Mission

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Filipino pastors serve in the Middle East

Seven new United Methodist pastors were recently commissioned at a consecration ceremony in Doha, Qatar. These men and women answered a call to serve the spiritual needs of the Filipinos living and working in the Middle East.

Faith Stories

The Rev. Mark Salvacion (right center), pastor of St. Luke United Methodist Church in Bryn Mawr, Pa., holds the hands of Ahmad Abdel-Hamid, president of As-Salaam Islamic Society, after a fellowship feast March 15 at the church, during the holy month of Ramadan. Photo by John W. Coleman, UM News.

Church embraces its Muslim tenants as neighbors

St. Luke United Methodist Church is sharing its space with the As-Salaam Islamic Society to host weekend prayer gatherings, Sunday school classes and fellowship events.

Church Leadership

‘Not-so-obvious introvert’ on church’s new vision

Words such as “boldly,” “joyfully” and “courageously” are rooted in an extroverted ideal, but pastor offers another way to view the vision statement.

Global Health

Children from The United Methodist Church’s Chikwizo Primary School in the Mutoko Mudzi District of Zimbabwe line up to get polio vaccinations at Chikwizo rural health clinic, as part of the government’s campaign to eradicate the killer disease in children under 10 years old. The church’s health facilities vaccinated thousands of children against the disease in February. Chikwizo is one of five clinics under the church’s Nyadire Mission Hospital to be upgraded with support from The Nyadire Connection over the past decade. Photo by Eveline Chikwanah, UM News.

Partnerships strengthen Zimbabwe health facilities

United Methodist hospitals and clinics thrive with support from partners enabling reconstruction of old structures to new state-of-the-art facilities.

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