Faith Sharing

People gather around a laptop during a “Tell Your Church’s Story” training event for churches in the Rizal Philippines Annual Conference East (RPACE) on March 22. The event was sponsored by the Taytay Philippines Communications team and United Methodist Communications. Image courtesy of the Taytay Philippines Communications team.

Philippines church communicators develop new skills

Filipino communicators are learning new ways to reach people through social media.

The Rev. Dale Cohen (right) leads a discussion about the differences between solitude and loneliness with singer-songwriter Bay Simpson during Crafted Conversations at the Singin’ River Brewing Co. in Florence, Ala. Cohen is senior pastor of First United Methodist Church in Florence.

Songs spark spiritual conversations at brew pub

Once a month, a United Methodist pastor hires a songwriter for an evening of music and contemplation at Singin’ River Brewing Co. in Florence, Alabama. Those discussions get deep sometimes.

Faith Sharing

Image of John Wesley, founder of Methodism, from the U.S. Library of Congress via Wikimedia Commons; graphic by Laurens Glass, UM News

Social media graphics from UM News

Graphic for Heritage Sunday / Aldersgate Day available to download and share on social media.

Ecumenism

United Methodist Bishop Mary Ann Swenson greets Pope Francis in Geneva, Switzerland, in 2018, during the commemoration of the World Council of Churches’ 70th anniversary. The leader of the Catholic Church spoke about the significance of Catholic involvement in ecumenical work and pledged his commitment to the cause of Christian unity. United Methodists around the world are mourning Pope Francis, who died April 21 at age 88. File photo by Albin Hillert, World Council of Churches.

United Methodists remember Pope Francis

United Methodists were vocal in their praise of Pope Francis, who died Easter Monday at age 88. Church leaders noted that Roman Catholics and Methodists have been in continual dialogue since the Second Vatican Council in the early 1960s.

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