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April 1, 2022 When the Rev. Eliud Kahanya Karanja graduated from Bethany Christian College in Mathare, Kenya, in 1994, he knew God was calling him to ministry. Believing that the traditional pastorate wasn’t the path for him at the time, Karanja established a United Methodist
Wesley Theological Seminary is offering a new online training resource developed by the Lewis Center for Church Leadership addressing issues of financial integrity and preventing fraud in congregational settings. Keeping Our Sacred Trust: Assuring Financial Integrity is designed for pastors, church staff, finance committee members, church
In fall 1999, I enrolled in a master’s degree program in African American Studies at Clark Atlanta University, a historically black school in the Atlanta University Center, which includes Morehouse and Spelman colleges. The first class we took was “AAS 501: Africa and the African Diaspora.” We
As a child of the ’70s, I was raised by loving parents to be “colorblind”: to not see race, to treat everyone as simply “human,” to see everyone as a child of God. When I became a parent, this attitude stuck with me. My spouse
March 18, 2022 More than 275 General Conference delegates and other church leaders released an open letter March 18 that shares their hopes for the denomination’s future and their commitment to stay United Methodist. “Ministry is happening now!” said the Letter to the Connection upon the
To say Cody Clark has a busy schedule at Patrick Henry High School may be an understatement. Clark works as a history teacher and athletic director. If that is not enough to keep him busy, he also serves as head coach for boys’ varsity soccer.
Faith with spiritual refugees? Check.Services for social refugees? Check. That is holiness in the United Methodist way coming alive through Refuge Ministry at Echo Park United Methodist Church as well as their non-profit organization entitled, “Echo Park Immigration Center” (E.P.I.C.). Since the last time California-Pacific
by Micah RennerJan. 30, 2022 It started with a direct message in the fall of 2020. I had not been raised in the church but rather found faith in Christianity as an adult. I chose to attend a small, private Christian college in 2019 after
While the country’s politically conservative congregations far outnumber other faith communities, left-leaning houses of worship are on the rise in the U.S., according to a recently published National Congregations Study. If tax laws permitted, liberal congregations would be more likely to publicly endorse or oppose a
by Jim PattersonFeb. 16, 2022 It’s 45 minutes before Sunday services start at John Wesley United Methodist Church, but already the sounds of a bassist and drummer warming up rumble through the sanctuary. Angel Haynes strides in, armed with a tambourine adorned with flowing blue
