Daily Digest - December 7, 2020

“I get to see everybody at their absolute best, when I know that God is working through them and shining through them.”The Rev. Michael Binger, North Carolina regional director for the Society of St. Andrew.


NEWS AND FEATURES

Feeding people is complicated, joyful

INDIAN TRAIL, N.C. (UM News) — The journey of donated potatoes from the farm of former NFL player Jason Brown to the potato soup that ended up on Lindsey Whitley’s dinner table required the cooperation of an oceanographer, United Methodist churches and volunteers, with the Society of St. Andrew coordinating. Jim Patterson has the story.
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Read more UM News: Food insecurity and the COVID-19 pandemic

Star Tribune
Churches launch 10-year ‘truth and reparation’ plan
 
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Council of Churches has launched a statewide “truth and reparation” initiative. The council’s 25 member denominations, including The United Methodist Church, want to educate Minnesotans about the state’s — and the churches’ — difficult histories with African Americans and Native Americans. They hope to heal the deep, lingering wounds and develop forms of reparation. Jean Hopfensperger reports. 
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RESOURCES

Methodist Church in Britain
Evangelism in a digital world

LONDON — The Methodist Church in Britain has developed downloadable guides and other resources to help churches use the internet and social media as digital tools for evangelism.
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Lake Junaluska, Florida Conference
Retreat center performances go online

LAKE JUNALUSKA, N.C. — With the pandemic keeping folks at home, the Lake Junaluska Singers are putting their Christmas and other seasonal music online. The Florida Conference has compiled links to the Lake Junaluska Singers 2020 performances at the United Methodist retreat center.
Where to watch


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