Children

Immigration

Oliver (right) and his 8-year-old son Anthony rest at an overflow shelter for recent immigrants at the Basilica of Our Lady of San Juan del Valle in McAllen, Texas. They fled their native Honduras in fear of gang violence and asked that their real names not be used.

Faith communities provide respite, care for immigrants

Thousands of immigrants flowing into U.S. find temporary rest and respect with faith communities in Texas border towns.

Global Health

In photo on left, Grace Mutsago (left) and Adja Muzama carry water from a well at Mutsago Primary School in Zimbabwe. In photo on right, teacher Memory Maseure fills a bucket from the new tap at Mutsago Primary School. The United Methodist Church in partnership with Chabadza Norway Community Development Program is helping bring clean, piped water to two schools. Photos by Kudzai Chingwe, UMNS.

Water project saves lives, boosts economy in Zimbabwe

Chabadza partnership between The United Methodist Church in Norway and Zimbabwe brings clean water to schools, community.

Immigration

Native American scholar Henrietta Mann (left) and leaders of The United Methodist Church’s Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference, the Revs. Donna Pewo (center) and David Wilson, conduct a prayer ceremony for immigrant children held at the Casa Padre detention facility in Brownsville, Texas. The three prayed in a grassy median outside the facility, a former Walmart. It is the largest shelter in the U.S. for minors caught crossing the border illegally. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS.

Native Americans pray at child detention center

Members of the Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference held a prayer service outside Casa Padre, a detention center for young, mostly unaccompanied immigrant boys.

Mission and Ministry

Children listen to a vocabulary lesson at the Bethlehem Day Care Center in Youhoulil, Côte d'Ivoire. The United Methodist Women’s organization in the Dabou District started the program in 2016 to help provide nutrition and education for the children of local farmers. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS.

How a church day care feeds bellies, minds

Côte d’Ivoire is a land of agricultural bounty. Nonetheless, malnutrition is a real problem. Here is one way United Methodists are working to solve it.

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