by umcjnews | Jan 25, 2025 | Blog, Global Stories
United Methodist and other leaders gathered in front of the White House in Washington D.C. for a prayer vigil in 2014. Together they prayed for a faithful immigration policy and to end deportations. Credit: UMNS photo by Jay Mallin CC BY 2.0. By Mel Caraway The...
by umcjnews | Jan 23, 2025 | Blog, Global Stories, Grassroots
“Ethiopia, despite contributing minimally to global greenhouse gas emissions, is consistently cited as one of the most vulnerable countries, not only in Sub-Saharan Africa regions but also globally, to climate variability and change.” —Heliyon via ScienceDirect A...
by umcjnews | Aug 25, 2023 | Blog, Children & Youth, Food Security, Global Stories
By Dr. Richard F. Gillum Children in countries least responsible for climate change face greatest losses from the impacts. Climate shocks continue to ravish vulnerable communities and nations around the world. For example, severe drought in the Horn of Africa,...
by umcjnews | Apr 27, 2022 | Agriculture, Blog, Global Stories
A graduate student’s essays on food security in Oaxaca, Mexico Kiera Lane is a second-year Master of Arts in Public Ministry student at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary. Her concentrations are in both ecological regeneration and pastoral care and...
by umcjnews | Nov 1, 2021 | Blog, Buildings, Global Stories, News
by Josh Richardson, photo from UM News Service As churches in the United States (US) continue to do the important work of reducing their energy consumption, faith communities and other environmental movements across the world can provide inspiration and guidance to...
by umcjnews | Oct 1, 2021 | Blog, Global Stories, News, Newsletter
This October newsletter celebrates stories from across the Global United Methodist Connection. As we have just celebrated our community with Christians around the world through World Communion Sunday on October 3, take some time to reflect on the articles featured in...