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Climate Crisis Effects
The flash flood along the Guadalupe River in Texas is a preview of the chaos to come from the global climate crisis. From ProPublica.
Central Africans Get New Church Home
Two United Methodist partners, an Atlanta church and the global missions agency, helped expand the building of a church in the city of Bangui, Central African Republic. The agency also supports the country’s first United Methodist health facility.
Jul 11, 2025
Global Ministries Issues 2024 Impact Report
United Methodist Global Ministries’ 2024 Impact Report affirms “a year of transformative mission, global connection and faithful service.” Included are relief efforts, agricultural innovation and aligning with the Higher Education and Ministry board.
Jul 10, 2025
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United Methodists Mount Efforts to Aid Texas Flood Victims
United Methodists have responded to the devastation and heartbreak of the July 4 Guadalupe River floods with worship, prayers, compassion and donations.
Jul 9, 2025
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Grieving Church Brings Comfort In Texas Floods
Kerrville First United Methodist Church in Texas opened one of the first shelters available early July 4 as the Guadalupe River rose 26 feet within 45 minutes. Church leaders have been providing respite for waiting families.
Jul 7, 2025
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United Methodist Pastor: I Believe Jesus Weeps with Us
Highland Park UMC pastor Hannah Buchanan writes about the shock of grief as the church prepares a memorial service for 8-year-old member Hadley Hanna, who died in the flooding at Camp Mystic.
Jul 10, 2025
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4 United Methodists Killed in Congo Floods
Four United Methodists died, and about 50 church families in the community lost their homes in the floods in Kinshasa, particularly in the Ngaliema district. The floods, which occurred during the dry season, were exacerbated by blocked drainage.
Jul 10, 2025
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Florida Conference Denounces 'Alligator Alcatraz'
Florida Bishop Tom Berlin and other United Methodist leaders have denounced the construction of an immigration detention center nicknamed "Alligator Alcatraz" in the environmentally sensitive Everglades
Jul 8, 2025
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Young Adults Walk Paths of Peace in South Korea
Young adults from 15 countries on a pilgrimage to South Korea, organized in part by United Methodists, learned about peacebuilding and the sacrifices needed to promote democracy and global reconciliation, justice and peace.
Jul 10, 2025
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Conference Reinstates 2 Gay Clergy, and Local Church Celebrates
The Western Pennsylvania Annual Conference's clergy session voted to reinstate the Revs. Jeff Miller and Tim Koch to full membership, following the denomination’s removal of its ban on gay clergy. Miller's church then celebrated his reinstatement.
Jul 10, 2025
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10 Ways the GOP Budget Will Make Life Worse for Americans
President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” represents the largest transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich since chattel slavery, assert two non-profit leaders.
Jul 9, 2025
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US Supreme Court Rulings Challenge Church
United Methodist leaders urge fellow church members to speak out for biblical teachings and continue to care for immigrants in the wake of adverse US Supreme Court rulings.
Jul 10, 2025
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Immigration Policy Has Become a Question of Character
Increasingly, the priority put on detaining people is defining the character of the government, if not the entire country. The U.S. is beginning to look like a dictatorship seeking to divest itself of anyone who is poor and speaks Spanish.
Jul 9, 2025
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Matt York AP
Churches Can Endorse Politicians, IRS Says in Court Filing
Speaking about politics at a church or other house of worship is not the same as intervening or participating in an election, lawyers for the IRS as well as for conservative groups suing the agency wrote.
Jul 9, 2025
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Eli Hartman AP
Texas Flooding and the Providence of God
Martin Thielen rejects the theology of providence because it doesn't answer the question of why God would let one person live while dozens of girl campers were killed by the Guadalupe River flood July 4
Jul 8, 2025
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Congo-Kinshasa: Conflict Brings Increased Sexualized Violence to DR Congo
Funding cuts to international aid organizations mean that medical assistance has dried up for vulnerable people affected by conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Jul 8, 2025
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Center Provides Hope for Women in Congo
The United Methodist Church built the Mama Lynn Center to give hope to abandoned, stigmatized and vulnerable women in eastern Congo.
Jul 8, 2025
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Religious Extremism
What is the ‘Seven Mountains Mandate’ and how is it linked to political extremism in the US? From The Conversation.
