연합감리교회는 정말로 ㅁㅁㅁ 하나요? (2부) (UM News)
<연합감리교회에 관해 물어보세요(Ask The UMC)>는 연합감리교회의 미래와 교단 탈퇴에 대해 궁금해하는 교회와 교인들의 넘치는 질문에 대답해오면서, 접수된 질문 중 오해나 가짜뉴스에 기인한 것들이 여러 번 중복되는 것을 보았습니다. 이에 <연합감리교회에 관해 물어보세요>는 그러한 오해나 가짜뉴스에 대한 정확한 답변을 제공하기 위해 특집 연재를 마련하고, 그 첫
Nine Panels of the historic AIDS Memorial Quilt to be Displayed at Hollywood UMC
2023 marks the 30-year anniversary of the red AIDS ribbons on the tower of the Hollywood United Methodist Church, a progressive congregation in the heart of Hollywood. In 1993, when the LGBTQ community was being excluded from houses of worship, this congregation proclaimed that all
Black clergy, laity share perspectives on church’s future (UM News)
April 10, 2023 Asked their perspectives of United Methodism’s future, more than 650 Black clergy and laity from every jurisdiction in The United Methodist Church listed three top concerns facing the future of the denomination: discrimination and racism, inequities in appointments and salaries, and lack
Lighthouse Congregations offer hope amid schism (UM News)
April 4, 2023 Morganton, North Carolina, is in the Blue Ridge Mountains, about a four-hour drive from the Atlantic Ocean. It’s not exactly lighthouse country. But the First United Methodist Church of Morganton is a Lighthouse Congregation, and so proud to be one that it just
이 사람을 소개합니다 2: 예수님의 삶을 따르고자 하는 맘으로 (UM News)
2023년 2월 16일 (편집자 주: 이 기사는 연합감리교뉴스가 교파와 종교, 인종과 성별을 초월하여 소외된 사람을 위해 일하는 사람들과 소외된 지역의 사람들을 심층 취재해 소개하기 위해 마련한 <이 사람을 소개합니다> 시리즈의 두 번째로, 퀴어 문화 축제에 참석해 축복식을 집례했다는 이유로 기독교대한감리회에서 정직 2년을 선고받은 이동환 목사(영광제일교회)와의 인터뷰를 정리한 글이다. 이 인터뷰는 최종심이 나오기 전인 2022년 9월 서울에서 진행되었다.) 본인을 소개해주시겠습니까? 이동환 목사로 대한기독교감리회 경기 연회 소속 목사로, 현재는 ‘한국교회를 향한 퀴어한 질문’ 큐앤에이(이하 큐앤에이Queers and Allies)에서 대표로 섬기고 있습니다. 큐앤에이는 크리스천 퀴어-앨라이(Queers and Allies) 운동을 중심으로 모든 존재가 환대받고 긍정되는 한국교회를 만들어 나가기 위한 단체입니다. 큐앤에이에서 활동하게 된 계기는 무엇입니까?
Call for Volunteers to Join the Cal-Pac CA Legislative Advocacy Team (Justice & Compassion)
Cal-Pac California Legislative Advocacy Team:Affordable Housing, Homelessness, and Food Security First Meeting – Wednesday, March 1 @ 6:00 pm PST on Zoom http://www.calpacumc.org/advocacyteamsignup We all know that affordable housing, homelessness, and food insecurity are painful, urgent needs in Southern California. State legislators are working hard
New Cal-Pac Bishop challenges conference to “expand the menu” during installation service
by Larry R. Hygh Jr., Ed.D.*, with information from UMNS PASADENA, Calif. – “So, what if we could work on our menus, and find ways to create a new world that reflects Jesus’ view of the Kingdom of God?” asked Bishop Dottie Escobedo-Frank during her
Call for Volunteers to Help Lead WJ LGBTQIA+ Bible Study (Western Jurisdiction)
The Western Jurisdiction LGBTQIA+ Ministries team recently connected with a fellowship of young trans women in Uganda. The women are living in basic conditions in a challenging area of the country with limited resources. Many have been ejected from their homes and churches because of
Eventful 20 years added to Methodist history (UM News)
February 2, 2023 United Methodist Women is now called United Women in Faith. Methodist suffragette and temperance advocate Frances Willard had a longtime female partner. What are respectful ways to refer to different ethnicities? In the first 12 chapters of the updated denomination history book “American
LA For All Healing Circles: Open Dialogues for a Better Los Angeles (Justice & Compassion)
The LA For All Healing Circles are open dialogues to build a better Los Angeles held virtually or in-person to foster stronger community bonds, support community-based organizations, and provide safe spaces for Angelenos to discuss the impacts of racial trauma, identity, systemic racism, and the COVID-19 pandemic.