The United Methodist Church, which began as a movement and a loose network of local societies with a common mission, has grown into one of the largest denominations in the world.  Click here to learn more about the history of our denomination.  Roberts Park fully participates with other local United Methodist congregations in supporting Christian outreach through such UMC-sponsored global efforts as Africa University in Zimbabwe, our mission in Senegal, and hunger and disaster relief efforts locally and around the world through the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR).  To read more about our denomination's ministries, please click here.