Global Ministries - General Board of Global Ministries, United Methodist Church

New Devotional Guide Focuses on UN Millennium Development Goals

A new book of devotional material organized around the United Nation’s millennium development goals has been published by a United Methodist agency.

United Methodist Pastor Heads Swedish Church Union Team

02/01/2012: A United Methodist pastor is the leader of a management group guiding the formation of a new ecumenical denomination in Sweden.

Missionary Mary Zigbuo Remembers Generosity

From all outward appearances, Jesus was born into poverty. Yet, through the gift of the Holy Spirit, we receive the richness of God's grace.
(From the Mission Musings blog)

Gary Locklear: Sharing Communion

by Mary Beth Coudal
Profile of a Church and Community Worker, a Missionary of the General Board of Global Ministries

Making Disciples to Transform the World

For the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, January 18-25, 2012

From the Mission Musings blog

US-2 Jamila Hunter: Creativity Empowers the Community

by Mary Beth Coudal
Jamila Hunter from Brooklyn, New York, served with Hyde Park Community United Methodist Church in Cincinnati, Ohio, for the first of her two years as a US-2.

On the Violence Against Christians in Nigeria

by Thomas Kemper
Please join me in praying for our brothers and sisters in Nigeria. In recent weeks, Christians have been targeted and killed by Boko Haram, a religious extremist group in northern Nigeria.

Are You a Young Adult Committed to Mission and Justice?

Address the causes of injustice and live the gospel alongside communities and organizations seeking peace, apply to become a US-2 or Mission Intern. Deadline extended to February 19, 2012.