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Environment

Disaster Relief
Emma Asores (right) and Romuel “Dojoe” Flores walk among idled fishing boats in the Mozon II neighborhood in Rosario, Philippines. Typhoon Carina caused three oil tankers to sink in July, prompting the government to ban fishing in villages around Manila Bay. The United Methodist Church distributed rice to affected families in Tanza and Rosario in Cavite Province. Asores heads the women’s organization in Mozon II and Flores is a consultant with the United Methodist Committee on Relief’s International Disaster Response unit. Photo by Mike DuBose, UM News.

Filipino United Methodists help fishing communities

After a typhoon and oil spill, church leaders joined with UMCOR and the local disaster response office to distribute rice and help combat climate change in coastal areas.
Social Concerns
Members of Grace United Methodist Church in Harrisburg, Pa., gather around their “Peace Pole,” installed to commemorate the Sept. 21 International Day of Peace and also in recognition of the charged political climate in the U.S. because of the presidential election. Photo courtesy of Grace United Methodist Church.

United Methodists react to US election

Some United Methodists are pleased with the return of Donald Trump to the White House in January, and others are heartbroken. Is there a middle ground?
Social Concerns
Thozeka Letuka (seated) and her husband, the Rev. Thabiso Letuka (right), join employees of Big Start Recycling and Buy Centre for a photograph at their facility in Durban, South Africa. Thozeka Letuka, a United Methodist and founder of the business, says Big Start transforms discarded items into valuable resources, helps clean up the environment and provides meaningful employment to members of the community. Photo courtesy of Big Start.

Church member's passion for recycling pays off

United Methodist woman opens center to clean up the environment, empower members of her South African community.
Global Health
Children and youth show off the cake they received from visitors from Ambodifasika United Methodist Church in Faratanjona, Madagascar. The community faces food shortages due to climate change and other factors that have reduced crop production in the region. Photo by Esdras Rakotoarivony, UM News.

Church in Madagascar feeds hungry

United Methodists plant seeds of hope in a remote village facing food challenges.

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