Change the World

Bread for myself
is a material question.
Bread for my neighbor
is a spiritual one."
                               Nikolai Berdyaev

What if... one weekend all around the world, 11 million United Methodists focused on finding sustainable solutions to hunger?

Change the World
May 14 - 15, 2011

                              For more information on United Methodist hunger relief, e-mail us
                             at changetheworld@umcom.org or visit UMCOR's hunger website.

                                                Download the Change the World flyer (PDF)

results from Change the World Weekend

  • The very first Change The World weekend occurred April 24-25, 2010.
    More than 100,000 people from over 1,000 churches participated.
    See photos and read about the results at UMC.org/ChangeTheWorld!

  • The next Change the World weekend is coming May 14 - 15, 2011.
    Don't wait to make a difference- start preparing now!

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news about world hunger

WFP Celebrates International Youth Day


Together with other UN agencies and organisations around the world, World Food Programme joins in encouraging youth minds across the globe to transcend religious, political, and ethnic boundaries in an effort to overcome the challenges facing humanity such as hunger and poverty.

From the World Food Programme

Bill Gates donates £20m to kickstart fund for farmers


The Gates Foundation has focused primarily on health issues but sees aid for farmers as the key to helping people out of poverty. Gates, in Washington for the fund's launch, expressed disappointment that more money from the world's wealthiest nations has not been forthcoming.

From the Gates Foundation

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