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Watch as the Rev. Tyler Sit, who serves New City Church in Minneapolis, talks about how we follow Jesus best when we are anti-racist. He calls on United Methodists to make anti-racism part of their faith practice and to attend to it weekly in order to build the kingdom of God. The video is the third in a series of video reflections following the death of George Floyd and the renewed call to end racism. Watch the other videos, as well as learn about additional resources and information, here.

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Leaders from DC's interfaith community, including Bishop LaTrelle Easterling (left) and the Rev. Neal Christie from the General Board of Church and Society (center), gathered for worship, lament and protest, as they raised their voices for racial justice June 14 at St. John's Episcopal Church by the White House. Photo by Melissa Lauber.

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The Local Church Historian's School is offered by the General Commission on Archives and History to teach local congregations how to preserve their churches' stories.

Online local church historian school set for fall 2020

Maya Cunningham (front), age 16, and others kneel in silence for 8 minutes in honor of George Floyd during "A Prayer Service To Stand Against Racism" held June 5, 2020 at Belle Meade United Methodist Church in Nashville, Tenn. The ecumenical service invited area churches to participate. Cunningham is from First United Pentecostal in Nashville. Photo by Kathleen Barry, UM News.

Prayer to stand against racism

Vintage Methodist Recipes: Lemon Whippersnaps

Many of us grew up in homes where spiral-bound church cookbooks were a familiar sight. Methodist church cookbooks have been around for more than a hundred years and the recipes and cooking methods offer a time-capsule peek into the kitchens of generations of Methodist families. Lilla Marigza, Multimedia Producer with United Methodist Communications, decided to try out some of these vintage recipes. This 1978 recipe for Lemon Whippersnaps cookies comes from the "Friendly Recipes" Cookbook, published by the Macedonia United Methodist Church in Raleigh, North Carolina.

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