Missionaries

Francine Mpanga Mufuk leads a Bible study on Psalm 91 with young women at Nazareth United Methodist Churchin Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. Mpanga Mufuk, a United Methodist missionary from the Democratic Republic of Congo, leads the conference’s work with young girls and women in discipleship, counseling, mentoring and relationship building.

Training, commissioning, assigning and supporting missionaries in the United States and around the world have been at the heart of mission since the founding of the first denominational Methodist missionary society in 1819.

Today, United Methodist missionaries serve in about 60 different countries in many types of professional careers, including as pastors, evangelists and church coordinators; teachers and educators; doctors, nurses and other health workers; agriculturists; development specialists; community organizers and peacebuilders.

Global Missionaries

Deepen relationships with partners and commitment to God’s mission in long-term, cross-cultural contexts.
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U.S. Missionaries

Bridge church and community in mission within disenfranchised communities in the United States.
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Joshua (Yoshi) Kuramoto is a Global Mission Fellow. Born in Japan and a citizen of the United States, Kuramoto is spending two years in Germany helping refugees and migrants effectively integrate.

Young Adults

Connect faith and action by engaging in community and growing in social and personal holiness through service around the world.
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Mission Volunteers

Engage in short-to-mid-term partnerships with communities around the world, striving to embody mutuality in mission.

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Discerning your call to mission

Through Global Ministries, individuals, couples and families of all ages and from all regions of the world have responded to join in God’s mission as missionaries.
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