"Just recently, two of the children at the Clinton Church and Community Center lost both a mother and father to COVID-19. We were most fortunate to be able to assist these young girls as they ponder their future without parents." — The Rev. Donna Pewo, director of connectional ministries for the Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference.
NEWS AND FEATURES
Korean, Native faithful join to fight virus
OKLAHOMA CITY (UM News) — When the National Network of Korean United Methodist Women connected with the Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference, few anticipated the spirit of generosity that would flourish in Native communities affected by COVID-19. Some of the conference's churches also have been serving as vaccine sites. Barbara Dunlap-Berg and Ginny Underwood report.
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Greater Northwest Area
UMCOR grant helps Oregon flood recovery
PENDLETON, Ore. — More than a year after flooding severely damaged hundreds of homes in Umatilla County in northeastern Oregon, significant help from The United Methodist Church is on its way. The United Methodist Committee on Relief approved this week a $100,000 grant to assist the Blue Mountain Region Long Term Recovery Group. Kristen Caldwell has the story.
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WVLT-Channel 8
Church that restores lives needs restoration
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Under its decaying ceiling and behind its damaged walls, something special happens at Magnolia Avenue United Methodist Church. The church that cares for its community with a free medical clinic needs care itself. Gwendolyn Ducre reports.
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COMMENTARIES
UM News includes in the Daily Digest various commentaries about issues in the denomination. The opinion pieces reflect a variety of viewpoints and are the opinions of the writers, not the UM News staff.
Faith is a verb
COLUMBIA, Mo. (UM News) — The Rev. Mel West said he can sum up the lessons he's learned in 97 years of living in one simple phrase: Faith is a verb and the cross is a lifestyle.
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Western North Carolina Conference
Laboring with God for the kingdom on earth
GASTONIA, N.C. — In a devotion for the Asian Ministries Network, the Rev. David Jong-Hyun Lee reflects on Asian Americans' place in the U.S. and the church. "This is not a struggle just for Asians or Blacks or Hispanics or any other race, gender or orientation," he writes. "This is a fight for the sacred worth of every human being who has been created in the image of God."
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RESOURCES
Lewis Center for Church Leadership
Which digital worship option is best?
WASHINGTON — Tim Snyder of the Lewis Center outlines the pluses and minuses of two platforms commonly used for digital worship — broadcast platforms and video conferencing. Many congregations are planning to take a hybrid approach to worship, resuming in-person gatherings while maintaining online options.
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