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December 12, 2022 When busloads of asylum seekers started rolling into Manhattan in August, the United Methodist Church of St. Paul and St. Andrew turned to an established network with other groups in crafting a response. One of the immediate needs of the arriving migrants —
May 19, 2021 There have been several recent reports concerning disputes over bishops’ authority of appointment, a topic that fills me with mixed emotions. I specifically remember a moment 10 years ago where I had vocally protested an appointment that, in my humble opinion, would
Don’t require the ‘emotional labor’ of Black, Indigenous and People of Color Emotional labor refers to how one manages or regulates emotional expressions with others in a workplace or social setting. In the work of racial justice, some white people expect, Black, Indigenous, and
The California-Pacific Conference’s vision: Ending Spiritual and Physical Hunger resonates and inspires the laity and clergy of our area to give, lead, and serve in new and exciting ways. Each week we will share a video from one of our churches that is living into
December 8, 2022 Before three new bishops were elected in the Philippines, delegates to the special session of the Philippines Central Conference and other United Methodists gathered for song, dance, prayers and messages on servant leadership. The third Revive event, dubbed “Renew, Restore, Relive,”
December 16, 2022 United Methodists over the past 12 months have marked the passing of a storied NFL coach, a beloved Christian contemporary music artist, the denomination’s first Asian American bishop and a pastor named Bible. Here are 40 remembrances, listed in order of date
“No one can celebrate a genuine Christmas without being truly poor.” Saint Oscar Romero, Catholic Archbishop of El Salvador December 22, 2022 For many people around the world this is an especially welcome Christmas season. We can more comfortably gather with our families and loved
December 7, 2022 During a mission journey to Nicaragua in 2009, James Barnett sat with a stranger in a city dump. Suddenly, he heard the words that upended his life and reshaped his future. “The Lord wants you to know you aren’t being obedient.” The
December 7, 2022 Five hundred displaced families living in Beni, a city in northeastern Congo, recently received assistance from The United Methodist Church. Fifty thousand dollars disbursed by the United Methodist Committee on Relief’s International Disaster Response program helped buy 38 tons of food, including
December 6, 2022 Striving to spread the gospel through humanitarian assistance, the Rural Health Program of The United Methodist Church in Nigeria recently added to Jalingo United Methodist Hospital by building an accident and emergency/VIP ward to enhance services. As Nigeria Area Bishop John Wesley
