Africa

Bishop Eduard Khegay speaks on April 21 to the Standing Committee on Central Conference Matters at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, N.C. Four Eurasian conferences overseen by Khegay want to become autonomous, and the committee approved an enabling petition for that. Photo by Sam Hodges, UM News.

Regionalization moves on to full General Conference

The Standing Committee on Central Conference Matters advanced legislation dealing with regionalization, the status of Eurasian conferences and the number of bishops in Africa.

General Conference

Michel Lodi of the East Congo Conference (right foreground) joins other African delegates in singing during a recess at the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. Church leaders say visa problems are causing a struggle to get delegates from outside the U.S. to the General Conference that begins April 23 in Charlotte, N.C. African United Methodist groups warn that their region could be significantly underrepresented. File photo by Mike DuBose, UM News.

No-shows a problem for General Conference

Church officials are still scrambling to get delegates from Africa and other non-U.S. parts of The United Methodist Church to the legislative assembly that begins April 23 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Disaster Relief

Women wait for vegetable oil at the Malicha internally displaced camp in Fizi, Congo. The United Methodist Church distributed 74 tons of supplies to survivors of two fires that ravaged the camp in August and October. The aid included rice, corn flour, salt, sugar, beans, soap, toothbrushes and more. Photo courtesy of the East Congo Episcopal Area disaster management office.

Church helps survivors of fire in Congo

The United Methodist Church has provided food and other supplies to 5,000 survivors of two fires that ravaged a camp for displaced people.

Mission and Ministry

Samuel Kasororo stands with mobility aids provided by The United Methodist Church in eastern Congo. Kasororo, a United Methodist father of six, lost his right leg during war in 2006. The gift will enable him to continue his evangelism work, he said. Photo by Philippe Kituka Lolonga, UM News.

Church restores hope, mobility to disabled

The United Methodist Church offers mobility assistance to people living with disabilities in Congo, including refugees and those displaced by war

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