Children

On a blessing Sunday, pillowcases are carefully draped over the alter rail creating a beautiful, bright, & colorful display. The New England Conference Pillowcase Project brings comfort to cancer patients. Photo courtesy of the New England Conference.

Pillowcase Project brings comfort to pediatric cancer patients

About two years ago, three members of Oakdale United Methodist Church established the Pillowcase Project. Pillowcases are donated to the UMASS Pediatric Oncology Unit because a bright cheery pillowcase can be a comforting gift in such a sterile, scary environment.
Sleep in Heavenly Peace is a nonprofit that builds and delivers beds to children who need them. Immanuel United Methodist Church in Camillus, New York, along with community volunteers, built 62 beds. Photo courtesy of Sleep in Heavenly Peace.

Church assembles dozens of beds for children

The Immanuel United Methodist Church parking lot transformed into a hive of energy and purpose as volunteers came together with one mission: to give children the comfort and security of their own beds. The church partnered with Sleep in Heavenly Peace, a nonprofit that builds and delivers beds to children who need them. The goal was 40, but church and community volunteers surpassed that, building 62 beds. The Upper New York Conference produced a video from the event.
Global Health
Dr. Marie-Claire Manafundu, coordinator of The United Methodist Church’s Maternal, Newborn and Child Health program in eastern Congo, talks to a woman about the importance of breastfeeding during a visit to Lokole Methodist Hospital Center in Kindu, Congo. The church’s awareness campaign highlighted the health benefits for mothers and children and also featured testimonials from experienced mothers who shared the challenges and joys of breastfeeding. Photo by Chadrack Tambwe Londe, UM News.

Church works to promote breastfeeding in Congo

As part of World Breastfeeding Week, United Methodists organized information and awareness-raising sessions to support the health of mothers and children.
Mission and Ministry
Bishop Joaquina Filipe Nhanala of the Mozambique Episcopal Area has helped launch an online giving platform to fund local projects that support community health, pastor salaries, evangelism efforts and more. File photo by João Filimone Sambo, UM News.

Mozambique conferences launch online giving

United Methodists can now support local programs and economic sustainability in the country through the new Local Advance Project giving platform.

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