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In January, California suffered a series of strong storms that resulted in the flooding and damage to land, homes, and our churches. Echo Park United Methodist Church sustained severe damage to its building, and the church recently discovered that its tower is in a state
by Todd Seifert, Great Plains Conference Bishop David Wilson of the Great Plains Conference and Bishop Bob Farr of the Missouri Conference have teamed up to invite colleagues in the California-Nevada, California-Pacific, and Oregon-Idaho conferences to a friendly competition to see which team’s fans can
Thanks to the community at St. Paul’s United Methodist in North Redondo Beach, a family who recently arrived from Ukraine now has a home, jobs, and place of worship. Lesia Nikitienko, her husband, Roman, daughter, Eliza, and their dog arrived in November after spending 12
Longtime United Methodist pastor and civil rights activist Rev. James Lawson was honored with the co-naming of the street in front of Holman United Methodist Church earlier this month. The January 11 event included a civil rights march of the mile-long section of Adams Boulevard
by Monalisa S. Tu’itahi Prayer Week, or Uike Lotu, is underway all over the connection, as Tongan congregations participate in the annual week of prayer. Traditionally, Prayer Week marks the beginning of the New Year. But more than just marking the new year, it is a
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As you know, beginning July 1, 2015, California required paid sick leave for all employees which, while providing a great benefit to many, generated questions from the churches in the California-Pacific Conference given that many, at that time, did not offer a sick pay benefit
2023년 12월 12일 (편집자 주: 이 기사는 연합감리교뉴스가 교파와 종교, 인종과 성별을 초월하여 소외된 사람을 위해 일하는 사람들과 소외된 지역의 사람들을 심층 취재해 소개하기 위해 마련한 <이 사람을 소개합니다> 시리즈에 실었던 글에 최근 출교 선고에 관한 내용을 추가해서 다시 소개한다. 2019년 8월 퀴어 문화 축제에 참석해 축복식을 집례했다는 이유로 기독교대한감리회에서 2022년 정직 2년을 선고받았던 수원 영광제일교회의 이동환 목사에게 경기연회 재판위원회(박영식 위원장)는 12월 8일 ‘성소수자 환대 목회’를 이유로 ‘출교’를 선고했다.) 본인을 소개해주시겠습니까? 저는 대한기독교감리회 경기 연회 소속인 이동환 목사로, 현재는 ‘한국교회를 향한 퀴어한 질문’ 큐앤에이(이하 큐앤에이Queers and Allies)에서 대표로 섬기고 있습니다. 큐앤에이는 크리스천 퀴어-앨라이(Queers and Allies) 운동을
December 7, 2023 Proud Americans in a predominantly white United Methodist church outside Atlanta fly an American flag to mark Veterans Day. Who would object? You might be surprised to find out that such flag-flying could alarm non-white residents of the neighborhood. In the eyes
