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Ethnic Ministries

Mothers and children gather around a table in the playroom at the "Door of Hope" Salvation Army shelter in Tijuana. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS.

Ministries that reach specific ethnic groups or groups of immigrants are growing throughout The United Methodist Church. Some serve people who make up a minority of the population where they live; others serve groups who are widely represented in the community but underrepresented in the church. Find information and ideas to support ministry and mission with specific groups as well as inter-ethnic and intercultural ministry.

General Commission on Religion & Race
Photo courtesy of Religion and Race.

Pastoring in a cross-racial and cross-cultural ministry setting is a profound calling that comes with unique challenges and rewards.

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The General Commmision on Religion and Race has compiled a list of important names in Native American History who are often forgotten or overlooked.

Ethnic Caucuses

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