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May 23, 2022 Denied a high school education because she was a girl, Greater Taremeredzwa Nhiwatiwa spent her teen years scaring baboons out of her family’s maize fields in rural Maswera Village, northeast of Mutare in Manicaland, Zimbabwe. Later, a guerrilla war forced her to seek
May 17, 2022 As record numbers of migrants continue to cross Mexico’s southern border, the Methodist Church of Mexico is seeking new ways to be in ministry with immigrant families on the move. A UM News team accompanied Mexican church leaders and longtime partners from
Want to know and understand better what is happening in the UMC right now? “Where Do We Go From Here, UMC?” is a great resource in the form of a podcast. It’s currently planned as six episodes, released weekly starting in mid-May. It started from
May 24, 2022 More than 3,000 gathered in Orlando, Florida, and online for United Women in Faith’s Assembly 2022, held May 20-22 at the Orange County Convention Center. Twenty-four countries and all 50 states were represented at the event with the theme “Turn It Up!”
May 26, 2022 Today, we honor the memory of George Floyd, who was murdered on May 25, 2020, by former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin while three officers failed to intervene. This solemn anniversary falls at a time when our nation is reeling after the
United Methodists are stepping up to provide support and prayer after a horrific shooting at a Texas elementary school that took the lives of at least 19 children and two teachers. Even as they pray for grieving families and a traumatized community, many in the
The following information is now available at calpacumc.org/ac2022: For members: Preliminary Report (PDF, pub. 5/20/2022) Virtual Backgrounds (.zip) 2023 Budget Questions Form Clergy Excusal Request Form Schedule Overview (PDF, rev. 5/2/2022) 2022 Lay Equalization Report (PDF) For presenters: Media Submissions (Deadline: June 3) For organizations: Slide Submissions (Deadline: June 3) Exhibit
The official day set to celebrate Peace with Justice Sunday 2022 is June 12, 2022. All are encouraged to celebrate this Sunday on any Sunday throughout the year. United Methodists relate to this special Sunday by seeking peaceful solutions, creating and supporting peace-related ministries in their
May 20, 2022 Many are mourning the Rev. Marita Y. Harrell, a 57-year-old United Methodist pastor in Atlanta who was stabbed to death earlier this week. Police in DeKalb County, part of the Metropolitan Atlanta area, issued a statement May 20 saying they have arrested
The Sessions Task Force is pleased to report that we have sold out our rooms at the Hilton Orange County Costa Mesa. For those who still need a hotel reservation, we have negotiated rooms directly across the street at the Crowne Plaza Orange County Costa
