Humanitarian Relief

John Kodjo (standing), a member of Mapamboli United Methodist Church in Kinshasa, Congo, tries to salvage things from his flooded home. Torrential rains and flooding on April 5 damaged over 1,000 homes in the area and killed at least 33 people. Kodjo’s family fled on the roof of their home. Photo by the Rev. Fiston Okito, UM News.

Floods devastate United Methodists in Congo

Thousands have been displaced and two United Methodist churches have been damaged by flooding in Kinshasa, the country’s capital.

Mission and Ministry

Florence Kachingwe (left, in pink skirt), chairperson of The Class of 81 Charitable Foundation, sings and dances with kids at Fairfield Children’s Home, a United Methodist-affiliated children’s home in Mutare, Zimbabwe. The foundation, started by former students at United Methodist Hartzell High School, donated food and other supplies to the school. Photo by Tafadzwa Gumbochuma.

Former students give back to families in need

Nine Hartzell High School students who completed their studies in 1981 have launched a foundation to help care for poor communities in southern Africa.

Social Concerns

Ice Angels volunteers from First United Methodist Church in Moore, Okla., serve lunch one Wednesday every month at a large lot near downtown Oklahoma City. Started by a United Methodist couple, Ice Angels has grown from handing out water to providing food and other services for unsheltered people. Serving (from left) are Monty Bower, Gabriel Krows, Linda Dowling, Linda Starling and Jo Bower. Photo by Boyce Bowdon, UM News.

Ministry begins 15th year of serving the thirsty

Started by a United Methodist couple, Ice Angels has grown from handing out water to unsheltered people under a bridge to providing food and other needed supplies and services with the help of a network of local churches, nonprofits and businesses.

Mission and Ministry

Sinoia Nyamukapa, a teacher at Nyadire High School, hands food to Tobias Gombera, farm supervisor for the school, at Nyadire Mission in Mutoko, Zimbabwe. The Nyadire Connection, a faith-based nonprofit founded by United Methodists, raised money to provide food for hundreds of families at the mission through the end of the year. Photo by Kudzai Chingwe, UM News.

Partnership strengthens bodies and souls

Through the Pennsylvania-based Nyadire Connection, Zimbabweans at a United Methodist mission received food assistance as a drought-induced hunger crisis continues.

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