The United Methodist Church’s General Conference voted May 1 to approve a resolution condemning racial-ethnic discrimination and gender-based violence against Asian Americans. Submitted by the New Federation of Asian American United Methodists, the resolution condemns increasing discrimination against racial-ethnic minorities, especially …
EPA’s North-West Region plans 2024 Korea pilgrimage
The Eastern PA Conference’s North-West Region will explore Korean Methodism’s roots during a 10-day pilgrimage to Incheon and Seoul, South Korea, June 17-27, 2024. The Rev. Hun Ju Lee, North District Superintendent, is inviting clergy, laity and youth members on …
Reclaim, Revive, Renew: Korean United Methodists meet in Chicago
Chicago, IL – Nestled between the historic walls of the First Korean UMC of Chicago and the modern facilities of the Crowne Plaza Chicago Northbrook, the power of unity and a shared vision echoed. Approximately 300 Korean American United Methodist …
EPA clergy of color invited to renewal retreat in June
Just weeks after an Annual Conference focused on the theme “Possibility,” Eastern PA clergy of color will get to explore their own possibilities of learning self-renewal and restoration through a joyful, guided process of spiritual and emotional nurture. And they …
Wholeness Centers to spur BIPOC church-community ministry partnerships
The Eastern PA Conference is placing a new milestone on its justice-centered Dismantling Racism: Path Toward Wholeness initiative with the launch of its Wholeness Centers program this month. Wholeness Centers are intentional church-based partnerships with local residents and groups in …
Celebrate Korean American Day Jan. 13
Jan. 13, is Korean American Day (#KoreanAmericanDay), an observance that celebrates the first arrivals of Korean immigrants on U.S. shores on this day in 1903 and the significant presence and contributions of Korean Americans ever since. There were about 1 million Korean …
Methodists remember first Methodist missionary to Korea
Bishop John Schol recently joined bishops of the Korean Methodist Church (KMC) in a special tribute to the first Methodist missionary to Korea, who arrived there on Easter morning in 1885, 136 years ago. There are 1.5 million Korean Methodists in …
Protests mount against Cal-Pac bishop
California-Pacific Conference Bishop Grant Hagiya is facing public criticism, even protest demonstrations, for his decision to move three Korean American pastors from their current churches. Read More
Rev. Sukja Bang featured in Fordham News
Korean-American Polio Survivor and Longtime Pastor Prepares to Counsel Parishioners Rev. Sukja Bang, pastor of Ackermanville UMC in Bangor, is featured in the Fordham News (March 29, 2021), an online publication of Fordham University, where she will receive a D.Min. from the …
Korean peninsula and ‘Amazing Grace with Peace’
A Korean-American teenager hopes she and others like her can help transform Korea’s demilitarized zone into a peace zone, so that elders like her grandfather can reunite with the families they left behind. Read more…
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