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NAIROBI – From April 8-10, 2026, in Nairobi, Kenya, 112 board members, staff, and missionaries – including eight bishops from diverse regions – converged for a three-day meeting of the boards of directors for Global Ministries (GBGM), UMCOR, and Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM).
Launched in 2025, “This Moment Matters” has awarded hundreds of bridge grants to address critical gaps in need in the areas of food security, education, health, migration, and peace.
This week I noticed something new at my regular local coffee shop. They had mugs with their logo on one side. On the other side of the mug, it read, “Do good things today.” I smiled. I thought, “That is such a Methodist thing to say!”
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — “The Black College Fund (BCF) is an incredible lifeline for many of our HBCUs,” says Rev. Dr. Albert Mosley, the eighth president of Bethune-Cookman University. “More than that, it is the strongest testament of the church in higher education for an underrepresented population.”
Directors of Global Ministries and Higher Education and Ministry approve a proposal for Mary Johnston Hospital in Manila to develop the first certified and accredited UMC CPE program outside the United States.
