Africa

Students learn how to draw and mark measurements on sewing material during a lesson at the United Methodist Church Women Training Center in Bugembe, Uganda. The center works with women, youth, rape survivors, displaced people and others in the community. The goal is to improve livelihoods through vocational training and education. Photo by Gad Maiga, UM News.

Grants enrich United Methodist outreach in East Africa

Partners UMC Ministries and Harper Hill Global raised more than $13,000 to assist projects in the Uganda-South Sudan Conference.

Theology and Education

Theocracy Tasweranadzo, 10, raises his hand in class at Munyarari Primary School in Mutare, Zimbabwe. A former student at The United Methodist Church’s mission school has created a scholarship program for the three best students in each class. Photo by Kudzai Chingwe, UM News.

Mission school alumnus gives students a boost

Now a prominent businessman, Isaiah Musabayana launched a scholarship program for students at two United Methodist mission schools he attended in the mid-1980s.

Mission and Ministry

The Revs. Daniel Mutidzawanda (right) and Zebediah Marewangepo pray over the first portion of the harvest, which is given to God, at Chisipiti United Methodist Church in Zimbabwe. Photo by Kudzai Chingwe, UM News.

Zimbabwe United Methodists share bounty

Members of the Zimbabwe Episcopal Area embrace the concept of “first fruits,” giving the initial produce of the harvest to God and the church.

Global Health

Dr. Patrick Kilunji, director of United Methodist Shungu Clinic in Kamina, Congo, shows a pregnant woman how to take her own blood pressure at the clinic. In partnership with Harper Hill Global and other organizations, the clinic and North Katanga Episcopal Area are helping educate people in rural villages about hypertension and the risks for pregnant women. Photo by the Rev. Betty Kazadi Musau, UM News.

Hypertension campaign saves lives in Congo

A partnership among the North Katanga United Methodist Church, Harper Hill Global and others provides lifesaving information on how risky high blood pressure can be for pregnant women.

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