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Pastors Become Chaplains after Church Massacre
United Methodist pastors rushed to aid victims and residents after the Nov. 5 mass shooting at First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas. more
Nov 7, 2017
12:45 PM
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A United Methodist Balm for Sutherland Springs
United Methodist pastors and laypeople around Sutherland Springs are pitching in to help the stunned community after the Nov. 5 shooting massacre at First Baptist Church. more
Nov 8, 2017
5:25 PM
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Churches Look to Tighten Security, Even Arm Congregants, after Texas Shooting
Ideas for church security run a gamut of responses, but all approaches recommend having emergency plans and people who watch out for circumstances and strangers. more
Nov 7, 2017
12:30 PM
Church Security: Where to Start
While praying for victims of the Sutherland Springs church massacre and advocating for better gun control, United Methodists also looked again at their churches' security measures. more
Nov 7, 2017
1:18 PM
Call for ‘Bold Action’ at Bonn Climate Summit
United Methodists join other climate activists in Bonn, Germany to call for "bold action" on reducing the effects of human behaviors, such as burning fossil fuels, that harm the environment. more
Nov 7, 2017
4:55 PM
Photo by the Rev. Gustavo Vasquez, UMNS
Bishop: Puerto Rico Rises with Church's Help
Bishop Hector Ortiz of the Methodist Church of Puerto Rico updates the United Methodist Council of Bishops on the island's status after Hurricane Maria. more
Nov 9, 2017
3:11 PM
Advocating Justice
Methodist Schools Association Focuses on Migration Crisis
Directors of an international association of Methodist schools, colleges and universities say they're especially concerned about what's happening to immigrants and their children. more
Aug 17, 2018
United Methodists Unite to Love
Upon learning that white supremacists would march in Washington, D.C., on the anniversary of the 2017 Charlottesville demonstration, Bishop LaTrelle Easterling envisioned a rally of love to counteract hatred – and it did. more
Aug 15, 2018
Faith-based Protesters Flock to Washington to Counter White Supremacists
White supremacists' planned rally in Washington hosted far more anti-racist Methodists, Baptists and other religious demonstrators than white supremacists, reports Jack Jenkins of Religion News Service. more
Aug 14, 2018
Association of Ministers with Disabilities Meets
The association of ministers with disabilities adopted a new statement of purpose inviting all United Methodist to join in efforts to make the church more accessible and inclusive of people with disabilities. more
Aug 14, 2018
Conferences Unite on Welcoming Immigrants
On the question of how the United States should treat newcomers, annual conferences proclaimed a common message: Keep families together, reports Heather Hahn of United Methodist News Service. more
Aug 8, 2018
Native Americans Pray at Child Detention Center
Three Native Americans – two of them United Methodist clergy – pray outside the facility for the welfare of detained children housed in the Casa Padre Child Detention Center in Brownsville, Texas more
Aug 7, 2018
Complaint Against Jeff Sessions Dismissed as 'Political, not Personal'
Alabama-West Florida Conference leaders determined that the complaints brought against the U.S. attorney general referred to actions related to the performance of his public service, not personal behaviors. more
Aug 3, 2018
What Difference Does Dressing in Black Make?
The Thursdays in Black campaign against gender-based violence is changing hearts and minds one person at a time. more
Aug 2, 2018
Concert Across America to End Gun Violence
An Ohio UMC will sponsor a segment of "The Concert Across America to End Gun Violence" in partnership with other community organizations to remember victims and make gun violence the Number 1 issue in the 2018 elections. more
Aug 1, 2018
Ministry with the Poor
At ‘Red Letter Revival,’ Leaders Give Voice to Evangelicals on the Margins
Although sparsely attended, the revival and its speakers emphasized faith-based activism in opposition to the views expressed by evangelicals such as Liberty University's president Jerry Falwell Jr. more
Apr 10, 2018
3:24 PM
NOLA Wesley Foundation Surpasses Mission Goal
College students from New Orleans will head to Mexico March 24-April 1 to build a home for a Mexican family. more
Mar 19, 2018
3:06 PM
