General Agencies

Poverty
Loaves of bread will help provide financial support for women in Sierra Leone. Screengrab courtesy of United Women in Faith, by UM News.

Bakery supports women in Sierra Leone

A bakery financed by United Women in Faith will provide economic opportunities for women in Sierra Leone. “The bakery is a legacy that will be profitable to the women today and to generations to come.”
Bishops
Bishop Minerva Carcaño presides over a May 19 session of the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. The United Methodist Commission on the Status and Role of Women is asking to serve as a monitor in the church complaint process involving Carcaño, who has been suspended for more than a year. File photo by Mike DuBose, UM News.

Agency seeks role in complaint against bishop

The United Methodist Commission on the Status and Role of Women is asking to serve as a monitor in the church complaint process involving Bishop Minerva Carcaño, who has been suspended for more than a year.
General Agencies
Zainab Koroma collects the offering at a United Methodist church in Fulawahun, near Bo, Sierra Leone. Overall, The United Methodist Church saw a slight increase in giving to denomination-wide ministries in 2022, compared to the previous year. File photo by Mike DuBose, UM News.

Amid budget woes, church sees slight rise in giving

Overall giving to support The United Methodist Church’s denomination-wide ministries saw a small uptick in 2022, even in a time of rising church disaffiliations. However, worries remain — especially about funding for bishops.
Discipleship
Mission leaders and guests from the U.S. and Korea gather to celebrate the 20th anniversary of United Methodist ministry in Mongolia during the Mongolian Mission Initiative’s annual gathering on Oct. 3. Photo courtesy of the Asia Regional Office, United Methodist Board of Global Ministries.

Celebrating 20 years of mission in Mongolia

The Mongolia mission, initiated by the Korean United Methodist Church in 2003, now has 12 United Methodist churches, two mission centers and various outreach ministries serving the Mongolian community.

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