During the past 27 years, Reidland United Methodist Men and multi-denominational partners have built more than eight miles of handicap ramp. This month, the men’s ministry is on schedule to build its 1,000th ramp. The Tennessee-Western Kentucky Conference has the story.
The new top executive at United Methodist Men is seeking to expand the agency by getting many more local churches involved. Greg Arnold’s plans include defining a new relationship with Scouting and adaptation of an already-popular app called Live Bold, which he developed privately.
The United Methodist Church continues to be part of negotiations in the Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy, but another religious group has agreed to pay $250 million to a fund for victims of Scouting-related sex abuse.
Boy Scouts of America’s legal struggle, triggered by Scouting-related sex-abuse allegations, has implications for United Methodist local churches and entire denomination.