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Electron microscopic image of an isolate from the first U.S. case of COVID-19. United Methodist churches in the Seattle area have been affected by the coronavirus outbreak there. Image courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Adjusting to coronavirus threat

United Methodist churches, conferences take precautions as exposure to the virus becomes a reality.

United Methodist women process cassava tubers into attiéké, a traditional Ivorian dish, at a new semi-mechanized processing plant in Anyama, Côte d'Ivoire. A $200,000 grant from the United Methodist Committee on Relief helped fund the production plant. Photo by Isaac Broune, UM News.

Traditional Ivorian dish cooking up profits for women

United Methodist women will be making attiéké, a traditional Ivorian dish made from cassava flour, at a new processing plant.

Mission and Ministry

Jean Tshomba, coordinator of UMCOR's disaster management office in Eastern Congo, hands over a bag of flour to one of the beneficiaries during the distribution of food in the Lubutu ecclesiastical district at the end of November 2019. The United Methodist Committee on Relief provided humanitarian assistance to war-displaced people in the region. Photo courtesy of UMCOR Disaster Management Office, East Congo.

Church helps war-displaced families in East Congo

The United Methodist Committee on Relief provided a $100,000 grant to distribute food to more than 5,500 people who fled their homes due to violence.

Social Concerns

Jose Antonio Marchas Novela recounts the threats of violence that caused him to flee Mexico with his wife, Irlanda Lizbeth Jimenez Rodriguez, and their 1-year-old son, Jose Antonio. The family took shelter at the Christ United Methodist Ministry Center in San Diego in August 2018 while seeking asylum. United Methodists are initiating a $2 million project to support asylum seekers in the U.S. File photo by Mike DuBose, UM News.

UMCOR, partners start asylum seekers project

The three-year, $2 million pilot project also will engage local church members on a community level as they embrace the biblical mandate of welcoming the stranger.

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