See how your partnership is bearing witness to God’s compassion for the vulnerable.
THIS MOMENT MATTERS.
BE THE LIGHT IN A HURTING WORLD.
See how your partnership is bearing witness to God’s compassion for the vulnerable.
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“Because of our God’s deep compassion, the dawn from heaven will break upon us, to give light to those who are sitting in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide us on the path of peace.”
—Luke 1:78–79 (CEB)
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TOGETHER, WE ARE REFLECTING CHRIST’S LIGHT TO PEOPLE IN NEED.
Through This Moment Matters, your generosity is already transforming lives in the five areas of urgent need highlighted in this booklet.
1 AGRICULTURE & FOOD SECURITY
“For years, our district has struggled with food insecurity, leaving many families vulnerable to hunger and malnutrition. Today our people are growing high-quality maize and generating sustainable income—a game-changer especially for our young people, who now see a brighter future ahead of them.”
–Rev. Wasala, District Superintendent of Kilubi District, North Katanga Conference, D. R. Congo.
THANK YOU FOR ELEVATING HUMAN DIGNITY BY:
Ź Providing $9.9 million to assist more than 3,000 vulnerable households through the Yambasu Agriculture Initiative (YAI).
Ź Supporting YAI’s outreach to 23 Annual Conferences and/or Episcopal areas and institutions in all 4 Episcopal areas across Africa.
Ź Strengthening the financial and ministry capacity of Annual Conferences via YAI programs and resources.
Ź Supporting YAI’s outreach to vulnerable communities in these nations:
• Angola
• Burundi
• Côte d’Ivoire
• D. R. Congo
• Kenya
• Liberia
• Malawi
• Mozambique
• Namibia
• Nigeria
• Sierra Leone
• South Sudan
• Uganda
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe
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“This scholarship eases the burden of my studies and strengthens my commitment to serving my community.”
— Jacqualine Chipongo, GBHEM scholarship recipient, Drew University Theological School
THANK YOU FOR EMPOWERING LEADERS BY:
Ź Providing nearly 1,900 students with $3.7 million in scholarships.
Ź Ensuring availability of theological training to 1,600 pastors ministering in marginalized U.S. and global communities, by providing alternate routes to seminary education.
Ź Connecting the UMC with panMethodist and ecumenical partners here and around the world, including more than 500 schools, 51 Annual Conferences in the U.S. and 28 Annual Conferences in Africa and the Philippines.
Figures from 2024.
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GLOBAL HEALTH
“I
had already given up on
Fatmata.
I thought she was already dead seeing her lying lifeless on oxygen support.Thanks to the God Almighty and to all the staff of this hospital for saving the life of my child.”
—Maiteh Kalokoh, whose two-year-old daughter Fatmata was successfully treated for complicated malaria with severe anemia by Hatfield Archer Memorial Hospital, a Global Health partnering facility in Rotifunk, Sierra Leone.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING HOPE BY:
Ź Building/improving 16 global health care facilities.
Ź Improving health outcomes for 1,022,176 people, including:
• Nearly 2,000 people served via noncommunicable disease prevention/ treatment.
• Nearly 350,000 people served via malaria prevention/treatment.
• Nearly 170,000 people served via water sanitation and hygiene improvement.
• Nearly 112,000 people served via maternal newborn and child health efforts.
• More than 400,000 people served via Health Systems Strengthening efforts.
Figures from 2024.
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“Thank you for giving us back the voices that we have lost. Thousands of migrant workers have died. It is because of this that I fight the injustice that women— particularly Black women—face. I refuse to stay silent.”
—Lucy Turay, Sierra Leone-born survivor-activist, former domestic migrant worker and founder of the Domestic Workers Advocacy Network (DoWAN).
THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING REFUGE BY:
Ź Giving $4 million in shelter, psychosocial support, and legal and resettlement assistance to internationally displaced Ukrainians, including marginalized Romani communities in the Czech Republic.
Ź Providing $166,000 in Mustard Seed Migration Grants to help 83 U.S.-based United Methodist Church communities further projects to assist 6,400 refugees and migrants.
Ź Giving $1.3 million to assist migrants in 24 countries, including:
• Emergency shelter, crisis intervention, and readaptation to country of origin for migrant domestic workers in Hong Kong and the Philippines.
• Advocacy for migrant rights in Argentina and legal guidance for asylum-seekers in Greece.
• Meals, clothing, resettlement aid and urgent humanitarian assistance to Afghani refugees in Pakistan and to migrants in Gaza/the West Bank, Jordan, Lebanon, D. R. Congo, Zimbabwe, Colombia, El Salvador, Mexico, Costa Rica and Puerto Rico. Figures from 2024.
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5 PEACE
“My motivation to continue is driven by love; love for the work, love for the city and love for the people, standing by them and sharing their pain. Despite the challenges, my presence in the field provides a ray of hope for children and their families.”
—Al Zahraa, displaced therapist providing emergency mental health services to children in Gaza/the West Bank
THANK YOU FOR PROMOTING PEACE BY:
Ź Providing $4.5 million in food, shelter and mental health care to nearly 80,000 survivors of armed conflict in Ukraine.
Ź Providing more than $200,000 in emergency relief and health care (including emergency therapy) to more than 8,000 children and adult refugees in Gaza/the West Bank.
Ź Supporting peacebuilding efforts in Mozambique, Nigeria, Afghanistan, the Korean Peninsula, Colombia, Myanmar, Sudan and South Sudan (including caring for child survivors of war and conflict). Figures from 2024.
100% OF YOUR GIFT IS USED FOR ITS INTENDED MISSION OR MINISTRY.
GIVE YOUR YEAR-END GIFT TODAY AND HELP EVEN MORE PEOPLE IN 2026 BY:
Ź Nourishing lives through agriculture and food security.
Ź Equipping the next generation of leaders through education.
Ź Strengthening health systems and providing lifesaving care.
Ź Giving refuge and basic necessities to those displaced from their homes.
Ź Delivering urgent relief and strengthening peace efforts.
BE THE LIGHT IN A HURTING WORLD. JOIN US IN GOD’S MISSION TO REDEEM AND RESTORE ALL CREATION. Give today and support the transformative work of Global Ministries, including UMCOR, and Higher Education and Ministry.
100% OF YOUR GIFT IS USED FOR ITS INTENDED MISSION OR MINISTRY.
