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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
A Guide to Becoming an Anti-racist Church Whether you have been an ally for years or just recently opened your eyes to racial injustice, guiding your predominantly white church toward anti-racism is a daunting task. Where do you even begin? White churches especially feel an
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
July 29, 2022 In a state checkered by rival yard signs, a United Methodist megachurch held a forum on faith and abortion seeking to find common ground. The July 27 town hall before a packed house at the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection in
July 27, 2022 The youth of First United Methodist Church of Dallas made a summer mission trip last week, their first since the pandemic began. They and their chaperones came home in good spirits after four days of helping repair roofs for low-income residents in
July 26, 2022 A partnership between the United Methodist Southern Nigeria Conference and the Beautiful Gate Handicap Center recently improved the lives of people with mobility issues. Fifty tricycles were donated through the conference’s ministries with the disabled. Without the bikes, people who cannot use
July 25, 2022 Imagine you’re a husband taking care of a partner who is slipping away because of Alzheimer’s disease. “This one gentleman said to me, ‘You know what I would like? I would like someone to come and wash my wife’s hair. I’ve never
July 22, 2022 Oksana’s hands shake as she scrolls through her phone, looking for the photo. It’s an image familiar to the world by now: the ruined facade of a bombed building. This particular building is in Kharkiv. She points to an empty space a
July 21, 2022 A somber and emotional atmosphere engulfed St. James Hwedza United Methodist Church as the Muti and Marikasi families and friends gathered for a memorial service and tombstone unveiling of two sisters deemed heroes of faith. During the height of the pandemic, Alice
