The Rev. Mujinga Kashala is the second woman elected as a United Methodist bishop on the African continent and the second elected by the Mid Africa Central Conference, formerly the Congo Central Conference.
The Mama Lynn Center, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, provides training and spiritual support to women who have suffered sexual violence, helping them regain their dignity and become economically independent.
United Methodist leaders urge fellow church members to speak out for biblical teachings and care for immigrants even in the face of adverse court actions.
Seven new United Methodist pastors were recently commissioned at a consecration ceremony in Doha, Qatar. These men and women answered a call to serve the spiritual needs of the Filipinos living and working in the Middle East.
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