Global Health
Global Health
Coping with Billion-dollar Disasters
The numbers are staggering -- $1.45 BILLION in damages from extreme weather events in 2021, followed by a one-day total of 1.35 MILLION new cases of coronavirus in the United States. United Methodists are engaged in efforts to deal with both crises. Read more
Jan 11, 2022
11:05 PM
Churches Face Another Test with Omicron
Some United Methodist churches in the U.S. are moving back to online worship only because of the fast spread of the omicron variant. Others are making different kinds of adjustments, such as again requiring masks for those coming to church. Read more
Jan 10, 2022
1:17 PM
One Million Cases
Noted author and religion historian Diana Butler Bass offers some frank talk on the threat from the Omicron variant of coronavirus now sweeping across the world. Read more
Jan 5, 2022
7:12 AM
Heed Zimbabwe Bishop's Message on COVID-19 Vaccinations
Led by Bishop Eben K. Nhiwatiwa, United Methodists in Zimbabwe and elsewhere in Africa are opening congregations and church-related clinics as coronavirus vaccination and testing sites. Plus, there's good and bad news on the Omicron variant. Read more
Dec 9, 2021
1:19 PM
Good News from Giving Tuesday
United Methodist agencies are among the charities that benefited from Giving Tuesday's successful campaign Nov. 30. Plus, dealing with Omicron; COVID-19 deaths; and Oxford, Mich. school shooting. Read more
Dec 2, 2021
11:35 AM
Virtual Observance to Mark World AIDS Day Amid COVID-19
A worship service to observe virtually World AIDS will be held Sunday Dec. 5 with the theme of “Where Love Thrives.” Read more
Nov 23, 2021
5:02 PM
