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Guatemalan Pastors Receive Certificates in Pastoral Ministry

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In January, 39 students in Guatemala received a Certificate in Methodist Pastoral Ministry through a Duke Divinity School program that began there in August 2014. The program, which consisted of three-day intensive sessions each January and August, was launched with the support of the General Board of Global Ministries, the General Board of Higher Education… Continue Reading→

Celebrating Persons in Mission: Barbara Rogers

During Black History month, we are pleased to feature several North Carolina women serving in mission. Today, we salute Barbara Rogers (Advance # 3022129), a Global Mission Fellow commissioned in August 2015 for a two year term of service. Barbara, member of Galilee UMC in Laurinburg, NC, is serving a two year term of service… Continue Reading→

Bishop Turns Dirt for New Global Ministries Center in Atlanta

After over 200 years, UMC Global Ministries is moving its headquarters from New York to Atlanta. Our own Bishop Hope Morgan Ward, as president of the Global Ministries Board, joined with others January 19, 2016, to turn over a trowel of dirt symbolizing the onset of construction.  The new facility will occupy renovated and repurposed… Continue Reading→

Calling 20-30 Year Olds to Challenge of a Lifetime

Engage, Connect, and Grow as part of the [Gen]eration Transformation, mission opportunities in the UMC for young adults.  Whether you are employed full time, still in college, or graduated and wondering what to do next, consider giving two years of your life to serving others, exploring how faith intersects with the world, and developing leadership… Continue Reading→

Latest Missionary Update from Mary Zigbuo

“Warm greetings from Liberia where I serve as a Global Ministries missionary assigned as Health Projects Manager. I am thankful for your support that enables my continuity of mission service.”   (Mary Randall Zigbuo, Advance #10721Z) Click on Video Greeting to hear a personal message from Mary. Mary’s current health role enables her to work alongside the… Continue Reading→

Exciting Opportunities in Congregational Health Ministries

Over 160 people from 30 annual conferences, including six from NCC, attended a recent US Health Forum, sponsored by two UMC general agencies and one seminary.  The event launched Healthy Congregations, Healthy Communities, a new congregational health initiative. Attendees were reminded that physical and emotional healing were intrinsic to Jesus’ ministry.  John Wesley started medical… Continue Reading→

Welcoming the Stranger: UMC Response to Refugee Crisis

Thousands of refugees from Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, and parts of Africa are pouring into Europe, fleeing war, economic hardships, and persecution. People desperately seeking a better life for themselves and their children.  The sheer volume of refugees is creating a crisis as humanitarian organizations, churches, and governments struggle with how to respond.  As Christians, called… Continue Reading→

Two Upcoming Summer Mission Opps

Help keep a mission focus before the congregation this summer. NC Conference missionaries Devorah Umipig-Julian (Japan) and Mary Zigbuo (Liberia) will be in NC this summer to share their stories, including the ways folks in the pews participate in God’s work around the world.  Devorah (Debbie) Umpig-Julian and her husband Ronald Julian, both UMC Global… Continue Reading→