Women and Children

Marie Otshumba, one of the beneficiaries of The United Methodist Church’s Maternal, Newborn and Child Health program, holds son Amisi alongside nurses at Lokole United Methodist Hospital Center in Kindu, Congo. After five years of repeated miscarriages, Otshumba said the prenatal care she received through the church program transformed her pain into joy. Photo by Chadrack Tambwe Londe, UM News.

Prenatal care transforms grief into joy for Congolese mothers

In Congo, The United Methodist Church’s health program is restoring hope to women who had suffered repeated miscarriages.

Disaster Relief

Beneficiaries of a United Methodist-sponsored nutrition program gather at Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Dowa District, Malawi. The camp is home to an estimated 57,000 refugees. The church initiative provides a monthly clinic that offers supplementary feeding programs for those at the camp most at risk of malnutrition. Photo by Francis Nkhoma, UM News.

Church provides food, hope at Malawi refugee camp

Through the Dzaleka Refugee Camp Nutrition Program, United Methodists offer vital health and nutrition services to vulnerable women and children.

Global Health

Christine Ntamubano expresses gratitude to The United Methodist Church in Burundi for providing clean drinking water closer to her home. Around 5,000 people in the region now have access to drinking water, thanks to a borehole installed by the church. Photo by Jérôme Ndayisenga, UM News.

Borehole offers hope to Burundi town

A drinking system, installed by United Methodists, provides access to water and contributes to the economic and social development of Ruburizi.

Church History

The United States Mint has included Jovita Idár, an early 20th century Mexican American journalist and activist — and a Methodist — in the American Women Quarters series. In 2023, she’ll have her image on a special-issue coin, joining Eleanor Roosevelt, Maya Angelou, Sally Ride and others. Image courtesy of the United States Mint; graphic by Laurens Glass, UM News.

Spotlight shines on Jovita Idár, Methodist reformer

Idár, a Mexican American journalist, activist and Methodist working in South Texas in the early 20th century, continues to gain recognition from historians and others. The United States Mint is including her in its American Women Quarters series.

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