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December 14, 2022 One reason the Rev. Susan Robb wrote about angels is because she believes she met one when she was 12 years old. In Robb’s new book, “The Angels of Christmas: Hearing God’s Voice in Advent,” she tells the story of “a horrific accident” while
December 6, 2022 Unique to the North Central Jurisdictional Conference, 10 candidates for bishop recited a liturgy of solidarity and purpose before any votes were cast in the November elections. “Even when the outcome is not what we’d hoped, even when seven of us return home to
December 13, 2022 The United Methodist Church’s highest court ruled that new delegate elections “are not required” for the long-delayed and potentially pivotal General Conference, now set for 2024. “The delegates duly elected to the 2020 General Conference for the 2020-2024 Quadrennium stand as submitted
November 28, 2022 As a denomination-wide agency of The United Methodist Church (UMC), The General Board of Church and Society (GBCS) addresses issues at both a domestic level in the United States of America as well as throughout the world. Among these issues is the
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:
November 25, 2022 The project consists of constructing two buildings. One will include 50 units of affordable housing for seniors and the second will be a community center Imperial Beach has approved an affordable housing project aimed at helping older adults who are struggling to
November 30, 2022 Resistance to the appointment of a female pastor is still common, and remains one of the signature issues of the United Methodist Commission on the Status and Role of Women as it marks its 50th anniversary. “It’s the honest truth,” said Dawn Wiggins Hare,
November 28, 2022 The Rev. Ruby-Nell M. Estrella, treasurer of the Philippines Central Conference, has been elected the first female bishop in The United Methodist Church’s Philippines Central Conference. Delegates elected Estrella, 57, on the 20th ballot on Nov. 26 at the central conference’s meeting
November 4, 2022 The Commission on the General Conference announced today that the 2024 United Methodist General Conference will be held April 23 – May 3, 2024, at Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. “The Commission selected Charlotte as the site that best met our varied
November 21, 2022 There is a struggle going on for the hearts and minds of United Methodist members and congregations, and it has gained intensity since the further postponement of General Conference and the founding of the Global Methodist Church. Traditionalist caucus allies of the
