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September 16, 2022 The pastors of two faithful North Carolina United Methodist churches have at least one goal in common when it comes to whether to leave the denomination over questions of sexuality and theology. Myers Park in Charlotte and Wesley Memorial in High Point
September 15, 2022 | CLAREMONT, Calif. Claremont School of Theology (CST) President Dr. Kah-Jin Jeffrey Kuan announced in an open letter yesterday that he will begin a sabbatical leave beginning January 2023, then step down as the school’s President on June 30, 2023. Kuan’s announcement ends a
September 9, 2022 African bishops have called for unity in The United Methodist Church while condemning traditionalist advocacy groups looking to break up the denomination. The bishops released a statement Sept. 8 denouncing the Africa Initiative and Wesleyan Covenant Association, which they say “are wrongly influencing God’s
September 7, 2022 An idea that began with providing chickens for income generation grew to shared dreams and new endeavors between church members in the U.S. and the Zimbabwe Episcopal Area. Visitors from the Northwest District of the Indiana Conference and the Wesley Foundation of
by the Rev. Dr. Matt Johnson Fueled by isolation, loneliness and despair, the Substance Use Disorder epidemic continues to rage across America with over 100,000 overdose deaths recorded this past year. Even in the small West Virginia town where I live, I hear of numerous
August 26, 2022 Inside the brightly colored building, kids of all ages and abilities sing, dance and learn. The children don’t know that they are living in the most dangerous, gang-infested township in Cape Town, said Nontuthuzelo Nozulwane, founder of Nomaxabiso Centre for Children. More
August 24, 2022 Faith leaders and others at the 24th International AIDS Conference heard that newer global health threats like COVID-19 and monkeypox are hampering progress toward improving HIV prevention, treatment and care. The conference was held July 29-Aug. 2 in Montreal. Recent decades saw slow, steady
Although white people may be well intentioned, when you ignore or minimize other people’s racial identities; you are ignoring the reality and impact of ongoing institutional and systemic racism that Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) face daily. “Not seeing color” may come across
July 7, 2022 In Ulaanbaatar, the largest yet still remote city of Mongolia, Urje led a carefree life without much purpose. That was until she had a car accident and was confined to bed for a time. A Christian visited her and shared the gospel.
A missionary who discovered United Methodism through the Cameroon Mission Initiative uses experience gained in 17 years of lay leadership and church development to help strengthen these areas in the East Congo Episcopal Area. June 29, 2022 Collins Etchi Ako from Cameroon has met and
