General Board of Global Ministries (GBGM)June 24, 2020 | ATLANTA The Asian American Language Ministry Plan (AALM), housed at the General Board of Global Ministries, has created the AALM COVID-19 Resiliency Fund in direct response to the current needs facing local Asian American United Methodist
United Methodist CommunicationsOffice of Public Information June 16, 2020 Nashville, Tennessee: United Methodist Church leaders will launch a plan of action to galvanize church members and others to actively stand against racism in the wake of the death of George Floyd and protests across the
Update: This post has been updated with links. General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM) is hosting their first “Leading in Crisis” e-panel discussion with Bishop Grant Hagiya of the California-Pacific Conference and Bishop Ken Carter of the Florida Conference. The discussion topic is, “Feeling
Dear UMCRM members, supporters, and friends, Last week’s events have exposed the multigenerational suffering that white privilege and systemic institutional bias have inflicted on black and brown people of color in our country. The United Methodist Camp and Retreat Ministries Association stands in solidarity with
The General Commission on Archives and History of the United Methodist Church will be offering a Local Church Historian School in 2020 for church historians–or anyone interested in the story of their church. This is the same school developed and offered by the Indiana Conference
For immediate releaseApril 21, 2020 | ATLANTA (GBGM) The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) is expanding its efforts in the fight against the novel coronavirus and the disease it causes, COVID-19. UMCOR has launched a giving campaign, “Sheltering in Love,” to assist vulnerable communities
By Kathy L. Gilbert April 15, 2020 | NASHVILLE (UM News) United Methodist black church leaders issued a call to action in the fight against COVID-19 in light of recent findings that African Americans are dying from the disease at disproportionate rates in the U.S.