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November 19, 2023 The Council of Bishops extends congratulations to Bishop Mary Ann Swenson, as the recipient of one of two special President’s Awards for Ecumenical and Interfaith Leadership at the recent Christian Unity Gathering of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the
August 31, 2023 CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Even when she went to seminary, the Rev. Dr. Charlotte Williams did not want to be a preacher. “That was not on my radar. It was not on my bucket list,” she says. Growing up in poverty with an
November 14, 2023 The United Methodist Council of Bishops has elected East Ohio Conference Bishop Tracy S. Malone as its next president. Malone, who will take the president’s gavel next spring, will be the first Black woman to lead the more than 110 active and
November 7, 2023 Nearing the end of a painful season, Council of Bishops President Thomas J. Bickerton urged his fellow bishops to use their woundedness to help The United Methodist Church heal. “2023 has been a year when the climate of the world — a
November 10, 2023 I am a United Methodist and the U.S. Navy’s Senior Chaplain aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford and the chaplain for Carrier Strike Group 12. It is an honor and privilege to serve the sailors of this group and to serve our
November 9, 2023 As Veterans Day approaches, three episcopal leaders of The United Methodist Church reflect on how military service enriched their lives and helped them become the leaders they are. Bishops Delores J. “Dee” Williamston, Lanette L. Plambeck and Cedrick D. Bridgeforth were elected
October 30, 2023 Retired Bishop João Somane Machado of the Mozambique Area is being remembered as a father figure with an infectious laugh who contributed immensely to the growth and development of The United Methodist Church in Africa and globally. Machado died Oct. 25 in
October 10, 2023 Back in the early 1980s, the Rev. Kathy Sage would meet periodically with the handful of women administrators and faculty at United Methodist seminaries and ask them what they needed. One answer always came back the same, said Sage, who organized the
September 20, 2023 Exciting. Invigorating. Encouraging. Empowering. A safe place to breathe. A safe place to be. A sanctuary to “Be You” — that was the atmosphere of the national meeting of The Black Clergywomen of The United Methodist Church. Black Clergywomen gathered in Washington July
September 12, 2023 At the heart of Long Beach Cambodian American United Methodist Church, a mission of the California-Pacific Annual Conference, stands Pastor Dr. Christina Lee, a beacon of unwavering faith and resilience. With the echoing wisdom of Romans 8:28, she believes that God works all things together
