“We do not need to take our cultural problems to the General Conference. It would be the same with America; they won’t need to bring their local issues to be discussed by other continents.”
— Western Angola Bishop Gaspar Joao Domingos, on proposed regionalization legislation.
NEWS AND FEATURES
Regionalization a key question for Africans
HARARE, Zimbabwe (UM News) — The proposed regionalization legislation coming to General Conference on April 23-May 3 is generating a lot of discussion among African United Methodists on both sides of the issue. Their votes could be key to whether regionalization can pass. Eveline Chikwanah reports.
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Upper New York Conference
Transforming lives through compassion in Uganda
CENTERVILLE, N.Y. — Since 2006, Robert Schooley, pastor of Centerville United Methodist Church, has helped lead a mission that is deeply involved in transformative projects across Uganda and East Africa. The mission’s broad scope of projects underscores a commitment to sustainable development and immediate aid. Kevin Miller reports.
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United Methodist Communications
Social Principles: A manifesto for faith in action
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A group of outraged Methodists in 1908 asked the church to address 10 issues, a list that evolved into the Social Principles, a 21st-century document vital to the social witness of United Methodists worldwide. Across more than a century of societal transformation, United Methodists remain committed to support and preserve God’s creation, both for the natural world and for the people who live in it. Crystal Caviness has the story.
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UM News Digest moving to four days a week
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Due to limited resources, UM News is switching to a four-days-a-week schedule with the Daily Digest. We no longer will be providing a Digest on Thursdays except during special events such as General Conference or when there is breaking news that affects the denomination. UM News will continue to send out the Digest Monday through Wednesday as well as provide the Friday Digest, which includes the top stories from the week. The change will begin this week. Please email [email protected] with questions.
RESOURCES
New England Conference
Improve your church’s energy efficiency
METHUEN, Mass. — In her blog on environmental issues, “Go Green, Save Money, Save the Earth,” the Rev. Kim Hornung-Marcy shares a new resource. The United Methodist Board of Global Ministries, in partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, has produced a workbook for how congregations can improve their buildings’ energy and water efficiency.
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