What plans do the Global Church or the Free Methodists have to replace UMCOR and other United Methodist Missions?
Answer #1 (Stay UMC)
The Global Methodist Church was established less than a year ago. They are currently still in the process of assimilating new churches and deciding upon what they value and believe. They have not held an official meeting to complete decisions on their structure so it would be unfair to guess what the final decisions will be for this new denomination. We know that the Free Methodists do not have an organization comparable to the likes of UMCOR or UMVIM. UMCOR is the United Methodist Committee on Relief. It began after World War 2 and has the international reputation of being the first to arrive at a global disaster and the very last people to leave. Due to our Connectional support as United Methodists, there is always the assurance that 100% of giving through UMCOR goes directly to any need. To read more about UMCOR visit this website: https://umcmission.org/umcor/ Fifty years ago UMVIM began. UMVIM is the United Methodist Volunteers in Mission and it is one of the UMC’s greatest gifts of ministry. This is the organization that has insured and assisted Auburn UMC for so many years in our mission work to places like Haiti, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, etc. To read more about UMVIM visit this website: https://www.umvim.org/what-is-umvim
Answer #2 (Pro-Disaffiliation)
The Global Methodist Church and the Free Methodist Church both have domestic and international mission programs. Information can be found on their websites.