United Methodist Missionary Association | Vision for Global Mission

The (UMMA) stands in grateful solidarity with all who have served and are serving the General Board of Global Ministries around the world and in the United States. Global is local and local is global. We celebrate the connectedness of our United Methodist Church which provides a functional, missional identity for those who are called and sent across national, linguistic and cultural boundaries in mission, and who are called to specific identification and solidarity with national and ethnic churches in many parts of the world.

We believe that we are indeed being swept by the Spirit into a new mission age of enormous challenge and great opportunity.

We therefore:

Urge the Directors of the General Board of Global Ministries and Staff to give priority to the recruitment and sending of persons in missionary service who will embody the vision and call of Christ to mission everywhere.
Urge the Mission Personnel Unit to affirm the distinctive missionary task of those sent to cross national, linguistic and cultural boundaries, including continuation of the Missionary Conference and the office of Missionary-in-Residence.
Call upon those within the United Methodist Missionary Association to prayerfully communicate any concerns and work in advocacy with the GBGM for the high purpose of Christ's mission of grace and shalom to people in God's global community.

The Purpose of the United Methodist Missionary Association (UMMA)

... is to develop and nurture a vital connectional network among active, inactive and retired missionaries of the General Board of Global Ministries of the United Methodist Church for the purpose of promoting Christian mission. (UMMA Constitution)

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