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...
by umcjnews | Sep 30, 2021 | Blog, Global Stories
Geoelectric survey conducted by FIEA in Rocafuerte region, Ecuador. PHOTO: FIEA – ECUADOR By Lizzy Case with Rev. Jenny Phillips, Senior Technical Advisor for Environmental Sustainability at United Methodist Global Ministries “Now there is a way of having light in our...
by umcjnews | Sep 28, 2021 | Blog, Global Stories
Young African Leadership Development (YALD) is an international organization which undertakes activities with young African people to encourage the spirit of cooperation , development and mutuality assistance in the society. Founded in 2018 by young United Methodist...
