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Iowa Bishop: 'God Will Give Us Courage'
Iowa Bishop Kennetha J. Bigham-Tsai encourages United Methodists to remember they are people of God's grace after the 2024 US presidential election. Read more
Nov 6, 2024
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Greater Northwest Bishop Urges Care for the Vulnerable
Care for America's most vulnerable should be United Methodists' top priority after the 2024 US presidential election, says Bishop Cedrick Bridgeforth. Read more
Nov 6, 2024
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'Be an Alternative Community'
Western North Carolina Bishop Kenneth Carter offered a message encouraging United Methodists to "move from hostility to hospitality." Read more
Nov 6, 2024
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This is a Time to Seek Christ's Way of Peace
United Methodist Bishop Laura Merrill and the Arkansas Conference Cabinet offer a message after the US presidential election. Read more
Nov 6, 2024
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Bishops Urged to Perceive God’s ‘New Thing’
In her first address as council president, Malone also spoke of how God is at work as The United Methodist Church begins a new chapter. She addressed an audience hoping to guide the denomination in dealing with big changes. Read more
Nov 5, 2024
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New LGBTQ+ Heritage Center Helps Church Remember
Ashley Boggan D., top executive of the United Methodist Commission on Archives and History, described the center’s inauguration as “a call to us today and in the future to build a church where all people are seen, heard and valued.” Read more
Oct 30, 2024
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Church Court: Season of Church Exits Is Over
The United Methodist Church’s top court ruled that a church closure cannot be used as an alternative method of disaffiliation. The Judicial Council also struck down as unconstitutional an expansion of the church-closure law. Read more
Oct 29, 2024
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Court Rules Against Bishop-Assignment Guidance
Details of the UMC's efforts at new organizational models – cross-jurisdictional bishop assignments and authority for jurisdictions to adapt the Book of Discipline – both were overruled by the Judicial Council. Read more
Oct 29, 2024
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Photo by Adam Bowers, United Methodist Board of Global Ministries.
Global Ministries, Higher Ed Focus on Hope Amid Change
Change, including cuts, will continue as the leadership of Global Ministries and Higher Education and Ministry work more closely, but no merger is planned. Both agencies are losing about 50% of the money they receive from apportionments. Read more
Oct 29, 2024
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Women's Status Commission Meets to Elect New Directors, Sets Quadrennial Goals
Bishop Delores Williamston of Louisiana was elected the new president of the General Commission on Status and Role of Women. Directors also spent two days learning of the commission's work and setting priorities for the next four years. Read more
Oct 29, 2024
Latest News & Views
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United Methodists Join Response to National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
United Methodist churches around the nation are leading or involved in local awareness programs, including marches, prayer vigils and public forums with guest speakers from women’s shelters, advocacy groups, service agencies and law enforcement. Read more
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Burley UMC Donates $100,000 to UMCOR Hurricane Response
Through generations of generous giving, Burley United Methodist Church was able to send $100,000 this week to The United Methodist Committee on Relief's (UMCOR) Disaster Response Fund to assist with the massive recovery effort from two disasters. Read more
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Wenatchee First UMC Quickly Gathers Hurricane Relief Supplies in Response to Unique Opportunity
Wenatchee First United Methodist Church rallied quickly to collect over 100 pounds of hygiene supplies in just a few days after learning that members were traveling to a region hard hit by Hurricane Helene. Read more
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Bishop Williamston Challenges Louisiana United Methodists to Assemble Cleaning Kits for Hurricane Relief
In the wake of Hurricanes Helene and Milton, Bishop Delores J. Williamston has issued a call to action for all Louisiana United Methodist churches: to assemble cleaning kits in support of Sager Brown Depot and UMCOR’s relief efforts. Read more
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Helping Others Wasn't Just Something Harry "Hap" Hopkins Did, It's How He Lived His Life
Hurricane Milton claimed another victim in Harry "Hap" Hopkins, who died while helping with storm recovery. His First UMC-Orlando community is staggered by the death of a Christian servant always seeking to help someone. Read more
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Teams Arrive to Help with Hurricane Cleanup in Holston Conference
Holston Conference disaster-relief workers have handed out about 5,000 buckets full of cleaning supplies since the remnants of Hurricane Helene ravaged parts of the southeastern U.S. in late September. Read more
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Fresh Expressions Groups Respond to Hurricane Helene
Luke Edwards of the Western North Carolina Conference staff finds unprecedented destruction side-by-side with witnesses to resurrection in hurricane-ravaged towns. Read more
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A Marathon of Relief and Recovery: Understanding the Three Phases of Disaster Response
Western North Carolina Conference communicator Aimee Yeager explains the three phases of a disaster and why it's important to commit to a marathon of assistance. Read more
Featured Articles
United Methodists Killed in Congo Shipwreck
A ferry boat capsized on Lake Kivu earlier this month, killing 34 people, including Pascaline Mulindwa, an active member of Goma United Methodist Church, and her 9-month-old baby. Read more
Oct 29, 2024
The Caring Congregation to Host 'Bridges to Care Conference' in November
The Caring Congregation will host the Bridges to Care Conference for church staff and laypersons Nov. 14 and 15 at the Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, KS. Read more
Oct 31, 2024
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May Your Search for Truth Land on These Sacred Words: ‘I Am Enough’
The Rev. Donna Whitehead's journey as one of the first United Methodist female pastors in North Texas led her to confront many preconceived notions. Most importantly, she learned that through God's constant love, she -- and we all -- are "enough." Read more
Oct 28, 2024
‘When You’re Wrong, Confess and Seek Forgiveness,’ Richard Hays Says
Richard Hayes, retired dean of UMC-related Duke Divinity School, recently published a book in which he recanted his previous writings that argued against affirmation of same-sex relationships. Read more
Oct 28, 2024
