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Guatemalan Pastors Receive Certificates in Pastoral Ministry

February 5, 2018 1 Comment

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→

Filed Under: In the News Tagged With: Duke Divinity School, GBGM, General Board of Higher Education and Ministry, Guatemala

Celebrating Persons in Mission: Barbara Rogers

February 13, 2016

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→

Filed Under: General, Global Outreach, missions, young adults Tagged With: Advance, GBGM, Global Mission Fellow, mission, missionary, Young People

Bishop Turns Dirt for New Global Ministries Center in Atlanta

January 21, 2016

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→

Filed Under: General, Global Outreach, missions Tagged With: GBGM, Global Ministries, mission

Calling 20-30 Year Olds to Challenge of a Lifetime

December 17, 2015

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→

Filed Under: Alleviating Poverty and Hunger, General, Local Outreach, missions, young adults Tagged With: GBGM, Global Mission Fellow, ministry, mission, missionary, outreach, Young People

Latest Missionary Update from Mary Zigbuo

November 20, 2015

“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→

Filed Under: General, Global Outreach, Love for Liberia Tagged With: Advance, Africa, GBGM, health, Liberia, Love for Liberia, mission, missionary

connections: The Advance Icon Project From GBGM & #GivingTuesday

November 3, 2015

In this video, Bishop Ward speaks about The Advance Icon Project from the General Board of Global Ministries (GBGM), #GivingTuesday and Imagine No Malaria.

Filed Under: Connections Tagged With: #GivingTuesday, Bishop Hope Morgan Ward, GBGM, General Board of Global Ministries, Imagine No Malaria, The Advance

Exciting Opportunities in Congregational Health Ministries

September 16, 2015

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→

Filed Under: General, Local Outreach Tagged With: GBCS, GBGM, healing, health, Healthcare, ministry, mission, outreach

Welcoming the Stranger: UMC Response to Refugee Crisis

September 14, 2015

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→

Filed Under: Alleviating Poverty and Hunger, disaster response, General, Global Outreach, missions, Refugee, Immigration, and Welcoming the Neighbor Tagged With: Advance, Afghan Refugees, Disaster, GBGM, Migrant Crisis, mission, Poverty, Refugees, UMCOR

Two Upcoming Summer Mission Opps

June 3, 2015

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→

Filed Under: General, Global Outreach, Love for Liberia Tagged With: GBGM, Liberia, Love for Liberia, mission, missionary, outreach

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