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August 29, 2023 Japan first announced plans to dump the wastewater in 2013. Despite strong dissent from churches, other nations, and civil society organizations, Japan confirmed plans to begin discharging the wastewater on 24 August. General secretary of the Pacific Conference of Churches, Rev. James
August 16, 2023 “We first mourn the many people and families caught suddenly in the racing flames of this historic fire, fanned and fed by furious winds driving down from the hills to the sea,” wrote WCC acting general secretary (during the vacation) Marianne Ejdersten.
Hello, friends! What does it take to build a missionary life? How do we integrate all parts of ourselves to live our lives of calling, service and sacrifice? Join us for a coffee break Zoom discussion about missionary life. Also included will be a discussion
August 17, 2023 ATLANTA – In 2023, Encounter with Christ (a ministry partnership between the Methodist Church in the Caribbean and Americas, the Council of Evangelical Churches in Latin America and the Caribbean, and Global Ministries) awarded 21 grants to 13 mission partners from the
August 21, 2023 The effort to put The United Methodist Church’s different geographic regions on equal footing has crossed a critical threshold. The Standing Committee on Central Conference Matters, in an online meeting Aug. 19, unanimously approved proposed legislation for the denomination’s worldwide regionalization. That
April 18, 2023 Fifty-five years ago, on April 23, 1968, the Methodist Church and the Evangelical Brethren Church merged, creating a new denomination: The United Methodist Church (UMC). One of the first big jobs for the UMC to tackle was the desegregation of its own
August 8, 2023 “Go.” From the time of the early church, this short imperative has shaped Christianity’s understanding of mission. It is a central part of the Great Commission in the Gospel of Matthew: “And Jesus came and said to them, ‘All authority in heaven
July 5, 2023 Ukrainians don’t talk about if they win the war with Russia. They talk about when they defeat the invaders. “There’s a great deal of certainty,” said the Rev. Fred Vanderwerf, who will be engaging with Ukraine on behalf The United Methodist Church. “I’ve been working hard
It’s good to be back in Hong Kong. After two months of travel for my itineration followed by attending a research conference in Japan, its been good to be back in Hong Kong for a bit. Finally, getting to settle back in and caught up
May 24, 2023 The United Methodist Mongolia Mission Initiative Summit gathered at Christ United Methodist Church in Honolulu with participants from Mongolia, South Korea and [the U.S.] to discuss the ministry’s future and direction. The United Methodist Board of Global Ministries sent Helen May Shepherd
