Worship

Mission and Ministry
United Methodists use the new audio recording studio developed by The United Methodist Church in the South Congo Conference. Photo by John Kaumba, UM News.

Church installs Christian recording studio in Congo

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.
Faith Sharing
People have traveled from far and wide to attend worship services at Asbury University and Asbury Theological Seminary in a revival that has gone "viral" through social media. Photo by Cathy Bruce, the Kentucky Conference.

Hunger for God on display at revival

The revival at Asbury University and Asbury Theological Seminary has drawn considerable media coverage and large crowds, with United Methodists among those waiting in line to be part of worship services. Alan Wild reports for the Kentucky Conference.
Church History
Image by Larisa Koshkina, courtesy of Pixabay; graphic by Laurens Glass, UM News

The intriguing history of ‘O Holy Night’

The 300-year-old story of a beloved Christmas song is filled with scandal, politics and dubiousness. Yet the 19th-century French carol remains a favorite. Chrystal Caviness reports for UMC.org.
Theology and Education
The Rev. Susan Robb’s book, “The Angels of Christmas: Hearing God’s Voice in Advent,” is a four-week Advent study of the four angelic visits surrounding the birth of Jesus with Zechariah, Mary, Joseph and the shepherds. Book cover courtesy of Abingdon Press.

Exploring the role of angels at Christmas and beyond

“The Angels of Christmas” is a four-part Advent series examining the angels who appear as part of the stories surrounding the birth of Jesus. But the book has a second intention: to encourage readers to take the role of angels themselves.

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