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Update: This event has been postponed to Sunday, November 5 (PST/HST). Please also note the time change for Hawai`i, Guam, & Saipan. On November 5, at 5 PM PST (3 PM HST), the Conference will be hosting a virtual prayer vigil for peace in the
October 20, 2023 PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA – The Fall 2023 report of the chief mission officer of The United Methodist Church reviewed the work of the General Board of Global Ministries across the last four years of unprecedented challenges and anticipated new opportunities and unresolved issues
October 19, 2023 Beloved Community, We come to you filled with so much pain, grief, and mourning. These past days have been heavy with the weight of loss, grief, horror, and the compounding effects of the traumatic violence we have witnessed from afar. Part of
One of my favorite songs from the folksong movement of the ’50s and ’60s is “Let There Be Peace on Earth,” by husband and wife team Sy Miller and Jill Jackson-Miller. The lyrics include: Let there be peace on earth,and let it begin with me;let there be
October 9, 2023 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Council of Bishops (COB) of The United Methodist Church has condemned the ongoing violence in the Middle East and has called for prayer and action. In a statement released today, COB President Thomas J. Bickerton urged all United
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
Acknowledging the one-year anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine Let the Lord give strength to his people! Let the Lord bless his people with peace! – Psalm 29:11 (CEB) February 16, 2023 Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, marks one year since Russian forces invaded Ukraine, continuing
December 22, 2022 Active Waiting and Preparing“Our desire is that the war in Ukraine will end, but in this moment, they need an ambulance in Ukraine.”This is what Superintendent Ivana Procházková (Czechia) said when an ambulance, fully loaded withmedical goods, was sent on its journey
October 21, 2022 The United Methodist Committee on Relief has processed more than $17 million so far to help the people of Ukraine cope with the invasion by Russia, said its top executive during the United Methodist Board of Global Ministries’ fall board meeting. At the meeting,
October 13, 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
