El Niño-induced drought has left millions facing hunger. The United Methodist Church’s efforts to boost food security in the region also suffered a huge blow, with church mission farms seeing major crop losses.
The United Methodist Church is using a multidimensional approach, including community-based agricultural initiatives, to combat interethnic conflict in the Eastern Congo Episcopal Area.
The United Methodist pastor, who died June 9, is being remembered as a “giant for nonviolence, peace and love.” Acolytes and friends of the Civil Rights leader say his legacy will continue to change society for the better.
Two quilters at Dove of the Desert United Methodist and a book club group discussing the book “What Every Church Should Know About Poverty” merged into a ministry to support families involved in foster care. Nancy Cushman reports on the quilters’ various mission partnerships.
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The 2024 General Conference removed the description of one chargeable offense against clergy and removed a second chargeable offense against clergy entirely.
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‘Strangely warmed’ by General Conference experience
On toward Christian perfection after General Conference
‘I want my church to accept them.’
Seeing God’s presence in journey to all 50 states
What we can, and cannot, do for the homeless
Courageous Conversations at General Conference
Revised Social Principles offer new start
Transformative unmasking paves a way forward