Bishop Hope Morgan Ward and District Superintendent Edie Gleaves talk about Rotifunk: Mission of Hope and encourage us to pray for women and children around the world as we focus our gaze upon Mary holding the infant Christ.
connections: Annual Conference Special Offerings
Bishop Ward highlights two special offerings which will be received at the 2016 Annual Conference – The Conference Missions Endowment Fund and the Rotifunk Hospital in Sierra Leone
Returning to Rotifunk: Join the Mission of Hope
With much joy, the Mission of Hope (#S-00281) short term mission teams plan to return to Rotifunk Hospital in Sierra Leone in November 2015. Team member applications are being accepted for two teams: a medical team and a general spiritual/social team focused on building relationships. Teams will be limited to seven persons each. The Mission… Continue Reading→
Upcoming Liberia Project: Sierra Leone Update
Thanks to the tremendous response from NCC churches, 1,406 Food Buckets were packed and shipped off to Sierra Leone the week of May 20, 2015, to help address the crisis in access to food by victims of the Ebola crisis. As we praise God that incidences of Ebola continue to decline in West Africa, we… Continue Reading→
Update on Food Buckets for Sierra Leone!
Thank you for the overwhelming response so far to the appeal for Food Buckets for the people of Sierra Leone who have been affected by the Ebola virus crisis. This crisis has made many people food insecure—particularly those who have been stigmatized by having the virus themselves or in their families. These food buckets will… Continue Reading→
Join the Bishop: Urgent Food Need for Sierra Leone
Bishop Hope Morgan Ward invites you to join her in providing food items desperately needed by the people of Sierra Leone. The Ebola crisis has left many people unable to obtain the daily food they need. The food distribution system has broken down, due to mandatory quarantines and fear. You can help by collecting and… Continue Reading→
West African Missionary Visiting NC Conference
Missionary Mozart Adevu (#13996Z), Africa regional coordinator with UMCOR, will be in NC from November 28 – December 11, 2014. Mozart Adevu teaches cutting-edge agricultural techniques to West African farmers, as part of UMCOR’s Sustainable Agriculture and Development Program (#982188). He is eager to share how equipping communities to fight hunger through sustainable agriculture is transforming… Continue Reading→
Report on Ebola Crisis Summit
Over 20 people from two continents met at Hertford UMC on September 4, 2014, to discuss how the NC Conference might best respond to the Ebola crisis in West Africa. The group heard first hand from UMC Global Ministries missionaries Kip Robinson and Priscilla Jaiah about the impact of the crisis on the lives of… Continue Reading→
Ebola Crisis Summit – Thursday, Sept 4, Hertford UMC
We will have a broad conversation regarding efforts to respond to the Ebola Crisis in Western Africa. We will meet at: Hertford United Methodist Church 200 Dobbs Street, Hertford, NC 27944 Time: 1:00 PM, Thursday, September 4. We will be joined by Priscilla Jaiah, GBGM missionary in Liberia, and Kip Robinson, GBGM missionary… Continue Reading→