October 31, 2023 We’ve all heard the names John and Charles Wesley, but there are a lot of other important names in the history of Methodism you may not know. The Unsung Heroes of Methodism series tells the stories of lesser-known figures whose lives and witness still
한인 연합감리교회가 미국에서 104년의 선교역사를 가지고 오늘에 이르기 까지 앞서간 신앙의 선배들이 흘린 땀과 헌신, 그리고 눈물의 기도가 있었기에 가능한 일이었다. 특별히 개체교회에서 이름도 빛도 없이 헌신과 봉사를 해 온 여선교회 회원들의 숨은 공로가 있었다. ‘여-선-교-회’는 이름 그대로 교회에서 선교를 위해 모인 여성들의 모임으로, 지나간
October 10, 2023 Back in the early 1980s, the Rev. Kathy Sage would meet periodically with the handful of women administrators and faculty at United Methodist seminaries and ask them what they needed. One answer always came back the same, said Sage, who organized the
September 22, 2023 United Methodists and others gathered in San Antonio recently to celebrate the minting of a U.S. coin bearing the image of Jovita Idár, a Methodist, journalist and activist who worked to empower Mexican American women and others in the early 20th century. The
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Carol Conger-Cross, long time Director of the Guatemala Project, a mission project of the California-Pacific Conference, and member of La Mesa First United Methodist Church. Carol passed away comfortably on August 8 with husband Dale
August 1, 2023 Sally Vonner has gone far in her career, but she came home to Texas for her installation as top executive of United Women in Faith. Family members packed three pews of Lovers Lane United Methodist Church in Dallas. Hundreds of other well-wishers, including
January 13, 2023 Sarah Mallet was one of a few women preachers accepted and encouraged by John Wesley in the early days of the Methodist movement. Despite physical and financial hardships, as well as attitudes and policies against female preachers, she traveled extensively, preaching for
New GBCS theological intern shares her background, interest and motivation for Economic, Health, and Gender advocacy work. June 20, 2023 As followers of Christ, one wonders what God’s plans for our lives are and where God is calling us to be, grow, and serve. In
June 5, 2023 Care for God’s creation has been a central theme in the life of Harriett Jane Olson. Olson retired after 15 years as top executive of United Methodist Women in Faith on May 5. She can trace her passion for creation to childhood
January 15, 2023 In 1848 Ellen Craft, an enslaved woman in Macon, Georgia, feared that her father – who was her White enslaver – would claim any child she bore as his property. And so, she and her husband, also enslaved, embarked on a remarkable