“I strongly believe it made a difference — the prayers and the solidarity in the Philippines and around the world.” — Thomas Kemper, Board of Global Ministries, about the successful campaign to get three missionaries out of the Philippines.
NEWS AND FEATURES
Last of detained missionaries arrives home
ATLANTA (UMNS) — Miracle Osman, the last of three United Methodist missionaries seeking to leave the Philippines after being placed on a government watch list, arrived July 13 in her home country of Malawi. The United Methodist Board of Global Ministries had launched a #LetThemLeave campaign on their behalf. Linda Bloom reports.
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Read statement from the Council of Bishops
GC2019 no longer needs registration fees
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) — The Commission on General Conference has reversed its call for $200 registration fees for visitors after finding other ways to cover costs of the special session of the denomination’s lawmaking assembly. Heather Hahn reports.
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Church provided family for Bulgarian boy
SOFIA, Bulgaria (UMNS) — Beginning when he was in day care, and continuing well into adulthood, The United Methodist Church has been a source of comfort, stability and inspiration to Presian Vlaiakov. Ginny Whitehouse shares his story of Christian formation under local church influence.
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More than names and numbers in Angola
MAPUTO, Mozambique (UMNS) — The Eastern Angola Conference has not had a statistics update report for two years. Recently, the Rev. Andre Cassule Zundo Viera was appointed conference statistician. His goal is to retrieve the missing information and “evaluate the progress of the church through statistics.” Priscilla Muzerengwa reports.
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COMMENTARIES
Finding love at a United Methodist church
KINGSPORT, Tenn. — Her pastor’s retirement led Rebecca K. Reynolds, who attends Broad Street United Methodist Church here, to write about how she found refuge among United Methodists after burning out in nondenominational megachurch leadership. “I ran to the Methodist Church because I know how Methodists love,” she says.
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RECENT HEADLINES
Bishops seek ruling on Way Forward plans
Rural pastors gain reliable transportation
EVENTS
Monday, July 23-Friday, July 27
Lake Junaluska summer youth event
NEWS AND FEATURES
Last of detained missionaries arrives home
ATLANTA (UMNS) — Miracle Osman, the last of three United Methodist missionaries seeking to leave the Philippines after being placed on a government watch list, arrived July 13 in her home country of Malawi. The United Methodist Board of Global Ministries had launched a #LetThemLeave campaign on their behalf. Linda Bloom reports.
Read story
Read press release from Global Ministries
Read statement from the Council of Bishops
GC2019 no longer needs registration fees
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) — The Commission on General Conference has reversed its call for $200 registration fees for visitors after finding other ways to cover costs of the special session of the denomination’s lawmaking assembly. Heather Hahn reports.
Read story
Read press release
Church provided family for Bulgarian boy
SOFIA, Bulgaria (UMNS) — Beginning when he was in day care, and continuing well into adulthood, The United Methodist Church has been a source of comfort, stability and inspiration to Presian Vlaiakov. Ginny Whitehouse shares his story of Christian formation under local church influence.
Read story
More than names and numbers in Angola
MAPUTO, Mozambique (UMNS) — The Eastern Angola Conference has not had a statistics update report for two years. Recently, the Rev. Andre Cassule Zundo Viera was appointed conference statistician. His goal is to retrieve the missing information and “evaluate the progress of the church through statistics.” Priscilla Muzerengwa reports.
Read story
COMMENTARIES
Finding love at a United Methodist church
KINGSPORT, Tenn. — Her pastor’s retirement led Rebecca K. Reynolds, who attends Broad Street United Methodist Church here, to write about how she found refuge among United Methodists after burning out in nondenominational megachurch leadership. “I ran to the Methodist Church because I know how Methodists love,” she says.
Read commentary
RECENT HEADLINES
Bishops seek ruling on Way Forward plans
Rural pastors gain reliable transportation
EVENTS
Monday, July 23-Friday, July 27
Lake Junaluska summer youth event
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