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Missionary

Evangelism
Roland Fernandes (left), top executive of the United Methodist Board of Global Ministries, and the Rev. Chang Min Lee, president of the Korean Association of The United Methodist Church, hold up a mission covenant they signed on Oct. 9 at Los Angeles Korean United Methodist Church during the association’s 2024 Convocation. The covenant is a commitment from Korean United Methodists to support 140 global missionaries financially for at least the next three years. Photo by the Rev. Thomas E. Kim, UM News.

Korean United Methodists affirm commitment to missionaries

Signing a mission covenant, they pledged to support 140 global missionaries for at least the next three years, a financial gift totaling more than $500,000.
Church History
United Methodist church members carry a banner during a rally in Jalingo, Nigeria, celebrating the 100th anniversary of Methodism in the country. Festivities took place in December and included free medical services for two days in each of the church’s four United Methodist annual conferences in Nigeria. Photo by Ezekiel Ibrahim, UM News.

United Methodists in Nigeria mark 100 years in mission

Church leaders and members celebrate milestone with a street rally, worship services and outreach, including free medical care in each of the four Nigeria annual conferences.
Faith Stories
The Rev. Roberto Escamilla shows the suitcase he carried when traveling from Mexico to Iowa at age 17, to attend Parsons College. Escamilla would go on to a long, distinguished career in United Methodist ministry, and became an interpreter and traveling companion for famed Methodist missionary evangelist E. Stanley Jones. Photo by Sam Hodges, UM News.

Pastor shared stage with E. Stanley Jones

The Rev. Roberto Escamilla, 92, was the Spanish-language interpreter for the great Methodist missionary evangelist E. Stanley Jones and made a big mark with his own ministry.
Evangelism
Missionaries Elizabeth and David McCormick pose with their children in the backyard of their home in Maxixe, Mozambique, in 2017. File photo by Kim Parker, courtesy of Global Ministries.

Life as a missionary family

David and Elizabeth McCormick have a lot to say about serving as missionaries while raising a family. The couple has served in Mozambique and is currently in the South Central Jurisdiction. They say they rely on their faith and find strength in their family.

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