Humanitarian Relief

Dr. Marie-Claire Manafundu (right) examines Crispin, age 2, at Mangobo Methodist Hospital Center in Kisangani, Congo. Crispin is among the malnourished children in Eastern Congo who are receiving nutritional supplements and medical care as part of the Maternal, Newborn and Child Health program of The United Methodist Church. Photo courtesy of the Health Department of the United Methodist Church in Eastern Congo.

Church helps thousands of malnourished children in Congo

The United Methodist Church strives to combat acute and severe malnutrition by providing nutritional supplements, medical care and advice to parents on infant feeding and care.

Immigration

St. Paul and St. Andrew United Methodist Church in New York City is seeing large crowds each Monday morning as it welcomes migrants bused into Manhattan. The church calls them Miracle Mondays, and with help from partner organizations a range of assistance is offered, including meals, hygiene products and legal counseling. Crowds have steadily grown. Photo courtesy of St. Paul and St. Andrew United Methodist Church.

Amid policy changes, church keeps faith with migrants

No surge so far of asylum-seekers into the U.S. after the recent end of a COVID-related restriction. But United Methodists remain busy assisting those already here.

Disaster Relief

The Rev. Mary Stewart of Rolling Fork United Methodist Church leads a prayer as people worship on the steps of the church on March 26 in Rolling Fork, Miss. At least 25 people were killed by tornadoes that tore through the state on March 24, destroying buildings and knocking out power as severe weather moved through several southern states. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Church reaches out after deadly tornadoes

After a powerful storm brought death and destruction to one of the poorest regions of the U.S. South, United Methodists are helping people in the Mississippi Delta mourn and pick up the pieces.

Disaster Relief

Jean Tshomba and Cudins Lokale, members of The United Methodist Church’s disaster management office in East Congo, lift bags containing rice and cornmeal during relief distribution in Goma in January 2023. Funding from the United Methodist Committee on Relief purchased more than 165 tons of food and non-food items distributed to more than 2,500 households or approximately 12,500 people. Photo by Chadrack Tambwe Londe, UM News.

Church increases aid to displaced people in Congo

Over $400,000 from UMCOR and United Methodist Global Ministries helped provide emergency relief to approximately 25,000 displaced people in Congo.

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