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Originally Published by Disability Ministries Committee of the United Methodist Church, Republished with Permission 1. Why should we celebrate Disability Awareness Sunday? As United Methodists, “We recognize that God made all creation and saw that it was good. As a diverse people of God who
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
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
Ian brought 150-mph winds to Florida on Sept. 28, and there have so far been more than 110 storm-related deaths in Florida alone, as well as fatalities in Cuba, North Carolina and Virginia. The storm also knocked out power to 2.6 million homes and businesses, with
The California-Pacific Conference’s vision: Ending Spiritual and Physical Hunger resonates and inspires the laity and clergy of our area to give, lead, and serve in new and exciting ways. Each week we will share a video from one of our churches that is living into
October 10, 2022 Kenya is facing its worst drought in 40 years, triggering a food emergency as crops and livestock die. According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 4.1 million people are experiencing high acute food insecurity in drought-affected areas of
In celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we recognize our church’s complicity in systems of oppression, colonization, and attempted erasure. As inheritors of this damaging legacy, we must confess our brokenness and actively continue our journey of repentance and healing. October 10, 2022 Today we stand in
Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated from September 15 through October 15 each year in the United States. The celebration begins in the middle of the month because September 15 marks the anniversary of the independence of five countries: Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras, and
Responding to ongoing wars and conflict across the world, Church and Society will host “Plowshare Vision: Peace to be Learned and Practiced” from November 1-3, 2022, on Zoom. According to the Council on Foreign Relations, there are 27 ongoing conflicts worldwide. While there are crisis
October 7, 2022 Terrence Ryans and the Rev. Kimberlynn Alexander met the Rev. Neelley Hicks at an extreme time of trauma for both of them. It was at the visitation for the Rev. Autura Eason-Williams, a United Methodist district superintendent who was killed in an apparent carjacking outside
