Global Hunger & Poverty

There are 836 million people living in extreme poverty. Children and elderly are particularly at risk, and nearly half of all deaths in children under five are attributable to under-nutrition.

At the same time, we know that enough food is produced globally to feed everyone. And the wealth of the eight richest people in the world is now equal to that of the poorest 3.6 billion people combined.

These people struggling with poverty and hunger are across the world from us and right next-door. They are United Methodists sitting in pews and those that United Methodists serve through ministries.

Jesus’ own concern for human need in his ministry is a model for the Church’s concern. We must not become indifferent to the plight of those suffering hunger and poverty. The United Methodist Church has called upon its members to repent for the existence of human hunger and for an increased commitment to end world hunger and poverty.

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