{"id":5866,"date":"2021-11-17T14:41:54","date_gmt":"2021-11-17T22:41:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/watsonville1stumc.org\/?page_id=5866"},"modified":"2021-12-10T22:55:01","modified_gmt":"2021-12-11T06:55:01","slug":"global-mission","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/watsonville1stumc.org\/global-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"United Methodist Global Mission and Connectional Ministries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The United Methodist Church is truly a global church. By belonging to the Watsonville First UMC, you are connected and participate in the global mission of the church. We give 10% of our income to support UM Global Mission and Connectional Ministries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" src=\"https:\/\/watsonville1stumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/community-circle-mission.jpg\" alt=\"community circle of workers on mission trip\" class=\"wp-image-6173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watsonville1stumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/community-circle-mission.jpg 500w, https:\/\/watsonville1stumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/community-circle-mission-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>For 200 years <a href=\"https:\/\/umcmission.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Global Ministries<\/a> has been the mission and humanitarian assistance agency for The United Methodist Church, and it currently facilitates mission in more than 130 countries, leading the church\u2019s work in global health. Global Ministries includes the <a href=\"https:\/\/umcmission.org\/umcor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR)<\/a>, providing nonsectarian disaster response and sustainable development worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From everywhere to everywhere, the&nbsp;General Board of Global Ministries&nbsp;connects&nbsp;the church in mission. It sends and supports over 300 short- and long-term&nbsp;missionaries, including young adults; collaborates and engages with&nbsp;volunteers; participates in evangelizing and church planting through mission initiatives; addresses diseases of poverty and global health; and responds to&nbsp;natural and civil disasters.&nbsp;Global Ministries also provides ways and guidance for United Methodists to engage in mission in their communities through their local churches and support life-changing projects for which they have a passion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United Methodist Church is truly a global church. By belonging to the Watsonville First UMC, you are connected and participate in the global mission of the church. We give 10% of our income to support UM Global Mission and Connectional Ministries. 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