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March 3, 2022 As Russia’s assault on Ukraine intensifies, United Methodists near the besieged country are finding ways to help with the flood of more than 1 million refugees. So are United Methodists in western Ukraine, such as the Rev. Volodymyr Prokip, in Lviv, who described
March 1, 2022 Almost 500 North Katanga Conference clergy and lay members met to discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on ministry and to address misinformation in rural areas. “COVID-19 in Haut-Lomami province is real,” said Dr. Gary Pascal, a medical doctor at Kamina
by Micah RennerJan. 30, 2022 It started with a direct message in the fall of 2020. I had not been raised in the church but rather found faith in Christianity as an adult. I chose to attend a small, private Christian college in 2019 after
“A prophet and dreamer whose dreams have come true” In 1920, following the passage of the woman’s suffrage amendment, Elizabeth Upham Yates became the first woman in the United States to run for high state office when she was nominated for lieutenant governor on the
While Women’s History Month has been recognized and celebrated since March 1987, it has not always been equitable in that recognition and celebration. For women of color, systemic racism in the United States—and around the world—has restricted the full participation of women of color in
For many years California law has mandated sexual harassment prevention training for supervisors with 50 or more employees. In September of 2018 the law was expanded to mandate training for both supervisors and non-supervisory employees for businesses with five or more employees. This meant that
How to register your church through in2vate In order for your church to use the Sexual Harassment and Discrimination training provided by Philadelphia Insurance through in2vate, you must register your church. Each church has their own account in in2vate. Each church identifies an administrator. This
While the country’s politically conservative congregations far outnumber other faith communities, left-leaning houses of worship are on the rise in the U.S., according to a recently published National Congregations Study. If tax laws permitted, liberal congregations would be more likely to publicly endorse or oppose a
by Jim PattersonFeb. 16, 2022 It’s 45 minutes before Sunday services start at John Wesley United Methodist Church, but already the sounds of a bassist and drummer warming up rumble through the sanctuary. Angel Haynes strides in, armed with a tambourine adorned with flowing blue
The official day set to celebrate UMCOR Sunday 2022 is March 27, 2022. All are encouraged to celebrate this Sunday on any Sunday throughout the year. As followers of Jesus Christ, we are called to respond with extravagant grace. Through the United Methodist Committee on Relief
