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Poverty
Urs Schweizer.  Photo courtesy of author.

When the poor share what they have

An agricultural program initiated by the United Methodist Church in Albania to help those struggling economically led to an inspiring act of charity.
Immigration
The Revs. Joel Hortiales (center, in blue blazer) and David Farley (to Hortiales' right) join parishioners of the Border Church in Tijuana, Mexico, as they lift their arms skyward beneath the fence that marks the border with the U.S. Photo by Mike DuBose, UM News.

Methodists participate in movement to preserve border park

Friends of Friendship Park, led by a United Methodist pastor, continues to defend the preservation of the oceanfront park, located on the border between Mexico and the U.S.
Bishops
Bishop Minerva Carcaño presides over a May 19 session of the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. The United Methodist Commission on the Status and Role of Women is asking to serve as a monitor in the church complaint process involving Carcaño, who has been suspended for more than a year. File photo by Mike DuBose, UM News.

Agency seeks role in complaint against bishop

The United Methodist Commission on the Status and Role of Women is asking to serve as a monitor in the church complaint process involving Bishop Minerva Carcaño, who has been suspended for more than a year.