Group defers gay issue to 2012
International team also recommends granting more autonomy to regional church bodies.
UMW focuses on immigration
May 1 march and rally will support immigrant rights.
Grace abounds for Katrina mission team
Katrina survivor says, “I’m a living witness that with God all things are possible.”
Students hold blackout to honor miners
Seminary students are asking people to spend 29 minutes in silence on April 29 as a memorial to the 29 miners who died in the West Va. mine disaster.
Caring congregations nourish bodies, souls
United Methodists Change the World with community gardens, food pantries.
Church addresses abuses in Philippines
Connectional Table condemns "extrajudicial killings."
Zambian woman realizing health care dream
Mukanyanga Muzyamba, who walked six miles each way to school in Zambia, will graduate in June from Africa University.
Church raises human trafficking awareness
Youth take the lead in a Chicago-area Change the World event.
Court backs clergy dismissal over affair
Judicial council affirms verdict against married minister.
UMCOR helps after Mississippi tornados
The United Methodist Committee on Relief will send funds after tornados tore through13 counties and killed 10 people.
Top court rules on bishops’ authority
Judicial Council rules Philippines College of Bishops can handle complaint against one of their own.
Methodists ‘Change the World‘
Methodists Change the World
Church changes world in many ways
More than 1,000 congregations touch lives and improve communities on special weekend.
Jars of Clay asks crowd to Imagine No Malaria
The award-winning band headlined a concert to raise funds to help prevent the killer disease.
Food for Thought: Ethics of Farming
As our Earth Day series concludes, a Duke professor says Christians should take their food choices more seriously.
Church building ‘culture of nets’ to save lives
As we mark World Malaria Day 2010, Bishop Thomas Bickerton says “the time is now” to eradicate malaria in Africa.
Churches gear up to change the world
United Methodists plan to create “a beautiful mosaic of service and love.”
Great Day of Service aids poor, disabled
More than 120 volunteers from Foundry United Methodist Church fan out to 13 social service agencies in Washington.
Dorothy Height, civil rights heroine
Dorothy Height always made it her business to be in the room—whether it was working with Eleanor Roosevelt or advising Martin Luther King, Jr.
Aid ongoing as China mourns quake victims
United Methodist partner brings medical supplies, blankets and food to survivors.
Green living: Not just for tree huggers
United Methodists protect the environment in a variety of ways.
Dorothy Height: Extraordinary leader and model of service
She was a role model for millions of women and an agent of social change, says Marion Wright Edelman.
Confessions of a ‘green mommy’
Environmental advocate shares the importance of passing her values on to her son.
Publishing giant promoted integration
John Procter’s rags-to-riches story reads like an inspirational novel.
‘Queen Mother’ of civil rights dies at 98
Dorothy Height, honored by three presidents, worked tirelessly for justice for all.
Civil rights pioneer Dorothy Height dies
DEVELOPING STORY: Height was a United Methodist leader who fought for equality and human rights for all.
God bless this organic meal
How we eat is tied to God’s command to be good stewards of creation.
Mission agency stresses collaboration
Effort includes strengthening ties to large congregations.
Congo church brings joy to the world
Bishop Thomas Bickerton says Africans "have absolutely everything spiritually."
Deaths of innocents challenge faith
Faithful who are allowed to grieve, to ask questions of God, have better outcomes.
United Methodists need to go ‘deep green’
United Methodists issue first official statement on environmental issues in 24 years.
Women, men’s groups confront violence
United Methodist Women and United Methodist Men agree to collaborate on anti-violence effort.
Church provides anti-malaria nets in Congo
Singer helps create excitement as Imagine No Malaria launches.
Cokesbury sales fight malaria
The Imagine No Malaria campaign receives $50,000 from the United Methodist Publishing House.
Canals save lives in Congo village
Residents dig eight miles of canals to divert water and prevent malaria.
Pastor blesses Phillies on opener
The Rev. Jeff Raffauf prays for the home team’s hitters “to beat the cover off these balls.”
Pilot project to begin for Haiti volunteers
Organizers offer details on how people can help the quake-stricken country.
United Methodists ride in Vietnam
West Ohio team will ride motorbikes to visit congregations in the Southeast Asian country.
Church plans $10.4 million project for Haiti
United Methodists plan three-year relief and recovery program.
Partners combat malaria in Congo
Residents of Bongonga are eager for an April 15 distribution of mosquito nets.
San Diego event reaches out in many ways
Hundreds of United Methodists mobilize to make a difference in their community.
UMCOR reacts to China earthquake
The relief agency is working with partners to get details on the killer quake.
United Methodist map to change in June
Several U.S. regions of the church will get new names and boundaries.
Congo community prepares for nets
Millions in Lubumbashi were left out of a distribution due to lack of funds. Now nets are on the way.
Texas clergywoman to lead relief agency
Cynthia Harvey is elected as head of the United Methodist Committee on Relief.
Arkansas volunteers ‘get up and give’ for kids
Abused children have a prettier place to live thanks to church members who made Sunday a day of service.
Kansans spruce up community parks
Nearly 1,000 people join to beautify Topeka in a Rethink Church event.
Momentum builds for major church change
Most people believe change “is long overdue,” Bishop John Hopkins says in a commentary.
Call to Action seeks to increase church vitality
Committee moves forward with evaluating general ministries.
Bishop Abel Muzorewa dies at 84
The bishop’s career was intertwined with the history of modern Zimbabwe.
Disaster ministry provides home, answer to prayer
Five years after Hurricane Katrina, a Louisiana disaster relief ministry is still rebuilding homes and lives.
Pastors create model for struggling churches
New approach aims to help churches in these challenging times.
Pastors reach out to miners’ families
Clergy offer comfort as families await news of loved ones.
Pastor brings new life to church
A preacher with a past and a congregation with no future find new life together.
Education agency promotes collaboration
“We can’t be effective leaders if we think we are going to do it ourselves,” official says.
Official says Haiti relief needs coordination
Concerns loom as 900 agencies work to help the quake-stricken nation.
Clinton Rabb’s family remembers the music
Mission leader’s voice was “a wonderful sound” heard around the world.
Jean Arnwine loved family, friends, faith
Amazing person of faith, one of the best friends anyone could have.
Quake survivors rise up for Haiti
United Methodists emerge from valley of death vowing to bring new life to impoverished nation.
Quake survivors rise up for Haiti, page 2
United Methodists emerge from valley of death vowing to bring new life to impoverished nation.
Quake survivors rise up for Haiti, page 3
United Methodists emerge from valley of death vowing to bring new life to impoverished nation.
Smile, passion linger for those who knew Dixon
The Rev. Sam Dixon had a heart for people in need, friends recall.
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