focus on Ministry with the Poor | Focus on Global Health | Brazil | Liberia | Philippines | United States |
Date posted: Sep 28, 2011

In the month following South Sudan's independence, the United Methodist people of South Sudan outlined the priorities that will help strengthen the church as part of building a new nation. A team of clergy and lay leaders from Yei District came together for a roundtable meeting in Kampala, Uganda, on August 9 and 10, 2011, with delegates from the East Africa Annual Conference, the General Board of Global Ministries, the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR), the Holston Annual Conference, and Ginghamsburg Church in Tipp City, Ohio.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Agriculture | Education | Finance | Poverty | Water | Focus on Congregational Development | Focus on Leadership Development | Focus on Ministry with the Poor | Sudan |
Date posted: Sep 23, 2011

The United Methodist Church's current focus on ministry with the poor stands in strong continuity with the Methodist heritage back to founder John Wesley in 18th century England.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Christian love | Donations | Evangelism | Ethics | Finance | Human rights | John Wesley | Poverty | Wesley | Methodism | Statements | Focus on Ministry with the Poor |
Date posted: May 20, 2011

New York, NY, March 1, 2011--Total United Methodist designated mission giving soared in 2010 as a result of response to the earthquake in Haiti. Designated gifts for missionary support held steady from 2009 to 2010.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Economy | Finance | Grants | Loans | United Methodist Church | Advance | Focus on Ministry with the Poor |
Date posted: Mar 01, 2011

Maybe you're like me and you consider Labor Day weekend simply the last blast of summer-- back-to-school thoughts, picnics, and family fun. But I've come to realize the holiday has a deeper meaning. Labor Day is a legacy of 19th century American workers who fought for and won legal guarantees to fairness and justice in our workplaces.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Civil rights | Economy | Finance | Globalization | Human rights | Justice | Poverty | Prayers | Welfare | Statements | Focus on Ministry with the Poor |
Date posted: Aug 27, 2010

On July 29, participants at the 2010 School of Congregational Development watched the award- winning film, Lost in Woonsocket, which provided a rare glimpse into the hopes and struggles of two homeless alcoholics from Rhode Island, and sparked discussion on the church's role in responding to homelessness and addiction.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Disabilities | Education | Family | Finance | Health | Poverty | Welfare | Focus on Global Health |
Date posted: Aug 02, 2010

New York, NY, April 22, 2010--Mission theology, strategic planning, and organizational governance were major topics for consideration at the spring semi-annual meeting of directors of The United Methodist Church's worldwide mission agency, meeting April 12-14 in Stamford, Connecticut.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Economy | Finance | GBGM events | Global connections | International affairs | John Wesley | Missionaries | United Methodist Church | Methodism | Focus on Leadership Development |
Date posted: Apr 22, 2010

Stamford, Connecticut, April 12, 2010--Bishop Bruce R. Ough of West Ohio wants the large mission agency over which he presides to increase the number and distribution of its missionaries worldwide.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Finance | GBGM events | Global connections | Jesus Christ | John Wesley | Missionaries | United Methodist Church | Partners/partnerships | Focus on Congregational Development | Haiti | Vietnam |
Date posted: Apr 12, 2010

I didn't know anything about farming. I'd never grown anything before; I didn't even know how to grow a tomato. I owe everything to ASPROCAFE. They saved my life. They trained me; they gave me seeds and loans to get started.
Source: New World Outlook
More about: Finance | Human rights | Mission opportunities | UMCOR | United Methodist Church | Volunteers | Colombia | Cuba | United States |
Date posted: Mar 19, 2010

Ah, the memories of school. Friendships and childhood sweethearts. Holiday parties and field trips. The tough teachers and their dreaded tests and assignments. The feelings of accomplishment when you aced that killer test. The lifelong connections. Such memories are created every day at schools everywhere. At Red Bird Mission School, the memories have a special element.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Children | Donations | Education | Finance | Mission opportunities | Youth | United States |
Date posted: Mar 10, 2010

In 1786, as John Wesley approached the twilight of his life, he looked toward the future of the Methodist movement with some trepidation.
Source: New World Outlook
More about: Donations | Economy | Finance | John Wesley | Poverty | United Methodist Church | Focus on Ministry with the Poor |
Date posted: Mar 05, 2010

Columbus, Ohio, February 4, 2009--The United Methodist Church in West Ohio, working with community partners and with staff support from the denomination's mission agency, is opening a free pharmacy in Columbus, Ohio, to serve low- income persons who cannot afford needed prescription medication.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Finance | Health | Welfare | Focus on Global Health |
Date posted: Feb 04, 2010

Microfinance was one of the ways to address the needs of those living in poverty at a conversation on ministry with the poor sponsored by the United Methodist General Board of Global Ministries on December 16. Held in New York City at the United Methodist Church of the Village, more than 500 people joined in from around the world via a live webcast. An overview of the meeting and a link to the download of the webcast can be found here: Microcredit, Restorative Justice.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Children | Communities | Donations | Economy | Ethics | Family | Finance | GBGM events | Global connections | Human rights | Justice | Loans | Poverty | United Methodist Church | Welfare | Women | Youth | Focus on Ministry with the Poor | Bangladesh |
Date posted: Dec 21, 2009

New York, NY, December 17, 2009--The first of a series of United Methodist public conversations on ministry with the poor focused on micro-credit as a means to help people move out of poverty and "restorative justice" as a social policy with positive application to the high percentage of the poor in prison.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Economy | Finance | GBGM events | Human rights | Justice | Prison | Race | United Methodist Church | Violence | Welfare | Women | Youth | Focus on Ministry with the Poor |
Date posted: Dec 17, 2009

Tell eight youth and three adult volunteers that they will skip food for 24 hours and you can imagine the responses! But once these members of Madras United Methodist Church in Madras, Oregon put their minds to it, there was very little complaining. The B1 campaign raises awareness of issues of poverty locally and globally.
Source: Advance
More about: Children | Finance | Poverty | Focus on Ministry with the Poor | Chile |
Date posted: Dec 07, 2009

For years I dreaded celebrating Christmas. Due to an eviction I was separated from my family during my freshman year of high school. Living in a different home each week, I did not understand why, at my age, life took such a drastic turn. I felt so lonely and hopeless, especially during the Christmas season. I watched families eat, open gifts, and share memories together. I would wish that I could experience that same love and joy. I wanted that feeling; I wanted my family.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Advent | Children | Christmas | Economy | Evangelism | Family | Finance | Youth | Focus on Ministry with the Poor |
Date posted: Dec 04, 2009

New York, NY, November 10, 2009--More than $1.8 million in "mission opportunity grants" were approved or confirmed by directors of the United Methodist General Board of Global Ministries at their annual meeting in Stamford, Connecticut, in mid-October.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Education | Finance | Health | Focus on Congregational Development | Focus on Leadership Development | Focus on Ministry with the Poor | Focus on Global Health | Congo DR | Japan | Middle East | Pakistan | Palestine |
Date posted: Nov 10, 2009

Like many other institutions, the United Methodist Board of Global Ministries lost millions in its investments in 2008.
Source: United Methodist News Service
More about: Economy | Finance | GBGM news | United Methodist Church |
Date posted: May 01, 2009