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Prayed by your Cal-Pac LGBTQIA+ Strategy Group and Rev. Dr. Denyse Barnes, Director of Justice & Compassion EMT Gracious and loving Creator, We marvel always at the amazing work of your creation. There are so many wonders to behold everywhere we look. From the tiniest
October 27, 2023 When Scarritt College closed in 1988, some members of The United Methodist Church wanted to sell the historic property established by the Women’s Missionary Societies of the Methodist Episcopal Church South in 1892 for the purpose of educating young women. Joyce Sohl
August 11, 2023 The 2019 Special Session of General Conference convened in St. Louis was a decidedly painful, if not embarrassing, moment for The United Methodist Church. Whatever one’s biblical or theological perspective, the conversations and debate on the floor were far from loving, caring,
February 2, 2023 United Methodist Women is now called United Women in Faith. Methodist suffragette and temperance advocate Frances Willard had a longtime female partner. What are respectful ways to refer to different ethnicities? In the first 12 chapters of the updated denomination history book “American
December 16, 2022 I long for The United Methodist Church that invited me into a life-changing relationship with Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord to do the same for others. But will it? Yes, but only if we are serious about proactively inviting, welcoming, including
Produced by the General Commission on Religion and Race, this Vital Conversations video series features contemporary theologians, sociologists, laity, clergy and other thought-leaders dealing with challenges of race, culture and oppression in The United Methodist Church and the world today. Vital Conversations: Series 1 Vital Conversations 1:
September 12, 2022 The weekend in the middle of the World Council of Churches General Assembly is expressly intended for excursions and congregational encounters. The participants and contributors traveling from around the world are given the opportunity to get to know the respective life of
May 31, 2022 The Philippines Central Conference will convene for a special session Nov. 24-26 to elect new bishops. Central conferences are seven regional United Methodist bodies in Africa, Europe and the Philippines that each have responsibility for electing bishops. The Book of Discipline has
By Jim PattersonOct. 28, 2020 | UM News Real progress on racial issues in The United Methodist Church is impossible unless LGBTQ people are accepted as full participants in every aspect of the denomination, said both panelists during a sometimes emotional online discussion. “You can’t
The Connectional Table’s Human Sexuality Task Force is hosting the second of three live stream events on Saturday, November 1 from 8 a.m. until 10 a.m. Central Time. The Connectional Table is a 59-member body which is responsible for guiding the vision, mission and ministries
