Mozambique Initiative [link removed]
This Giving Tuesday, $23 Makes a Difference
We're excited to announce our Giving Tuesday focus for 2025: Bibles and hymnals for Mozambicans. In many churches across Mozambique, United Methodists gather to worship without access to hymnals or Bibles for the congregation. Leaders in Mozambique named supplying these materials as a top priority for continued faith development and evangelism. A $23 donation provides one Bible and hymnal.
This effort is at the heart of our shared ministry: Encouraging United Methodists across the world in our shared faith. Every gift is a tangible reminder of this commitment and connection. [link removed] Learn more and donate →

News from Mozambique

Church Moves From Chicken Coop to New Chapel
When a new chapel within The United Methodist Church’s Muhalaze Mission Field was dedicated in July, it was the realization of a dream that began in humble circumstances: The church formed in 2014 with six members holding services on a family’s porch. Since then, the Muhalaze Mission Field has now grown into six local churches and more than 300 members, but this is its first permanent structure. [link removed] Read more →

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Documentary Celebrates Bishop Nhanala
Bishop Joaquina Filipe Nhanala made history in 2008 when she became to first woman to be elected a United Methodist bishop on the African continent. Until her retirement this year, she led the Mozambique North and South Annual Conferences, the South Africa Annual Conference and eventually the Madagascar Mission Area. The South Africa Conference has produced a 30-minute documentary that celebrates her ministry. [link removed] Watch it here →

News from the UMC

Mozambique Conference Benefits Officer Visits Wespath
Wespath was excited to welcome Rev. Filimão Vilanculo this summer. Filimão, the conference benefits officer for The United Methodist Church in Mozambique, has been partnering with Wespath’s Central Conference Pensions (CCP) team for over a decade to administer retirement benefits for Mozambique’s retired clergy and their beneficiaries through the CCP program. While Wespath staff has traveled multiple times to this African country over the years (most recently in March), this was Filimão’s first trip to Wespath.
His weeklong visit included business meetings with the CCP team and other Wespath leaders and an all-employee Called to Serve program, where Filimão shared stories of the life-changing impact CCP pensions make on the lives of retired clergy in his country. He also enjoyed worship at the United Methodist Church Chicago Temple, Chicago baseball and more. Read about the CCP program [link removed] here.
New United Methodist Church Structure Ratified
On Nov. 5, the Council of Bishops announced that all four constitutional amendments have been ratified by the required two-thirds of the aggregate votes of annual conferences across the worldwide connection. One of the amendments was [link removed] the regionalization proposal, which aims to put The United Methodist Church’s different geographical regions on equal footing.
Bishop Tracy Malone, president of the Council of Bishops, described this moment as “a defining moment in the continuing renewal and unity of The United Methodist Church,” noting that the amendments reflect our shared commitment to strengthen our worldwide connection and live more fully into our mission to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. [link removed] Read more →

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