Migrants give us an opportunity to be humane and therefore human.” — Ganoune Diop, director of public affairs, Seventh-Day Adventist Church, and head of the International Religious Liberty Association.
NEWS AND FEATURES
Faith groups put human face on migration
UNITED NATIONS (UMNS) — The head of the United Nations recently called the world’s ability to deal with record levels of global migration a profound test of international cooperation — and religious leaders, including United Methodists, agree. For the Rev. Hans Martin Hoyer, a United Methodist pastor from Germany, this global issue is a local one. Linda Bloom has the story.
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New York Conference
Circuit rider's saddlebags head to Smithsonian
WASHINGTON — Saddlebags from the New York Conference archives have made the trip to the U.S. capital to be part of the “Religion in Early America” exhibit at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. The saddlebags belonged to the Rev. Freeborn Garrettson, known as the “Father of Methodism in New York State.” The Rev. Joanne S. Utley has the story.
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South Carolina Conference
Conference collects stories of racial awakening
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Twenty people share their deeply personal accounts in “Stories of Racial Awakening,” a book published by the conference newspaper. South Carolina Area Bishop L. Jonathan Holston wrote the foreword.
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PRESS RELEASES
United Methodist Communications
Survey on Native American Ministries Sunday
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — United Methodist Communications is looking for interesting personal stories that illustrate the benefits of Native American Ministries Sunday. Please take this short survey about helping to empower local spiritual development and educate Native American seminary students to serve God faithfully.
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Board of Church and Society
Apply for Ethnic Young Adult summer internship
WASHINGTON — Applications are being taken for Church and Society’s Ethnic Young Adult program. This eight-week intensive program is designed for young justice-seekers willing to work in the intersections of faith, advocacy and social change.
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COMMENTARIES
Rio Texas Conference
Hurricane didn’t stop Texas churches
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Rev. Robert Lopez, superintendent of the Coastal Bend District, has written about his gratitude for the churches he supervises. Since getting battered by Hurricane Harvey, they’ve paid their apportionments and continued to do ministry.
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