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by the Rev. Dr. Matt Johnson Fueled by isolation, loneliness and despair, the Substance Use Disorder epidemic continues to rage across America with over 100,000 overdose deaths recorded this past year. Even in the small West Virginia town where I live, I hear of numerous
A podcast supporting and encouraging clergy “doing one of hardest jobs in the world without losing yourself”Created by Rev. Nicole Reilley, the 20 minute or so episodes talk about self-confidence, feelings, time management, change, boundaries, blame, self-care, mindfulness and so much more. One listener had
August 24, 2022 Faith leaders and others at the 24th International AIDS Conference heard that newer global health threats like COVID-19 and monkeypox are hampering progress toward improving HIV prevention, treatment and care. The conference was held July 29-Aug. 2 in Montreal. Recent decades saw slow, steady
July 26, 2022 The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) and Church World Service (CWS) today launched a new joint menstrual hygiene kit initiative to provide essential health and dignity products to vulnerable communities across the U.S. The kits will be purchased and assembled by
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 20, 2022 The 1908 Methodist Social Creed – adopted by United Methodism’s predecessor bodies through the early 20th century is a testament to Methodism’s concerns for the life and wellbeing of women and children, as well as for workers. From 1908 there was a
June 30, 2022 The church in Rwanda should no longer fear people living with HIV and AIDS as if they were lions in the jungle, declared the Rev. Marc Baliyanga, dean of the Rwanda United Methodist Provisional Conference, as he opened the HIV and AIDS
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
June 24, 2022 The United Methodist Church, responding to the Gospel and informed by our Wesleyan history, affirms the sacred worth of all people and calls us to advocate in support of policies that support abundant, healthy life for all. This commitment to the sacred
June 2, 2022 Doing church on the internet isn’t going to fade away even if COVID-19 does, according to a United Methodist pastor in Louisiana. “I have seen the Holy Spirit working in more powerful ways through the online ministry in the last couple of
