Missionary

Church supports flood survivors in Burundi

With financial support from the United Methodist Committee on Relief, the church has distributed food and other supplies to hundreds of flood survivors.

Evangelism

The Rev. Éric Kalumba greets a church member after worship at Ambodifasika United Methodist Church in Ambodifasika, Madagascar. Kalumba, a missionary with the United Methodist Board of Global Ministries, is charged with planting new United Methodist churches across the island. Photo by Esdras Rakotoarivony, UM News.

Missionary strives to grow church in Madagascar

The Rev. Éric Kalumba is on a mission to spread the Gospel and establish new United Methodist churches across the island.

Mission and Ministry

Larry and Jane Kies pose for a photo in Vumba, one of the scenic areas outside Mutare, Zimbabwe. Behind them is a Zimbabwean indigenous tree called Musasa. As United Methodist missionaries, the couple contributed to the development of agriculture and education in the country at the church’s Nyadire Mission and Africa University. Photo courtesy of Larry Kies.

Missionaries leave mark on agriculture, education

Larry and Jane Kies retired last year after serving for three decades in Zimbabwe at United Methodist Nyadire Mission and Africa University.

Evangelism

Roland Fernandes (left), top executive of the United Methodist Board of Global Ministries, and the Rev. Chang Min Lee, president of the Korean Association of The United Methodist Church, hold up a mission covenant they signed on Oct. 9 at Los Angeles Korean United Methodist Church during the association’s 2024 Convocation. The covenant is a commitment from Korean United Methodists to support 140 global missionaries financially for at least the next three years. Photo by the Rev. Thomas E. Kim, UM News.

Korean United Methodists affirm commitment to missionaries

Signing a mission covenant, they pledged to support 140 global missionaries for at least the next three years, a financial gift totaling more than $500,000.

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