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June 22, 2022 On June 11, the academic achievements of 712 graduates from 18 African countries were recognized as they garnered degrees and top honors at Africa University’s 28th graduation ceremony. The event, held at the main campus in Mutare, focused on the theme, “Celebrating
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 13, 2022 The Florida Conference clergy session last week decided against approving an entire 16-person slate for advancement on the track to becoming ordained elders or deacons. The decision roiled the conference, reverberated across The United Methodist Church and underscored the denomination’s conflict over full LGBTQ
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
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
June 6, 2022 The United Methodist Church’s top court released three decisions June 6, including one saying a provision of church law should be amended to comply with the denomination’s constitution. That provision in the Book of Discipline — the denomination’s policy book — deals
June 1, 2022 Members of the Africa Initiative advocacy group gathered to discuss the future of The United Methodist Church and the implications of the recent launch of a new traditionalist Methodist denomination. Ninety-two delegates met May 13-18 for the initiative’s Prayer and Leadership Summit
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
June 3, 2022 We #WearOrange because God calls on Christians to end gun violence. Today is National Gun Violence Awareness Day to remember survivors and victims of gun violence. As part of a national campaign #Wear Orange people are advocating for legislation to end gun
