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May 25, 2022 Nineteen elementary-school aged children and two adults were murdered in Uvalde, Texas yesterday, while in school for their last classes before summer vacation. I write this in tears as I witness another tragic mass shooting. Over and over, it’s just as devastating,
by Ed WhiteMay 13, 2022 JUSTICE and SALVATION Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this household” Luke 19:9 CEB Justice, as we should all come to understand, is a reality with which the Lord is deeply concerned. In today’s world, humanity is
(편집자 주 :이글에서 아시아 /태평양계 미국인이란 미국의 시민권을 가진 아시아/태평양계 사람들을 포함한 미국에 사는 모든 아시아/태평양계 사람들을 의미합니다.) 연합감리교회의 사회생활 원칙(Social Principles of the United Methodist Church)은 인종주의를 이렇게 정의합니다. “인종주의란 하나의 인종이 다른 인종들을 지배하는 힘에 더하여, 지배하는 인종이 다른 인종들보다 원래 우월하다는 가치관을 결합한 것이다.” (연합감리교회 장정 ¶162.A.) 세례식에서 연합감리교인들은 “모든 형태의 악과 불의 그리고 억압에 저항”할 것을 고백하고
Our Christian principles charge us to be a community of prayer and action. We are to live in the tension of piety and work. Worldwide, we continue to experience racial, ethnic, and tribal injustices that dehumanize God’s people. We are called to work towards liberation
May 24, 2022 A United Methodist women’s training center, theological college and district motorcycle project have revved up their offerings thanks to a collaboration between UMC Ministries and Harper Hill Global. UMC Ministries is a growing, volunteer-based organization that works alongside the Uganda-South Sudan Conference, and Harper Hill Global is a Nashville,
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
