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Missionary

Theology and Education
The Rev. Young Seon Christina Kim, a United Methodist missionary with Global Ministries and founder of Global Mission Secondary School in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, addresses parents and guests at the school’s second graduation ceremony in November. Kim emphasized that the school is a Christian community where mentoring and service shape students’ character, preparing them to become the next generation of leaders in Tanzania. Photo by Asaph Sungura Ally, UM News.

Secondary school transforms lives in Tanzania
Its goal is to develop disciples of Jesus who are academically strong, rooted in faith, socially responsible and ready to serve beyond Tanzania’s borders.
Mission and Ministry
Participants sing praises during the opening worship of the Korean Association of The United Methodist Church, held Sept. 29 at Calvary Korean United Methodist Church in East Brunswick, New Jersey. Pictured (from left): Bishops Cynthia Moore-Koikoi of the Greater New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania conferences; Hee-Soo Jung of the Ohio Episcopal Area; Dottie Escobedo-Frank of the California-Pacific Conference; and the Rev. Kyu Hyun Kim, pastor of Berkeley Korean United Methodist Church in Orinda, Calif. Photo by the Rev. Thomas E. Kim, UM News.

Korean church leaders commit to mission, healing
The Korean Association of The United Methodist Church’s 2025 convocation brought together registered pastors, laity and ministry leaders from across the United States. Mission was a central focus.
Mission and Ministry
Tapiwanashe Moreblessing Manyeza (left) and youth from the West Angola Conference participate in an educational campaign in Luanda, Angola, in response to a cholera outbreak in January. Working with the church’s health department as a Global Mission Fellow, Manyeza partnered with the Angola Council of Churches to help identify communities to visit to raise awareness about the outbreak and distribute pamphlets and hygiene packs. Photo courtesy of Tapiwanashe Moreblessing Manyeza.

Missionaries make difference in Angola
From public health to agriculture, two Global Ministries workers have had an impact on communities in West Angola.
Mission and Ministry
Bishop Jeremiah J. Park (right) congratulates the Rev. R. Jargaltsetseg during the ordination service at the United Methodist Mongolia Mission Initiative’s annual meeting, held at Gerelt United Methodist Church in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, on Aug. 30. Jargaltsetseg was ordained as a mission elder. Photo by the Rev. Thomas E. Kim, UM News.

Mongolia Mission marks milestones, maps future
The United Methodist Church’s Mongolia Mission Initiative celebrated its 23rd anniversary this year with joyful worship and renewed commitments to the future.

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