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“Where love lives, it is a place where welcoming the strangers…”– Bishop Minerva G. Carcaño In the Western Jurisdiction, we see the Bible as an authority when it comes to forming our views toward immigrants and immigration. While the Scriptures do not prescribe a specific immigration policy, they are filled with Old Testament stories of […]
In Genesis 1:27a, we read, “God created humanity in God’s own image, in the divine image God created them….” There is no separate category for “disability” in the Creation Story. Humanity is not divided into “us” and “them” by our differences on any basis. No one is more valuable or better or more human than […]
I grew up in a Methodist church in Malaysia and spent a lot of time at church. I grew up loving the Bible and attended regular Bible study as a youth. We did a lot of memorization of the Bible. I remember that one of the activities I enjoyed as a child and a youth […]
“There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.” [Galatians 3:28, CEB] One of the favorite classes I teach during confirmation is the Wesley Quadrilateral. I use a wind chime as a metaphor and everyone in the class […]
UM Council of BishopsNOVEMBER 5, 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C. – In the midst of a pandemic, racial unrest, and denominational and political anxiety, the bishops of The United Methodist Church met in a virtual format for four days to focus on the leadership necessary to chart a new future for the global denomination. Among the innovative […]
The Discipleship Ministries has announced an update to help plan Sunday worship services. This two-page listing of Revised Common Lectionary (RCL) readings and liturgical colors is one of Discipleship Ministries’ most popular worship planning resources. The 2021 resource includes Sundays and Special Days, along with space for your own notes. The 2021 Worship & Music […]
BY RACHEL GILMORE Fresh Expressions of church have been the fastest growing and most popular type of new church start in The United Methodist Church in recent years. Some annual conferences have trained as many as 900 lay people in this NEW mode of doing church. The Fresh Expressions movement began in the United Kingdom […]
The official day of United Methodist Student Day Sunday is November 29, 2020. All are encouraged to celebrate this Sunday on any Sunday throughout the year. This Special Sunday with offering calls the church to support students as they prepare for life in uniting their faith with knowledge. In his 1758 financial guide “The Way to […]
We have been living into this new normal for over 7 months. For many of us our life has shifted. Some churches have returned to in person worship and gatherings, but our lives within the church has been altered, and many in our community are still in isolation. But, this will not last forever. Now […]
