Disasters and Climate Change
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Eastern Pennsylvania Extends its Commitment to Help Puerto Rico
Eastern Pennsylvania Conference has committed to helping Puerto Rico recover from the ravages of the 2018 hurricane season. Read more
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Telling the Easter Story of a Crucified People in Sri Lanka
United Methodist mission theologian Jerome Sahabandhu describes the aftermath of Easter Sunday terrorist bombings in his homeland of Sri Lanka, and what can be done to help victims and survivors. Read more
As Emanuel AME Documentary Screens, Survivors, Families Mull Grief and Guns
Survivors of the shooting at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C., and families of those killed, ponder their grief and ongoing gun violence at a preview screening of a documentary about the massacre four years ago. Read more
How Safe is Your Place of Worship?
A sociologist and a criminologist take another look at security at houses of worship following the shooting at Chabad Poway synagogue in San Diego, Calif. Read more
Weather Channel's Headline Sets United Methodists Wondering
The Weather Channel's practice of naming winter storms in the same way that hurricanes and tropical cyclones are named sets folks to wondering if there's a United Methodist on staff. Read more