Mozambique Episcopal Area

Global Mission Fellow Steven Chingadza (center) receives blessings during an April 20 commissioning service at Malanga United Methodist Church in Maputo, Mozambique. Laying hands on Chingadza are (clockwise from left) Hannah Hanson, director of young adult mission service at Global Ministries; the Rev. Judy Chung, executive director of missionary service at Global Ministries; Global Ministries top executive Roland Fernandes; Bishop Hee-Soo Jung and Bishop Joaquina Nhanala. Photo by Roque Facela.

Global Ministries meetings focus on mission in Africa

The United Methodist Board of Global Ministries met this month in Mozambique to collaborate with African United Methodists on mission work and the shared goal of helping the church in Africa become self-sustaining.

Disaster Relief

A mother and her four children stand by the remains of their home, which was destroyed by Cyclone Freddy in the Zambezia Province of Milange, Mozambique. The record-breaking cyclone wreaked havoc on southeastern Africa in February and March. Photo by Zenaido Castigo.

Church responds after cyclone batters Africa

The record-breaking storm’s duration was at least 36 days, killing more than 600 people in Malawi, Mozambique and Madagascar. United Methodists are reaching out to survivors as recovery continues.

Theology and Education

The Rev. Julio Andre Vilanculos (center) stands with Bishop Joaquina Filipe Nhanala (right) and the Rev. Jamisse Taimo (left) during his inauguration as rector of the United Methodist University of Mozambique in Cambine, in 2018. Vilanculos graduated from Africa University in 2009 with a degree in theology and a masters in arts and religious studies. File photo by Francisco Cumbe.

Africa University graduates share their gifts

AU alumni are making a difference in many fields and sharing their blessings with The United Methodist Church in Mozambique.

Global Health

During consultations in Mabumbuza, Mozambique, mothers wait in line with their young children to receive medication at a mobile clinic led by The United Methodist Church in partnership with the Mozambique Ministry of Health. Photo by António Wilson, UM News.

United Methodist health partnership offers hope

Focusing on pregnant women and young children, church’s mobile clinic brigades serve isolated communities.

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