For 150 years, the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) Sager Brown campus has distributed life-sustaining relief kits to those in need, domestically and abroad.

Global Mission Fellow Albert Wakili, from Nigeria, answered the call from Irish Methodists to work with youth from many cultures, all members of the Blanchardstown Methodist Church in Dublin.

Sager Brown, now home to the UMCOR Relief-Supply Depot, will celebrate 150 years of service to Baldwin, Louisiana, and the world on September 17, 2017.

Global Mission Fellow Nicodemus Doe, from Liberia, describes his experience working in Belgium on behalf of refugees across Europe.

After two years of trying to schedule a US volunteer medical team to conduct a cataract surgery clinic in the DR Congo, missionaries Jonathan and Donna Lee Baker discover that God had a different plan.

Amidst the violence and chaos perpetuated by Boko Haram, UMCOR is partnering with Mission 21 to provide more than 600 men, women, and children with lifesaving nutrition and essential non-food assistance.

The Bible is studied in the far reaches of the Kasulu District and the Nyarugusu refugee camp in Tanzania through Next Generation Ministries, with missionary Young Seon Kim.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees defines a refugee as a person who is forced to flee their home because of violence, war, or persecution. Today, there are 65 million refugees in the world...

The UMC family puts its faith in UMCOR, and likewise, UMCOR clearly puts its faith in the UMC family.

Communities in the Philippines are some of those vulnerable populations. Due to its position along fault lines and tectonic plates in the Pacific, the Philippines is susceptible to earthquakes, typhoons, volcanic eruptions, and cyclones...

The Reverend Jenny Phillips, an experienced minister in environmental stewardship and advocacy, is the new manager of creation care ministries for the United Methodist Church General Board of Global Ministries.

Around the world, 59 million children and 63 million adolescents have no opportunity to attend school. UMCOR country offices find ways to help their regional education systems enroll more students and keep more students in school, especially focusing on girls and children from low-income families.

Around the world, 783 million people lack reliable access to clean drinking water. UMCOR partners with many organizations in a variety of ways to provide communities with clean water and safe sanitation facilities.

Across the developing world, the number one reason girls drop out of school is the lack of water and sanitation infrastructure to support their periods. Due cultural stigmas...

In October 2016, Hurricane Matthew heavily damaged countries in the Caribbean as well as the East and Gulf coasts of the United States. A few weeks after the event...

In mid-March 2017, Peru experienced torrential rainfall, swelling the rivers and causing flash floods and landslides. Much of the northern and western region of the country...

International development ministries of the United Methodist Committee on Relief include sustainable agricultural methods and food security. Stories from Haiti, the DR Congo, and Zimbabwe.

Javed Sheikh, UMCOR’s interim director for International Programs, summarizes some of the most recent activities of UMCOR’s five country offices.

Over the last seven years, UMCOR has had the privilege of working with the Haitian community to develop resilience after the January 12, 2010 earthquake...

Vulnerable communities can take proactive steps to reduce the damage from storms and other hazards by assessing their risks and developing strategic plans before disasters happen--Yovanna Troansky, UMCOR’s director for Disaster Risk Reduction.