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February 1, 2022 As we begin a new year, we cannot help but reflect on the large divide within our society — the political, ideological and cultural chasms. This divide, combined with a pandemic, limits our ability to relate to different perspectives. I would
A statement from the General Secretaries of the General Board of Church and Society (GBCS), General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM), General Commission on Religion and Race (GCORR), and General Commission on the Status and Role of Women (GCSRW). June 29, 2023 Today’s
Roland Fernandes, the General Secretary (chief executive) of Global Ministries and United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR), and Rev. Greg Bergquist, the General Secretary of the General Board of Higher Education & Ministry (GBHEM), wrote on June 28, 2023: For everything, there is a season!
June 21, 2023 Africa University graduated its largest class to date on June 10 and celebrated several firsts for the United Methodist university. More than 950 students from 19 countries received degrees during the university’s 29th graduation ceremony. This year, Africa University’s largest group of
June 13, 2023 Maria Chavalan Sut feels liberated thanks to her church family. After three years in sanctuary at Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church, Chavalan Sut has been freed from many of the strictures that were placed upon her as an undocumented immigrant. “When I
June 5, 2023 Care for God’s creation has been a central theme in the life of Harriett Jane Olson. Olson retired after 15 years as top executive of United Methodist Women in Faith on May 5. She can trace her passion for creation to childhood
March 22, 2022 Negro spirituals are an intrinsic part of American music. We sing them and hear them sung or performed in churches, temples, schools, concert halls and many other settings. While we are moved by their beauty and the raw emotion they convey, we
June 15, 2023 UM News 한글 원문 보기 From being a Presbyterian ministry trainee to a United Methodist missionary Growing up as the child of a Presbyterian pastor in Korea, I had a life-changing experience at a revival gathering in 1992. I felt as though
May 11, 2023 Editor’s note: The Rev. Karen Y. Collier was instrumental in creating the Women of Color Scholars program, served as an editor for the United Methodist Publishing House for many years, and was a pastor to United Methodist congregations in the Nashville, Tennessee,
June 2, 2023 The Rev. Susan Henry-Crowe’s worldview started when she was 16 and attended a United Nations seminar focusing on the Middle East. The youth group from Buncombe Street United Methodist Church in Greenville, South Carolina, spent six months studying the Middle East before
