After a powerful storm brought death and destruction to one of the poorest regions of the U.S. South, United Methodists are helping people in the Mississippi Delta mourn and pick up the pieces.
The Rev. Dr. Tori Butler interviews newly elected Bishop Dee Williamston of the Louisiana Conference as part of a series highlighting Black women “firsts” across the denomination.
The record-breaking storm’s duration was at least 36 days, killing more than 600 people in Malawi, Mozambique and Madagascar. United Methodists are reaching out to survivors as recovery continues.
With funding from Connexio, the Evangelical Methodist Church’s mission and diaconia network, The United Methodist Church recently installed an audio recording studio in the South Congo Conference.
Amid challenges from an evolving denomination, multiple natural disasters, the war in Ukraine and a continuing struggle to address migration, United Methodists continued to live out their faith and serve their communities in 2022. UM News photographers were there.
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This article addresses several issues including whether a re-vote on disaffiliation is allowed, whether United Methodist seminaries teach doctrines contrary to those of church, and whether The United Methodist Church endorses critical race theory.
Commentaries
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The many meanings of connectionalism
Youth group outreach changed Mr. X’s views of church
Disaffiliation supporters use political playbook
Lifting up three key Black history figures
Using our brains: A proposal for General Conference
Disobedience didn’t start with sexuality debate
Political categories don’t capture work ahead