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Social Concerns
The Rev. Dr. Thomas Muhomba. Photo courtesy of the author.

Honoring our differences while celebrating unity

As The United Methodist Church seeks to embody unity, it must also reckon with the distinct realities and contexts that shape its people.
Mission and Ministry
Elie Etako Wembo, coordinator of the Yambasu Agriculture Initiative in the East Congo Episcopal Area, and Omanga Sebastien, a zoo technician, inspect a pig with an injured ear at a United Methodist farm funded by the initiative near Kindu, Congo. The United Methodist Board of Global Ministries program has financed the construction of two buildings for pig farming, which can accommodate up to 300 animals. Photo by Chadrack Tambwe Londe, UM News.

Yambasu farm fosters hope in Congo

A mixed-use farm funded through the Yambasu Agriculture Initiative strengthens local food security, creates jobs and generates sustainable income for the community and The United Methodist Church in eastern Congo.
Disaster Relief
Volunteers of Kamuning First UMC prepare meals for evacuees at Bernardo Park evacuation center in Quezon City, Philippines. Photos from Kamuning First UMC Facebook Page.

Churches respond to storms in Philippines

A series of typhoons and storms have brought heavy rains to parts of the Philippines, causing widespread flooding. United Methodist churches in the Philippines Central Conference, including Good Samaritan United Methodist, Kamuning First United Methodist and churches in the Bulacan Philippines Conference, have been leading relief efforts in their communities.
Central Conferences
Dr. Ursula Norah Nyamandi, a government medical officer at the Nyadire Mission Hospital in Zimbabwe, monitors the condition of John Gwata, 87, who is anemic. Critical upgrades sponsored by the United Methodist Board of Global Ministries, mean the Old Mutare and Nyadire mission hospitals are better equipped to provide high-quality health care in rural settings. Photo by Kudzai Chingwe, UM News.

Mission agency’s support revitalizes hospitals

With support from the United Methodist Board of Global Ministries, Old Mutare and Nyadire mission hospitals are now better equipped to provide high-quality health care in rural settings.

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