Council of Bishops News and Media Sightings

In the beginning was the Word. Then came texting. The United Methodist Church is hoping to reach a younger audience by adding modern media tools to a campaign it credits with increasing first-time and long-term church attendance between 2001 and 2004.

“Pure humble joy” is how Susan Silvus from St. Luke’s United Methodist Church describes the experience of handing her first anti-malaria net to a child in Africa during her recent 10-day trip to Cote d’ Voire.