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November 17, 2022 In the wake of the election of Bishop Delores “Dee” Williamston, the first Black woman elected to the episcopacy in the South Central Jurisdiction, the latest installment of “Hollering for Change” looks at the history-making event. The Rev. Dr. Tori Butler speaks
November 18, 2022 The Rev. Stefan Zürcher of Switzerland has been elected as a United Methodist bishop by delegates at the Central and Southern Europe Central Conference. Zürcher, 55, was elected Nov. 18, at a special called central conference gathering in Basel. On the fourth ballot, he received
November 15, 2022 The story of Flower, the hippie ghost with scars from a bear mauling, is incrementally coming together on “Ghosts,” the CBS sitcom in the enviable positon of following “Young Sheldon” on Thursday nights. United Methodists will also want to know the story
November 18, 2022 Pandemic and schism have combined to challenge The United Methodist Church in an unprecedented way. And that offers a not-to-be-missed opportunity, according to the Rev. Mike Slaughter. “What a time to reimagine what God’s next is for The United Methodist Church,” the
October 31, 2022 Former Africa University vice chancellor Rukudzo J. Murapa is being remembered for his vision, networking and leadership, including helping to establish the United Methodist university’s Institute of Peace, Leadership and Governance. Murapa died at age 82 at Murambi Garden Clinic in Mutare
2022년 11월 15일 (편집자 주: 이 글은 2022년 10월 21일 세계선교부 이사회에서 정희수 감독이 “우리는 흔들리지 않을 것입니다(We Shall Not Be Moved)”라는 제목으로 설교한 내용이다.) I. 믿음이란 급변하는 세상에서, 변함없는 토대에 의지하려는 갈망입니다. 하나님의 사랑은 어떤 상황이나 조건 속에서도 변치 않습니다. 따라서 우리는 또 다른 시간을 갈망하면서도 하나님의
Contributing writer and United Methodist Rev. Larry Jent offers his perspective of Indigenous Peoples contributions to America and the world. November 11, 2022 In 1990, Congress passed and President George H. W. Bush signed into law a joint resolution designating the month of November as the first
November 4, 2022 After electing 13 new bishops during their Nov. 2-5 meetings, the denomination’s five U.S. jurisdictional conferences announced episcopal assignments effective Jan. 1. Jurisdictional leaders recommended electing 14 new bishops; however, the Northeastern Jurisdictional Conference voted to suspend its rules and delay the
November 3, 2022 Unhappiness over some episcopal leaders’ posture toward disaffiliation and a new, traditional denomination boiled over Nov. 3 at The United Methodist Church’s South Central Jurisdictional Conference. The Rev. Stan Copeland took the floor to ask that the jurisdiction’s college of bishops address
November 7, 2022 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Council of Bishops (COB) of The United Methodist Church is welcoming thirteen (13) bishops who were elected during last week’s jurisdictional conferences in the United States. “It is a joy to welcome this new class of leaders to the
