Helping Ukrainian refugees ‘an exercise in joining God’ (UM News)
May 6, 2022 In addition to ongoing collection of donated items, individuals and local churches have readied spaces to house refugees for either short- or long-term recovery.
Lawson Institute advances nonviolence work (UM News)
May 4, 2022 One of the most celebrated and influential United Methodists is lending his name to an institute at Vanderbilt University that will promote and study nonviolence. The Rev. James Lawson, who has been called the “architect of the civil rights movement,” has given
한인교회총회 달라스에서 미래를 향한 논의를 시작하다 (UM News)
2022년 4월 27일 연합감리교회 한인교회총회(이하 한교총)의 연차 총회가 2022년 4월 25일부터 28일까지 달라스 중앙 연합감리교회(담임 이성철 목사)에서 진행되고 있다. “내가 친히 가리라”라는 주제로 열린 이 총회에는 등록한 60명의 목회자를 비롯한 130여 명이 참석했다. 한교총 총무인 김일영 목사(체리힐 제일 연합감리교회 담임)의 사회로 시작한 개회예배에서, 기도를
She ‘dared to stand up for women of color’ (UM News)
April 25, 2022 DeLaris Johnson Risher doesn’t look, act or talk like a trailblazing, fearless woman — but she is. In 1952, she and Leila Robinson Dabbs, both Black women, quietly integrated Scarritt College for Christian Workers in Nashville, Tennessee, two years before segregation in
Bishops urged to work for ‘big-tent’ church (UM News)
April 26, 2022 After long wishing that United Methodists could remain together in one body, Bishop Cynthia Fierro Harvey acknowledged that the time has come when some will break away. “Every part of the body is important to the whole,” Harvey preached April 25 during
Webinars on Loan Forgiveness (Wespath)
Have Student Loans? Learn Whether They Can Be Forgiven at an Upcoming Webinar Clergy and employees of not-for-profit organizations engaged in faith-based work may now qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program. However, time is of the essence. More favorable temporary rules expire
Communications Learning Week helps participants develop their skills (UMCom)
Nashville, Tennessee – United Methodist Communication (UMCom) has announced a week-long ecumenical training opportunity launching this spring for anyone in ministry seeking to enhance their communications skills. Communications Learning Week: Taking the Next Step will be held May 9-13, 2022, and is designed with busy schedules in
Bryan Honors Jackie Hawthorne (LA Sentinel)
April 7, 2022 The contributions of Jacquelynn “Jackie” Hawthorne are well known throughout South Los Angeles. A longtime public servant, Hawthorne has devoted decades to giving her time and talents to improve her community. Her years of volunteer service were rewarded on April 2, when Assemblymember
United Methodist Interagency Just and Equitable Net-Zero Coalition Issues Progress Report (Church & Society)
April 19, 2022 The United Methodist Interagency Just and Equitable Net-Zero Coalition has published its first progress report a year after setting a goal of just and equitable net-zero emissions by 2050. On Earth Day 2021, a group of United Methodist general agencies and commissions announced a commitment to
Zimbabwe United Methodists share bounty (UM News)
April 18, 2022 On the first Sunday in February, the Rev. Daniel Mutidzawanda hauled a giant pumpkin into the sanctuary of Chisipiti United Methodist Church as part of a celebration lifting up the first harvest of the season to God. The pumpkin was an offering