November 9, 2023 As Veterans Day approaches, three episcopal leaders of The United Methodist Church reflect on how military service enriched their lives and helped them become the leaders they are. Bishops Delores J. “Dee” Williamston, Lanette L. Plambeck and Cedrick D. Bridgeforth were elected
October 2023 The World Methodist Council (WMC) hosted its second Summit on Global Migration in Manila, Philippines, September 4-8 of 2023. The churches’ response to forced migration has become a priority of the WMC and in particular of Bishop Rosemarie Wenner, the WMC Geneva Secretary.
November 7, 2023 A church’s intent to leave The United Methodist Church does not prevent that church from being closed if conditions warrant, the denomination’s top court ruled. In Decision 1490, the Judicial Council said that no conflict exists between the denomination’s disaffiliation policy in the
November 3, 2023 You show that you are Christ’s letter, delivered by us. You weren’t written with ink but with the Spirit of the living God. You weren’t written on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts. – 2 Corinthians 3:3 (CEB) PHNOM
November 2, 2023 Reversing part of an earlier decision, The United Methodist Church’s highest court revoked its call for an additional regular session of General Conference between 2025 and 2027. However, the Judicial Council maintained its earlier ruling that no new delegates be elected to
November 1, 2023 Bishop William Boyd Grove distinguished himself in many ways over a long ministry career, including serving as the first ecumenical officer of the Council of Bishops and writing a hymn that’s in the United Methodist Hymnal. But in talking about Grove, pastors
Annual Conference Church and Society Chairs and Peace With Justice Coordinators in the United States joined GBCS in a three-session leadership training pilot program this year. October 25, 2023 In a structured three-session pilot program, GBCS managed training sessions for UMC Annual Conference leaders throughout
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2023년 9월 7일 (이글은 연합감리교뉴스가연합감리교회 세계선교부와 협력하여 세계 각지에서 섬기고 있는 선교사들의 기도 제목과 소명을 포함해 팬데믹 이후 현지에서 감당하는 사역들을 상세히 소개하는 <선교사를 소개합니다> 시리즈다. 이번에는 필리핀에서 사역하는 이민규 선교사의 사역을 소개한다.) 들어가는 말 안녕하세요? 저는 이민규 목사입니다. GBGM 선교사로 파송되어 필리핀 연합감리교회 신학교 중 한 곳인 웨슬리 신학대학원(Wesley Divinity School)에서 성서학을 가르치고, 필리핀 바기오 감독구(Baguio Episcopal Area)에 있는 군소 신학교의 강의를 도우며 섬기고 있으며, 아내 구동현
August 18, 2023 I’d like to see us add one word to our beloved Pledge of Allegiance. Let it say, “I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible,
October 30, 2023 Retired Bishop João Somane Machado of the Mozambique Area is being remembered as a father figure with an infectious laugh who contributed immensely to the growth and development of The United Methodist Church in Africa and globally. Machado died Oct. 25 in