Come to the Table: a Conference-Wide Bible Study (GC Delegation)
Conference-wide Bible Study begins the week of May 8, 2022. All are invited to register and participate for three consecutive weeks, via ZOOM.
When studying Black history, do not begin with slavery (UM News)
In fall 1999, I enrolled in a master’s degree program in African American Studies at Clark Atlanta University, a historically black school in the Atlanta University Center, which includes Morehouse and Spelman colleges. The first class we took was “AAS 501: Africa and the African Diaspora.” We
Raising my children to be anti-racist (UM News)
As a child of the ’70s, I was raised by loving parents to be “colorblind”: to not see race, to treat everyone as simply “human,” to see everyone as a child of God. When I became a parent, this attitude stuck with me. My spouse
Delegates urge hope for denomination’s future (UM News)
March 18, 2022 More than 275 General Conference delegates and other church leaders released an open letter March 18 that shares their hopes for the denomination’s future and their commitment to stay United Methodist. “Ministry is happening now!” said the Letter to the Connection upon the
Women’s agency hits refresh, expands welcome (UM News)
March 17, 2022 The name change that’s transformed “United Methodist Women” into “United Women in Faith” was announced the same day word came that General Conference was being delayed again, this time until 2024. That timing overshadowed the changes to this 153-year-old organization, which go deeper than
Patrick Henry High athletic director keeping full slate of activities (SDNews)
To say Cody Clark has a busy schedule at Patrick Henry High School may be an understatement. Clark works as a history teacher and athletic director. If that is not enough to keep him busy, he also serves as head coach for boys’ varsity soccer.
Ministry that Makes A Difference (New Ministries)
Faith with spiritual refugees? Check.Services for social refugees? Check. That is holiness in the United Methodist way coming alive through Refuge Ministry at Echo Park United Methodist Church as well as their non-profit organization entitled, “Echo Park Immigration Center” (E.P.I.C.). Since the last time California-Pacific
United Methodists in and near Ukraine help refugees (UM News)
March 3, 2022 As Russia’s assault on Ukraine intensifies, United Methodists near the besieged country are finding ways to help with the flood of more than 1 million refugees. So are United Methodists in western Ukraine, such as the Rev. Volodymyr Prokip, in Lviv, who described
In the middle of a pandemic, I felt alone and disconnected. A warm and welcoming church in Normal Heights changed everything (SD Union-Tribune)
by Micah RennerJan. 30, 2022 It started with a direct message in the fall of 2020. I had not been raised in the church but rather found faith in Christianity as an adult. I chose to attend a small, private Christian college in 2019 after
Shifting politics and boosted technology were taking hold in some congregations pre-pandemic (Faith & Leadership at Duke)
While the country’s politically conservative congregations far outnumber other faith communities, left-leaning houses of worship are on the rise in the U.S., according to a recently published National Congregations Study. If tax laws permitted, liberal congregations would be more likely to publicly endorse or oppose a