Local Church
Local Church
Michigan Deacon Does 'Loaves and Fishes'
Tom Snyder, an ordained eacon at Dexter United Methodist Church in Michigan, is serving as a bridge between resources and needs of the homeless in Ann Arbor. Read more
May 19, 2020
What Will We Do for Baptism Under COVID-19?
A retired United Methodist pastor ponders how the coronavirus pandemic might change our practice of baptism. Read more
May 12, 2020
Grassroots UMC
Retired Pastor Helps Children Read
The Muskogee Phoenix reports: "Retired pastor and teacher Raymond Griffin has returned to the classroom to help children read." Affiliated witth St. Paul United Methodist Church, Rev. Griffin said he had helped with the church’s summer school Project Transformation for two years when he was recruited as a volunteer reading tutor for third-graders, writes Cathy Spaulding. A reading teacher in southern Oklahoma, Rev. Griffin served as bi-vocational pastor of Bethel and Hulen United Methodist Churches for 25 years. Read more