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La Trinidad Epitomizes Hispanic Legacy in United Methodist Church
La Trinidad United Methodist Church in Seguin, Texas, celebrating 120 years of history, stands as an example of faithful witness in the face of adversity, especially “In these challenging times for the Hispanic-Latino community," said its bishop.
Nov 13, 2025
Michigan Church Keeps Kids Warm
As winter approaches, the Keep Kids Warm ministry at a church in Michigan's Upper Peninsula is in its 16th season of providing free outerwear to improve the lives and health of hundreds of children.
Nov 13, 2025
Helping After Natural Disasters: Please DON’T Do These 6 Things
In the wake of natural disasters, well-intentioned donations and self-deploying can inadvertently hinder relief efforts. Annette Spence shares how to effectively support recovery initiatives while avoiding six common pitfalls in disaster response.
Nov 5, 2025
Climate Watch
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Bishops Prioritize Creation Care
The United Methodist Church’s bishops affirmed their commitment to environmental stewardship in response to an appeal from the United Methodist Creation Justice Movement, and they urged all members to join them in prioritizing creation care.
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A Spiritual Change
Interfaith advocates gather each year at COP for a Talanoa dialogue about the global response to climate change. Some common themes emerged from this year’s discussions, which included members of multiple faiths, indigenous peoples, and faith leaders
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Less Heat, More Health
To make America healthier, stop burning fossil fuels. From The Conversation
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COP 30 Presidency’s Open Dialogue with Parties and NGO Constituencies
Hospital chaplain Nate Wieland sees in the injuries and illnesses of mineral miners the damage caused by the global extraction economy for electricity.
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Daily COP30 Updates Connect Churches to Climate Negotiations
The World Council of Churches (WCC) is piloting a real-time WhatsApp channel so congregations worldwide can follow the COP30 climate negotiations in Belém, Brazil, from November 10 to 21 as they happen.
UMC Now
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General Conference 2028 Delegate Count Marks Historic Shift
The United Methodist Church’s 2028 General Conference will make history when for the first time, most delegates will come from regions outside the U.S. And the attendance will be significantly smaller than at recent legislative assembly sessions.
Nov 13, 2025
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Regionalization Starts Taking Effect
Changing the name of a standing committee on matters outside the USA is a first step in the UMC's new structure of eight regional conferences worldwide.
Nov 10, 2025
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Missions Agency Seeks Help with Funding Gaps
The United Methodist Church's missions agency has been analyzing its resources, global partners and funding, as it tries to fill program gaps left by the U.S. Agency for International Development's shut down of most of its $34 billion budget.
Nov 13, 2025
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Midwest Conferences Explore Sharing Ministries
Shared in spirit, distinct in mission: how the Iowa and Illinois Great Rivers Conferences propose how they will work together under the administration of one bishop.
Nov 13, 2025
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Mission Hospitals Give Hope to Expectant Mothers
Two United Methodist Church-run medical facilities in Zimbabwe are providing improved maternity care, including daily meals for patients at the waiting mothers’ shelters, thanks to a trio of international United Methodist partners.
Nov 13, 2025
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Bishops Plan Gathering to Follow Spirit’s Lead
Next year’s Leadership Gathering in Canada will not deal with legislation but aims to help church leaders discern the Holy Spirit’s guidance as the denomination starts anew. Bishops also plan to engage the whole denomination through a survey.
Nov 10, 2025
Latest News & Views
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Religious Nationalisms Focus of California Seminars
A series of seminars on religious nationalism will take place Nov. 20-23 in northern California with United Methodist support.
Nov 13, 2025
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Agency Warns Churches About Federal Grants
The United Methodist Church's finance and legal agency encourages churches to take special care with any grants involving federal funds, including grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, as standard policies are being amended.
Nov 13, 2025
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Judges Strike Down Book Bans in Texas and in Military Schools
In July 2023, Texas’ GOP-dominated legislature passed House Bill 900, which mandated public schools and retail bookstores develop standards to restrict access to sexually explicit material. A permanent injunction against the law was issued Oct. 21.
Nov 10, 2025
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What Howard Thurmanʼs 'Jesus and the Disinherited' Says to Us Today
As our countryʼs and our worldʼs situation becomes increasingly dire, we might find ourselves encouraged by Howard Thurmanʼs perspective that attending to our own inner state of being is an essential piece of resistance, writes Liz Cooledge Jenkins.
Nov 4, 2025
