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Church Growth

Evangelism
Bishop Eben K. Nhiwatiwa and his wife, Greater Nhiwatiwa (to bishop's right), attend Jubilee 2024 at a campground in Darwendale, Zimbabwe. The convention was one of two jubilee events that drew some 20,000 church members from the Zimbabwe Episcopal Area on Aug. 8-11. Many in attendance were members of Rukwadzano Rwe Wadzimai, the women’s organization, who were dressed in their signature red and blue uniforms. Photo by Tarisai Mubaiwa.

Church is alive and growing in Zimbabwe

Thousands of United Methodists gathered at two jubilee conventions, showing the church is “active and full of life” in the Zimbabwe Episcopal Area, church leaders say, even as some regions in Africa face turmoil post-General Conference.
Mission and Ministry
Participants at the first national Fresh Expressions conference, an effort for church revitalization that is part of United Methodist Discipleship Ministries, compete to see who can make the structure with the highest marshmallow during the Feb. 7-9 gathering at Providence United Methodist Church in Charlotte, N.C. Panelists said new approaches to ministry require new approaches to funding those ministries. Photo by Jim Patterson, UM News.

Fresh expressions needed in funding, too

In a time of declining church membership and giving, the way money is collected for United Methodist ministries could use a wider net that includes grants and being more entrepreneurial, say members of the denomination involved with the Fresh Expressions movement.
Evangelism
Piper Ramsey-Sumner speaks about her group, Tally Brew Theology in Tallahassee, Fla., during the Fresh Expressions conference Feb. 7-9 in Charlotte, N.C. It was the first national meeting for Fresh Expressions, an effort for church revitalization that is part of United Methodist Discipleship Ministries. Photo by Jim Patterson, UM News.

Fresh Expressions movement offers hope

An effort for church revitalization that is part of United Methodist Discipleship Ministries, Fresh Expressions held its first national conference. The strategies discussed included informal meetings in brew pubs, coffee shops, campgrounds, private homes and on digital platforms.
Church Growth
Pastor Marianne Bucud (center) and other church leaders stand in front of the altar of Sharjah United Methodist Church, located in the United Arab Emirates. Bucud became the congregation’s pastor in 2020 when the Filipino United Methodist presence in Sharjah began. Although Middle Eastern countries have varying degrees of religious tolerance, the area has been a center of growth for Filipino diaspora faith communities. Photo courtesy of Sharjah United Methodist Church Facebook page.

Filipino effort promotes United Methodism

The movement has identified Filipino diaspora congregations and fellowships in at least 14 countries across Europe, Asia, Australia and the Middle East.

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