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Bishop Marshall L. “Jack” Meadors Jr. is being remembered as a dedicated activist on issues like child poverty, war and women’s rights. Meadors led the Mississippi Conference from 1993 to 2000. He died May 25 at age 90.

Bishop Meadors remembered as ‘giant of justice’

Friends say Bishop Marshall L. “Jack” Meadors Jr., who died May 25, was a compassionate leader and dedicated activist on issues like child poverty, war and women’s rights.
General Conference
The Rev. Lynn Hill, retired elder in the Tennessee-Western Kentucky Conference, preaches at the closing worship of the Commission on the General Conference meeting in Florence, Kentucky. Hill is the chair of the commission’s program committee. Beside him are Don Reasoner, who leads interpretation at General Conference, and Mills Maliwa, a commission member from South Africa. Photo by Heather Hahn.

What to expect at the next General Conference

The group that plans The United Methodist Church’s big legislative assembly is putting together the final details for holding the long-delayed General Conference next year in Charlotte, North Carolina. The group is as changed as the denomination it serves.
Theology and Education
(From left) Bishop Pumla Nzimande, the Methodist Church of Southern Africa; the Rev. Graham Thompson, president of the Methodist Conference 2022/2023 in Britain; Amos Nascimento, United Methodist General Board of Higher Education and Ministry; and United Methodist Bishop Mande Muyombo, resident bishop of the North Katanga Area, join in a procession at the University of Roehampton, London, England, during the 10th joint international conference of the International Association of Methodist Schools, Colleges and Universities in Great Britain, April 25-May 1. Photo by Kimberly Lord, the United Methodist Board of Higher Education and Ministry.

Wesley’s vision of education alive and well today

Meeting in the United Kingdom, Methodist school leaders commemorate the founding of Kingswood School in Bath 275 years ago.

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