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UMCOR News Stories

11 Jan 2013 Melissa Crutchfield: A Role in Relief
UMCOR’s Melissa Crutchfield has built a career on reaching out to people in crisis to help rebuild lives. UMTV offers this video profile.
10 Jan 2013 When Traffic Becomes a Crime
January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month
8 Jan 2013 Compassion Cradles Grief-Stricken Newtown
UMCOR supports local church efforts to provide solace in Newtown.
7 Jan 2013 Haiti Moves Forward
Three years after a devastating earthquake, Haiti seeks to turn a corner.
4 Jan 2013 Passion for Health Education in Liberia
Victoria Tomah developed a passion early in life for preventive medicine in her home country.
3 Jan 2013 College Students Connect With Sandy Survivors
At the UMC’s What’s Next event, students give from the heart.
2 Jan 2013 After Sandy, Maryland Town Quietly Suffers
At least 350 homes in tiny Crisfield, Maryland, were damaged.
24 Dec 2012 A Child Will Lead Them – A Christmas Message from Thomas Kemper
The head of Global Ministries offers reflections from a recent visit to Bethlehem.
21 Dec 2012 2012 Disaster Response
A UMNS report on disaster-response efforts by United Methodists during 2012.
21 Dec 2012 UMNS Video
Border Separates Families at Christmas United Methodist missionaries are part of an effort to unite families divided by deportations and immigration.
21 Dec 2012 Partners Make Change Sustainable
In Zimbabwe, UMCOR involves local leaders in the fight against malaria.
20 Dec 2012 Living Chabadza in Zimbabwe
Imagine No Malaria Field Coordinator Ashley Gish blogs about her recent experience in Zimbabwe at a net distribution.
20 Dec 2012 Mission Challenges, an Advent Reflection
Mission challenges our lives and our faith.
20 Dec 2012 Becoming an Immigrant Welcoming Congregation
United Methodists affirm the worth, dignity, inherent value, and rights of all people.
19 Dec 2012 Lighting the Way
The Immigrant Welcoming Congregations in the UMC West Ohio Conference offer a thoughtful Advent resource.
19 Dec 2012 This IS the Day to Stop Gun Violence
The General Board of Church and Society has issued an action alert related to the Newtown shooting.
18 Dec 2012 A Gift of Hope with Wings
Following an outpouring of pennies, dollars, and Congolese Francs, the people of North Katanga are about to receive a gift of hope with wings.
18 Dec 2012 “Green Rebuilding” More Possible Than Ever
Looming climate change demands church response in disaster recovery.
17 Dec 2012 Malaria-fighting partnership all about nets
UMC launches phase 2 of Imagine No Malaria campaign, in Zimbabwe.
17 Dec 2012 From Japan: Call for Recovery and Future Safety
Faith leaders speak as one after conference on nuclear issues.
14 Dec 2012 Theology of Stigma
For those living with HIV and AIDS, stigma is sin.
13 Dec 2012 2012: Hunger spiked when disaster struck
Disasters like Super-storm Sandy compound need.
13 Dec 2012 Hard Work and Hope in Advent
In Advent, we recall that out of “travail” hope and new life may be born.
12 Dec 2012 Energy Poison: The Invisible Enemy
Inter-religious conference in Japan raises concerns stemming from 2011 triple disaster.
11 Dec 2012 Typhoon lessons learned in Philippines
United Methodist missionary reports that disaster risk reduction training minimized the impact of Typhoon Bopha.