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Local Church
Felix Koutchinski
It is a Feature Not a Bug – Conflict in the Church
No conflict in the Church would mean that it had failed in its calling to practice conflict resolution, writes the Rev. Jason Valendy. Read more
Oct 21, 2019
Evolving Faith Conference Offers Evangelical 'Refugees' Shelter
The two-year-old conference welcomes doubters of all kinds, stressed participation by people of color, and mourned its co-founder, author Rachel Held Evans, who died in May. Read more
Oct 8, 2019
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