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June 24, 2022 A group of leaders from the Methodist Church of Mexico and The United Methodist Church traveled to southern Mexico April 16-23 to meet with groups working with immigrants crossing the country’s southern border. Though there is no Methodist presence in southern Mexico,
June 24, 2022 United Methodists with varied views on the abortion issue were alternately stunned and satisfied after word came down from the Supreme Court that Roe v. Wade would no longer be the law of the land. “I think we’re in a very, very
When: Thursday, June 30, 2021 at noon CTWhere: www.facebook.com/umcom Over the past few years, churches have adopted new ways of connecting through social media. United Methodist Communications has provided training on social media for the past decade. We have moved from a mindset of “you should get
June 23, 2022 The United Methodist Church will continue to partner with the Boy Scouts of America but in a new relationship that should lighten the load for local churches. That’s a message that denomination leaders are working to get across after a difficult two
June 16, 2022 United Methodist pastors should have their salaries set by annual conferences on a scale based on job performance and experience, which would reduce the salary disparity between Black and white clergy, said two researchers. Currently, local church leaders set pastor salaries based
June 19, 2022 On June 17, 2021, Juneteenth officially became a federal holiday. It marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1865 to take control of the state and ensure that all enslaved people be freed. The troops’ arrival came a full two
June 15, 2022 The depth and strength of motherhood in the development of children transcend time, distance and any human condition. Even in the most adverse and difficult conditions, motherhood is a symbol of security, hope and support for the weakest. That is the image
Men’s & Scouting Ministries: General Commission on United Methodist MenJune 14, 2022 Nashville, TN – The long-anticipated wait is coming to an end as a new era of Scouting ministry in The United Methodist Church makes its way forward. A highly skilled team of chancellors, insurance risk
June 9, 2022 The Methodist Church of Mexico is responding to a surge in immigrants from Ukraine who have been displaced by war and are seeking asylum in the United States. The war with Russia has forced more than 10 million Ukrainians to flee their
June 3, 2022 The small crowd, mostly women, gathered on the stone steps of City Hall in Lynn, Massachusetts, holding signs in English and Spanish. Their placards offered simple slogans like “la renta esta muy cara,” “rent is very expensive.” Chants were equally straightforward. A woman holding
