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April 28, 2023 The United Methodist leadership body that coordinates the denomination’s mission and ministry is going back to the drawing board in its plan to be both smaller and more global. At an April 27 online meeting, Connectional Table members — by a 66% margin
April 24, 2023 What does World Press Freedom Day mean for United Methodists? Thirty years ago, the United Nations designated May 3 as a day to call attention to the importance of free expression and freedom of the press. Like the U.N., the Methodist movement is
April 26, 2023 African United Methodists and the United Methodist Board of Global Ministries remain committed to collaborating on mission work and the shared goal of helping the church in Africa become self-sustaining, the agency’s top executive said during its first board meetings outside the
May 3 is World Press Freedom Day. April 24, 2023 2023 marks the 30th anniversary of World Press Freedom Day. UM News, the official newsgathering agency for The United Methodist Church, has been championing trustworthy reporting and freedom of expression for much longer. On the May 3rd
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April 21, 2023 Innocent P. Afful, a missionary with the United Methodist Board of Global Ministries, is being remembered as an energetic servant of God and dedicated mentor for vulnerable children. Afful died April 17 in Kinshasa at age 49. The cause of his death
April 19, 2023 Upward of a thousand protestors, including United Methodist clergy and laity, spent a sunny spring afternoon downtown reliving the dark morning of a deadly school shooting, and pledged to keep pushing for more gun control. “The last three weeks have been deeply
April 17, 2023 Is Bishop David Wilson the first Native American bishop of The United Methodist Church? Or would it be better to say he’s a new bishop in the church’s South Central Jurisdiction, who happens to be Native American? In a word: Yes. Wilson, a member
April 17, 2023 Those who helped clean up Christ Church by the Sea early Saturday morning recalled later the shocking vision that had awaited them when they arrived: piles and piles of shattered stained glass. The glass was not only piled on the ground near
April 14, 2023 As the 70th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice Agreement approaches, Christians worldwide, including the World Council of Churches, the National Council of Churches in Korea and The United Methodist Church, are calling for an end-of-war agreement and a peace treaty. The
