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2023년 5월 24일 연합감리교회 타인종목회자전국연합회(National Association of Korean American United Methodist Pastors Serving Cross/Racial Appointment)와 한인여교역자전국연합회(National Association of United Methodists Church Korean-American Clergywomen)가 공동으로 주최하는 연합 연차 대회(Convocation)가 오는 7월 31일부터 8월 3일까지 와싱톤 DC에 소재한 사귐의교회(김영봉 목사 시무)에서, “하나님은 사랑이시라 사랑 안에 거하는 자는
by Alicia Hortiales, 9th grade A sunny day welcomed everyone to the Welcoming Fiesta. The service on March 18, 2023, at 11 am, took place in the Huntington Park United Methodist Church. The service opened up with bringing in the light of God by lighting
When Ruby-Nell Estrella went to college, the last thing on her mind was ministry. She was trained and graduated as an accountant. Yet, she did not love the jobs following her training. She quit and opted to volunteer to serve as the secretary of her
At age nine, Lanette Plambeck was hospitalized for six weeks with the H2N2 flu virus. While she was in the hospital, she woke up with the assurance that God had a plan for her to be a storyteller. Her first part-time appointment as a pastor
March 27, 2023 “Hollering for Change” is beginning a new series highlighting Black women “firsts” across the denomination. The first interview is with newly elected Bishop Dee Williamston of the Louisiana Conference, the first Black woman elected to the episcopacy in the South Central Jurisdiction.
There are two primary driving forces for Bishop Connie Shelton: being herself and keeping the rhythms that sustain her. Being herself is “incredibly liberating,” Shelton noted, commenting that she does not have to try harder if she just leans into her own being. Additionally, there
With women in leadership all around her, Laura Merrill never thought that she could be limited in being a pastor. She is a fourth-generation first-born woman. Her mother worked outside the home, despite the culture of the time. With the noted superpower of helping, Merrill
The biggest driving force for Robin Dease in pastoral ministry is to make change. Her call to ministry story is one that shows tenacious work ethic and the highest of standards. Before she was appointed as a district superintendent, Dease needed to believe that she
When she was serving as a district superintendent in the Michigan Conference, one of Kennetha Bigham-Tsai’s pastors asked her to be a part of their baptisms happening in a park. Dressed distinctively in a long African dress and ready for a day of events around
As a child, the world of service to others surrounded Dottie Escobedo-Frank. The daughter of missionary parents always felt a call to serve while watching her parents, but then and repeatedly in life kept refusing it or setting it aside. She experienced what she termed
