Summer camp is here and we are looking for some help. Volunteers play a vital role in creating a welcoming, safe, and faith-filled experience for our campers. Whether you can help for a day, several days, or an entire week, …
Multicolored Messages of Love and Support
A Reflection on the First Year of the EPA LGBTQIA+ Inclusion Task Force On my way to Annual Conference this year, I stopped at an art supply store. I was running late, but on an impulse, I pulled into the …
Clothing the Community: Introducing Linnett’s Lending Closet
Sanctuary UMC of North Wales, PA is excited to announce the launch of our newest compassion ministry: Linnett’s Lending Closet. Inspired by our former Pastor Lorraine Foster’s mother, this emergency clothing ministry is designed to get apparel into the hands of …
What’s New at IGNITE 2026: GLOW
IGNITE 2026 is coming to Wildwood, NJ on October 9-11, and this year’s theme — GLOW — is going to be electric. Based on Ephesians 5:8, “Live as children of light,” GLOW is all about the transformation that happens when …
Register today for the 2026 Laity Academy: Foundations of Faith
“God set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure. He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God.” -Psalm 40:2b-3a Before the frame of a house can be raised, a strong foundation …
God’s Blessings at Effort UMC: Celebrating new members through baptism and profession of faith
May all praise and glory be to God, for the ways he is working in the hearts and minds of God’s people at Effort United Methodist Church on the North District. This year, on Easter Sunday, the church was blessed to …
Plant something this summer that blooms in the fall
As the seasons move from spring to summer, the rhythms that structure our days often shift too – and that includes our churches’ youth ministries. Whether your youth group just wrapped a confirmation class, finished a school year strong, or …
Filipino pastors reflect on relationship between faith and compassion
As we celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, many Filipino Americans are reflecting on how faith, culture, and community continue to sustain joy and hope in difficult times. For us Filipino Christians, hope is deeply rooted in trust …
Grace UMC’s daily prayer inspires creative approach to apportionments
Last July, Grace United Methodist Church in Philadelphia began a new prayer practice. Every weekday at 7am, they gather for a half-hour community prayer call that anyone can join by phone. The ministry, called “Grace without Walls,” extends beyond church …
Pathways Bridges inspires congregations to move “from the table to the streets”
Across communities, congregations participating in Pathways Bridges are reimagining what it means to be the church, shifting from inward-focused ministry to meaningful community engagement. For many, Bridges has become more than a series of workshops. It is a community bonded …