The United Methodist Church

Mission

Dr. Tendai Paul Manyeza, a United Methodist missionary who served 23 years at Old Mutare Mission Hospital in Zimbabwe, has been assigned to a new post at Kissy United Methodist Hospital outside Freetown, Sierra Leone. Photo by Kudzai Chingwe, UMNS.

Global health missionary honored for 23 years of service

Zimbabwe doctor, who has been called the face of Old Mutare Mission Hospital, gets new assignment in Sierra Leone.

Mission

The United Methodist Church’s Njagboima secondary school in Bo, Sierra Leone, sits empty after it was heavily damaged by severe storms. Educators and church officials are trying to come up with a plan to allow affected students to finish out the school year while repairs are underway. Photo by Phileas Jusu, UMNS.

Storm shuts down United Methodist schools in Sierra Leone

Njagboima primary and secondary schools suspend classes, exams after powerful storm rips off roofs, floods classrooms.

Church Growth

Men of Bishop Baughman United Methodist Church, supported by the church’s women and other men’s groups, walk across western Freetown, Sierra Leone, sharing messages of peace and reconciliation with the aid of a microphone and speaker. After bitterly fought elections left Sierra Leone divided along tribal and regional lines, the men wanted to evangelize in new ways to help bring the country together. Photo by Phileas Jusu, UMNS.

United Methodist Men take unity message to the streets

After bitterly fought elections that left Sierra Leone divided, church members are evangelizing in new ways to bring the country together.

Community Development

Bishop John K. Yambasu (center) dedicates a United Methodist primary school in Sayllu, his home village, near Bo, Sierra Leone. The school, the first in this remote village, includes a water well for community use. Photo by Phileas Jusu, UMNS.

First school opens in bishop's home village

Sierra Leone Area Bishop John K. Yambasu celebrates new opportunities for the children in this remote community.

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