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May 16, 2022 Lincoln Memorial United Methodist Church stands a few blocks from the grocery store where a gunman opened fire May 14 — killing 10 people and injuring three. But for members of the largely Black congregation in Buffalo, what officials labeled a white supremacist
Each year the California-Pacific Conference DisAbility Ministries Task Force offers grants to congregations and other United Methodist entities that want to improve the accessibility of their facilities and/or the inclusiveness of their programs. These grants are typically $500-1000 and support the fundraising efforts of congregations who are
The United Methodist Board of Global Ministries approved more than $13 million in grants and disbursements during its May 11-12 spring virtual meeting, including $3.5 million to help realize a late bishop’s dream of making The United Methodist Church in Africa self-sufficient through agriculture. More
May 9, 2022 “We affirm that the right to communicate and to access information is a basic human right, essential to human dignity and to a just and democratic society….Global communications justice…is about communication that is just and participatory, equitable and sustainable.” (#8016, 2016 United
May 12, 2022 In the first in-person annual gathering of the Association of Korean Churches in The United Methodist Church, several panelists questioned whether the church’s membership decline could be attributed to a lack of spiritual renewal and its long-standing conflict over homosexuality. The meeting
2022년 5월 9일 5월이 아시안태평양계유산의달(Asian American and Pacific Islander(AAPI) Heritage Month)로 자리매김하게 되기까지는 많은 시간과 법적 절차 그리고 지니 쥬(Jeanie Jew)라는 중국계 여성의 열정이 있었기 때문이다. 1992년, 이 법이 만장일치로 의회를 통과하기 이전에 이미 1968년 9월 15일부터 10월 15일까지를 히스패닉계 이민자들의 공헌을 기념하고 기억하는 기간으로
May 6, 2022 Amid tragic stories of racism and poetic speeches on the strength and relevance of the Black church, members of The United Methodist Church’s official Black caucus were encouraged to look out for their best interests as The United Methodist Church moves toward
May 6, 2022 In addition to ongoing collection of donated items, individuals and local churches have readied spaces to house refugees for either short- or long-term recovery.
May 4, 2022 This is a two-part series highlighting the Ecumenical Advocacy Days (EAD) Conference that took place April 25 – 27, 2022. Over the course of three days, more than 500 people of faith gathered virtually to learn, pray, worship and advocate for civil
May 4, 2022 One of the most celebrated and influential United Methodists is lending his name to an institute at Vanderbilt University that will promote and study nonviolence. The Rev. James Lawson, who has been called the “architect of the civil rights movement,” has given
