Partners in Impact: Strengthening Ministries Worldwide

published on Jun 9, 2026

Across the globe, communities are working toward peace, justice, sustainability, and hope—and they are not doing it alone. Through partnerships rooted in faith, compassion, and shared purpose, Global Ministries continues to support organizations and grassroots initiatives that transform lives and strengthen communities. Global Ministries is pleased to thank the following funding partners for recent grant approvals that will directly impact the work of our international partners.

The Tuthill Commission, a funding branch of the Illinois Region of the United Church of Christ, made the following awards for first-time projects:

Protestant University of Equator (Democratic Republic of Congo) – to purchase classroom equipment.
United Church of Christ in Japan – to support the Aizu Radiation Information Center.
Red CLAI (Latin America & Caribbean regional partner) – to convene public meetings and educational events.
Kairos Palestine – to implement public forums.
National Christian Council of Sri Lanka – for a youth training program.

The Genesis Fund for international projects also funded projects in each region. These projects are all in their first year of funding. Genesis is also a partner through the United Church of Christ and made the following awards:

Community of Disciples of Christ in Congo – for an Ecological Agriculture Project located in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Forum for Development, Culture, and Dialogue – for their “One Land, One Future: Peacebuilding through Creation Care in Lebanon” program.
Asia Pacific Mission for Migrants – for a project entitled “Grounding Faith, Serving Grassroots, and Building Solidarity” in Hong Kong.
Dominican Churches Social Services – for their “Green Alliance Project” in the Dominican Republic.
Church of the American Ceylon Mission – for the project to establish an Interfaith National Forum for Peaceful Co-Existence and Eco-Justice in Sri Lanka.

Finally, Week of Compassion, a general ministry of the Church of Christ (Disciples of Christ) awarded grants to each of these sustainable projects:

Kgolango College in Botswana.
United Church of Christ in the Philippines.
Fundación Ecuménica Para el Desarrollo Integral Capacitación-Educación in Ecuador.
Forum for Development, Culture, and Dialogue in Lebanon.
Christian Church of West Sulawesi in Indonesia.

Global Ministries is grateful to these organizations for recognizing the critical work of our partners and joining with them to advance justice, reconciliation, and peace.