Global Church

United Women in Faith volunteers from the Western North Carolina Conference help to sort and organize crafts brought by central conference delegates to the postponed 2020 United Methodist General Conference in Charlotte, N.C. The goods are for sale at the Worldwide Craft Market, which is open at the Hilton Garden Inn, a block from the Charlotte Convention Center, daily except Sunday. Photo by Patrick Scriven, Pacific Northwest Conference for the Western Jurisdiction.

Global craft market supports delegates, ministries

All profits from the sale of wares from Africa, the Philippines and Palestine go back into the pockets of the individuals selling their goods to support various ministries.

Global Health

The United Methodist Global AIDS Committee hosted the Breaking Barriers AIDS Conference at First United Methodist Church in Charlotte, N.C., on April 22, ahead of The United Methodist Church’s General Conference. Participating in the closing service are (from left) Missionary Patrick Abro, Health Operation Manager of the Burundi Annual Conference, Mountain Sky Episcopal Area Bishop Karen Oliveto, the Rev. Sunny Farley, coordinator for the United Methodist Global AIDS Committee, and the Rev. Donald E. Messer, co-chair of the committee. Photo by Christie House, United Methodist Board of Global Ministries.

AIDS Conference aims to break down barriers

The United Methodist Global AIDS Committee facilitated a daylong conference as part of the run-up to the denomination’s lawmaking assembly in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Church Growth

Pastor Marianne Bucud (center) and other church leaders stand in front of the altar of Sharjah United Methodist Church, located in the United Arab Emirates. Bucud became the congregation’s pastor in 2020 when the Filipino United Methodist presence in Sharjah began. Although Middle Eastern countries have varying degrees of religious tolerance, the area has been a center of growth for Filipino diaspora faith communities. Photo courtesy of Sharjah United Methodist Church Facebook page.

Filipino effort promotes United Methodism

The movement has identified Filipino diaspora congregations and fellowships in at least 14 countries across Europe, Asia, Australia and the Middle East.

Global Health

Children and youth show off the cake they received from visitors from Ambodifasika United Methodist Church in Faratanjona, Madagascar. The community faces food shortages due to climate change and other factors that have reduced crop production in the region. Photo by Esdras Rakotoarivony, UM News.

Church in Madagascar feeds hungry

United Methodists plant seeds of hope in a remote village facing food challenges.

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