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In this interview with Yet Alive, Alfredo Santiago—a social worker, 2021 graduate of Wesley Theological Seminary, and active participant in Latinx ministries in the Baltimore Washington Conference—discuss the unique gifts the Methodist church brings and challenges it faces in offering a welcoming table to all.
Leontine Kelly raised her children a few streets away from Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia, once the capital city of the Confederacy. Lining Monument Avenue were enormous memorials to Confederate leaders like Jefferson Davis and Stonewall Jackson. Kelly had no idea, passing by the statue
Note: An update from December 21, 2021, can be seen here. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDecember 2, 2021 A United Methodist Ad Hoc Committee is encouraging congregations to vote against a proposed Boy Scouts of America (BSA) reorganization plan, following months of negotiations that have failed to
Dear Siblings in Christ, “Light in the Darkness” is Bishop Grant J. Hagiya’s Holiday year-end message of hope to all clergy and all congregations of the California-Pacific Annual Conference. It is the Bishop’s hope that pastors and congregations will recognize the unique load pastors are
Nov. 30, 2021 | CST When US troops withdrew from Afghanistan at the end of August, a local nonprofit began to search for temporary housing for refugees headed for the San Gabriel Valley. The major immediate need is always temporary housing. “That’s the biggest hurdle
by Sam HodgesNov. 30, 2021 | UM News The United Methodist Church formed in 1968, but it got rhythm — a lot more of it, anyway — in 1996. That’s when the denomination’s official Spanish-language hymnal debuted. Mil Voces Para Celebrar introduced fresh translations of English-language
The 2022 Western Jurisdiction Course of Study (COS) classes for winter and spring are now available for registration. SESSION 1 (January 17 – February 10) – Registration Deadline: December 15, 2021 222 Theology II: Early Church 521 Bible V: Acts & Epistles SESSION 2 (March
November 30, 2021 | CLAREMONT, Calif. Claremont School of Theology (CST) announced today it is a recipient of a $1 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to help the school sharpen its educational vision and reinvent its operational structures in order to better serve a
November is U.S. Native American Heritage Month and The General Commission on Religion and Race (GCORR) has developed an infographic to help us learn more. The downloadable infographic, available in PDF via R-Squared, highlights some of the experienced challenges in the oppression of the diversity
I continue to receive requests to share an update concerning the postponed General Conference and Western Jurisdictional Conference. I realize that this is an anxious time for everyone in our church. Not only are we reeling from the COVID-19 threats, but our whole church has
