Mission and Ministry

Theology and Education

Students work in the new computer lab at Nyamidzi Secondary School in rural Zimbabwe. The lab was created through collaboration between The United Methodist Church and the Zimbabwean government. Photo by Kudzai Chingwe, UMNS.

Norwegian partnership benefits rural Zimbabwe education

United Methodist Norway-Zimbabwe partnership now working on non-United Methodist rural education projects.

Local Church

Parishioners pray for Jadon Olsen at Saint Luke United Methodist Church in Laurinburg, N.C. Photo courtesy of the Rev. William A. Olsen.

Accident puts family on 'sacred road of suffering'

After a pastor’s son was seriously injured during Hurricane Florence, the United Methodist connection surrounded the family with caring.

Mission and Ministry

Bishop Hope Morgan Ward preaches at Clarks United Methodist Church, on the outskirts of New Bern, North Carolina. The church celebrated homecoming and burned a paid-off mortgage during the September 23 service, which Ward led with the Rev. Michael Register, pastor. Members shared stories of flood damage from Hurricane Florence. Photo by Sam Hodges, UMNS

Giving thanks in New Bern

Bishop visits on special Sunday at Clarks United Methodist Church, in an area of North Carolina hard hit by Hurricane Florence.

Disaster Relief

Construction work on a building in Hatíllo, Puerto Rico, is part of efforts by UMCOR to rebuild and renew after Hurricane Maria devastated the island in September of 2017. Photo by Michelle Maldonado, United Methodist Communications.

Video: Puerto Rican bishop gives thanks to UMCOR

In the year since Hurricane Maria swept across Puerto Rico, UMCOR has contributed more than $20 million to help “Renew, Rebuild and Reconstruct.”

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