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September 1, 2022 Over 3000 participants from churches and denominations around the world gathered in Karlsruhe, Germany for opening day yesterday for prayers and deliberation on the future of the Christian Church. The Assembly provides a unique opportunity for church leaders to deepen their commitment
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 25, 2022 Editor’s Note: In late May, a team from United Methodist News, the United Methodist Committee on Relief and the United Methodist Board of Global Ministries visited church refugee ministries in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania and western Ukraine to share stories of the
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
Agencies meet in formal consultation for first time in more than 20 years. August 18, 2022 The General Board of Global Ministries of The United Methodist Church (Global Ministries) and the Korean Methodist Church (KMC) mission board held a consultation at Global Ministries’ headquarters on
August 17, 2022 While Russians and Ukrainians engage in war in various parts of Ukraine, a Russian-speaking United Methodist congregation in Prague is finding ways to support Ukrainian refugees. Prague 2 United Methodist Church is a collective of two congregations: Nové Město (New Life), which
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
August 5, 2022 Days after a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas, United Methodists in the Arkansas Annual Conference had a message for their elected leaders. Do more than offer thoughts and prayers. “Now, therefore be it resolved, the Arkansas Annual
August 1, 2022 Bishops, clergy and laity representing the country’s four episcopal regions of The United Methodist Church gathered recently to celebrate the first 100 years of Methodist mission in Eastern Congo. A century ago, chiefs in what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo
