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By Judith Osongo Yanga: Director of Communication, East Congo United Methodist Church The Problem of Rape and Stigma The eastern area of the Democratic Republic of the Congo where one finds our Episcopal region is well-known for numerous troubles from militants or rebels, who often rape
The following are some recommendations from the United Methodist Committee on Deaf and Hard of Hearing Ministries (a committee of Global Ministries) for improving accessibility and inclusion for Deaf, hard of hearing, late-deafened, and Deafblind people who may join your congregation for Christmas Eve or
UMCOR On the Ground in Puerto Rico Hurricane Maria, Day 58 Ted Warnock, missionary on assignment to UMCOR, Sager Brown, shared the following report with Judy and Doug Lewis on November 17,upon returning from Puerto Rico. He was with Bishop Ortiz of Methodist Church Puerto
United Methodists in the California-Pacific Conference, while affected by fires in different areas of Southern California, are responding with courage and hope. Things are moving fast and reports are still coming in about damage to, or loss of, homes. Many have been evacuated from their
In an effort to assist our churches in the development of abuse prevention policies, a sample policy has been developed and is now available via the button below and as a resource at calpacumc.org/localchurch In the sample, there are references to Safe Gatherings certification, and
A little over a month ago, a United Methodist Volunteers in Mission (UMVIM) team of 18 volunteers from Cal-Pac (11 from the South District, 4 from the East District, and 3 from the North District), 1 family member from Idaho, and 1 friend who recently
November 9, 2017 | Council of Bishops LAKE JUNALUSKA, N.C. – Placing emphasis on the values of unity, space and contextuality – all for the sake of mission – the Council of Bishops (COB) is exploring sketches of three models as possible directions for a
All United Methodists are invited to participate in UMC #Giving Tuesday on November 28, 2017. This yearly initiative grew out of the need to shift focus from consumer-driven shopping to charitable contributions. Donations collected on this day will support the work of Advance projects and
United Methodist Volunteers in Mission (UMVIM) Western Jurisdiction sent the first Early Response Team (ERT) to Victoria, Texas from September 18 through September 30, 2017. Tom Mattick lead the thirteen person team. It included ten (Kristy Albanece, Nancy Cushman, Annie Gildner, Trish Hamrick, Julie Littler,
The Spanish American Institute (SAI) continues to carry-on a century old mission of the Methodist Church School for Boys located in Gardena, California. Opening its doors in 1913 and enrolling several dozen well deserving Mexican youth with the purpose of preparing them, through education, to
