BUMC works with two organizations in support of our call to International Mission – UMCOR and Rise Against Hunger.
The United Methodist Committee on Relief (“UMCOR”) exists to assist United Methodists and churches to become involved globally in direct ministry to persons in need through programs of relief, rehabilitation, and service, including issues of displaced persons, hunger and poverty, disaster response, and disaster risk reduction; and to assist organizations, institutions, and programs related to annual conferences and other units of The United Methodist Church in their involvement in direct service to such persons in need.
UMCOR is currently working to provide humanitarian assistance to the people of Ukraine in the wake of the Russian invasion. You may offer your support in the following ways:
Click here to give online.
Call 888-252-6174
Send a check to Global Ministries/UMCOR, GPO, P.O. Box 9068, New York, NY 10087-9068. Indicate "Advance #982450-Ukraine" on the memo line.
One hundred percent of all contributions will go directly to the cause.
Rise Against Hunger is an international hunger relief non-profit organization that coordinates the packing and distribution of food and other life-changing aid to people in developing nations. Since 2005, Rise Against Hunger has distributed more than 315,000,000 meals to recipients in 74 countries with a mission to end hunger in our lifetime. Each highly nutritious dehydrated meal is comprised of rice, soy, vegetables, and 23 vitamins and minerals.
Rise Against Hunger aims to end hunger through four pathways: Nourishing Lives, Responding to Emergencies, Empowering Communities and Growing the Movement. From the implementation of sustainable development community projects to the meal packaging program that utilizes local volunteers, Rise Against Hunger strives to make a global impact on hunger by building resilience, self-sufficiency and empowerment among the world’s most vulnerable populations.