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Bishop’s reflection: On Race and Hope


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Church Leadership
Dr. Katelin Hansen. Photo by Maxine Moore, courtesy of the author.

Deaconesses are still here – let’s invest in them too!

A distinctly separate order from deacons, deaconesses and home missioners serve in a wide variety of full-time lay ministries for the church.
Bishops
Bishop Tracy S. Malone, president of the United Methodist Council of Bishops, addresses the Philippines Central Conference following the reelection of the region’s three bishops. The reelected bishops, standing from left, are Ruby-Nell M. Estrella, Israel M. Painit and Rodel M. Acdal. Seated with Malone is Bishop Ruben Saenz Jr., president-elect of the council. Acdal, Estrella and Painit were reelected at the central conference’s Nov. 18-22 gathering in Cabanatuan City, Philippines. Photo by Gladys P. Mangiduyos, UM News.

Philippines reelects Acdal, Estrella, Painit

United Methodists in the Philippines have reelected three bishops and assigned them to continue in the episcopal areas that they had been leading.
Faith Stories
Bishop Clay Foster Lee Jr., who served the Holston Area from 1988 to 1996, died on Nov. 11, 2024. He was 94 years old. Photo by Mike DuBose, UM News

Bishop Lee remembered as towering figure

Bishop Clay Foster Lee Jr., who led the Holston Conference from 1988 to 1996, died Nov. 11 at age 94. Some of his sermons gained national attention during the Civil Rights Movement.

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