The Ceiba Tree
La Ceiba, where our churches in Honduras started, is named after the ceiba tree. Some of our churches started under the shelter of large ceiba trees. The picture shows former Global Ministries director Gary Dilley and his wife Rhonda in the middle, flanked by Jason and Donna Hollopeter, in front of a ceiba tree.
The Amazing Bethel Band
The Bethel Institute, a prominent school in La Ceiba, Honduras, is operated by Honduras Conference. The Bethel Band is well-known throughout the country, and has won a competition as the best band in Central America.
Leave Your Shoes at the Door
Shoes and sandals are piled up outside the door of one of our churches in northern Thailand. People remove their footwear before entering.
Hong Kong: Small, but Influential
Though Hong Kong Conference consists of less than ten churches, their vision has started or contributed to new ministries in Macau, Thailand, Myanmar, Poland, Canada, and the United States.
Global Ministries is the international arm of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, USA. We partner with others--individuals, churches, national leaders, and like-minded organizations--to help fulfill Christ's Great Commission. We come alongside United Brethren churches and leaders in 17 countries, and help support nearly 60 staff serving around the world. Our purpose is illustrated through our logo of "a cord of three strands…not quickly broken," as described in Ecclesiastes. We believe we are stronger and more effective when we work with others.