Over a busy three and half hours, United Methodist bishops spent the last day of their fall online meeting making a range of decisions on church life and global challenges. The Council of Bishops on Nov. 5 affirmed a denomination-wide …
Haitian migrants bring vitality to declining church
At the beginning of this century, the Rev. Bill Jenkins did not imagine that he would see a deep transformational process in the congregation that he was starting to serve. Jenkins had been appointed pastor of Christ United Methodist Church …
Group seeks bishops’ grace in church exits
A group of United Methodists is urging bishops to allow congregations that want to do so to leave with property now — rather than wait for General Conference. “As the writer of Ecclesiastes notes, ‘For everything there is a season,’ …
Bishops offer framework for inclusive church
The Council of Bishops has cast a vision for a future United Methodist Church that transcends the labels many church members use to describe themselves. “We cannot be a traditional church or a progressive church or a centrist church. We …
Native American Heritage Month celebrates Indigenous U.S. communities
“This is one of the most beautiful statements I’ve seen from a White House in a long time,” said Sandi Cianciulli, co-chair of CONAM. Read: A Proclamation on National Native American Heritage Month, 2021 Presidential Actions October 29, 2021 November is Native American …
Methodists celebrate ‘Asbury Crossing’ to America 250 years ago
View Photos & Videos:– Click here to view video-recordings of the historical Asbury Crossing programs, including a one-hour edited version of the full two days of presentations and a 3½-minute abridged version with scenes and sound bites. – Also see our …
Celebrating Asbury’s voyage to America 250 years ago
From Great Britain to Philadelphia: that was Francis Asbury’s itinerary 250 years ago when John Wesley sent him to America to formally establish Methodism on these shores. With that same itinerary, a sestercentennial celebration that began with events in England …
‘Only 2 months till Christmas!
Here’s a great opportunity for the Advent season this year, if: Your church has a cemetery,You want to extend outreach to the community,You wish to support veterans and military families. Wreaths Across America is a national program involving the decorating of …
UMCOR supports refugees, migrants and asylum seekers in 2021
Third in a three-part series: Global Migration Read part one here. Read part two here. From its founding, UMCOR has accompanied and served those who seek refuge and safety after fleeing their homes or home countries for a better life. Today, UMCOR …
Guidance for sexual harassment survivors
Too many times, Becky Posey Williams has seen it happen. A United Methodist woman contacts her in a panic because a meeting about her sexual harassment claim is approaching and she feels overwhelmed. Williams, senior director of sexual ethics and …