Ecumenical agency announces staff changes
Two executives with the Commission on Christian Unity and Interreligious Concerns are “no longer with the agency.”
Church helps immigrants learn English, get ahead
Franklin Castillo, thanks to language program, owns a janitorial company with four employees.
Call issued for more covenant relationships between congregations and missionaries
The General Board of Global Ministries is challenging the annual (regional) conferences in the US to increase the number of their covenants by 10 this year.
Bishop Melvin Wheatley dies at 93
The bishop advocated for greater inclusiveness of gays and lesbians in the church.
New group will study church’s worldwide nature
Twenty United Methodists from across the globe will develop recommendations for next General Conference.
United Methodist Women Mission Giving Exceeds Pledges for 2008
Despite the declining economy across the globe, the Women’s Division is celebrating the achievement of meeting the projected conference Pledges to Mission for the year of 2008.
United Methodists clean up after Oklahoma tornados
Church members respond by clearing debris, working at a recovery center and providing other outreach.
United Methodists join protest against Arpaio
Bishop Minerva Carcaño prays for sheriff’s heart to be changed and decries treatment of immigrants.
Church seeks ‘Union with the Congo’
Union United Methodist Church in Conway, S.C. partners with Congo to dig wells and latrines for 3,000 people.
UMCOR shipment of medicine arrives in Zimbabwe
Vulnerable families are receiving medicine and food in response to ever-widening cholera and financial crises.
United Methodists, Catholics begin new dialogue
Topic of Round 7 combines the religious and the secular and addresses environmental responsibility.
17 conferences pay 100 percent
The level of giving shows that United Methodists “see a different reality,” despite the economic downturn, church leader says.
Mission agency to cut $3.9 million from budget
The United Methodist Board of Global Ministries is reducing its 2009 operating budget because of a combination of economic factors.
United Methodists elect Danish pastor as bishop
The Rev. Christian Alsted, 48, will succeed retiring Bishop Øystein Ølsen as leader of the Nordic and Baltic Area.
New Executive Joins UMCOR in Western Jurisdiction Office
Rev. Brian Diggs is joining the United Methodist Committee on Relief as director of the newly opened Western Jurisdiction Office in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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