Missionaries
Long's Chapel sponsors missionaries through the United Methodist Board of Global Ministries. We sponsor the following people:
Herbert & Mary Zigbuo – Liberia, Africa
The Zigbuos are currently assigned to Ganta UMC Mission Station and oversee the elementary through senior high level school, a school of nursing. a prenatal clinic, a primary health care program, eye and dental clinics, a malnourished children feeding unit, an out-patient clinic, a 75 bed hospital unit, and a community outreach agricultural program.
Dwaine Morgan – Missions Response Center, NC
Dwaine Morgan manages the Missions Response (MRC) near Charlotte. He schedules and supervises volunteer teams that prepare items for shipment to Armenia and to the Democratic Republic of Congo, and which send medical equipment to the Dominican Republic. UMCOR relief kits and flood buckets are also collected and shipped around the world.
Andrew & Margaret Howell - France
Andrew & Margaret Howell minister to families in France, a country whose population is less than one percent Methodist. They offer weekend family retreats and camps for kids. They’ve also developed programs for young adults, and Margaret leads a community Bible study for women.
Carrie Blackburn – Bolivia
Carrie Blackburn is currently assigned to the Kory Wawanaca Children’s Home in Bolivia where she is working to establish a home for orphaned children and abandoned/widowed moms and their children. The goal is to make the community self-sustainable through agriculture and farming.
Long's Chapel also sponsors missionaries through special offerings and prayers. Missionaries so supported include:
- Paul & Marty Law - D.R. Congo
- Jon & Jessica White - Ethiopia
