"It feels like even though it is hard, there are real possibilities of a way forward for people called Methodists." — The Rev. Melanie Carey on the Uniting Methodists Conference.
NEWS AND FEATURES
Uniting participants call for unity, bravery
ATLANTA (UMNS) — As The United Methodist Church faces a decision on how to include LGBTQ people, more than 300 people at a conference grappled with the issue by asking themselves: What would Jesus and John Wesley do? The Uniting Methodists Conference was held Nov. 13-14 in Atlanta.
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Joining the call for peace on Korean Peninsula
WASHINGTON (UMNS) — Korean-American United Methodists are adding their voices to the growing number of people calling on the U.S. government to tone down the rhetoric on North Korea. More than 60 people came together to learn about the situation on the Korean Peninsula from policy experts and to engage their lawmakers on Capitol Hill. Erik Alsgaard reports on the Nov. 13-15 seminar co-sponsored by the United Methodist Board of Church and Society and the Korea Peace Committee.
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Kentucky Conference
Serving the de-churched
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Source, the second campus of Southern Hills United Methodist Church, offers a textbook example of how to successfully expand reach in Lexington, say Kentucky Conference leaders. The Source welcomes everyone, of course, but it's especially interested in people who are unchurched — or more likely “de-churched.”
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COMMENTARIES
The New York Times
AU grad says Zimbabwe unrest is coup
HARARE, Zimbabwe (NYTimes) — Glen Mpani argues the military action in Zimbabwe is a coup and not a step toward reform. Mpani, an Africa University graduate who is now a fellow at the Harvard University School of Government, writes that any prospects for reforming the country lie in returning power to the citizens — and for the army to respect civilian authority.
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Read UMNS story, AU students, faculty safe amid Zimbabwe unrest
Read WCC statement, Zimbabwe churches issue pastoral statement
PRESS RELEASES
The Methodist Church in Britain
New call to help 'stateless' people in UK
LONDON — A number of British Methodists have joined those of other faiths in signing on to a new initiative, #LockedinLimbo, calling for improved rights and better support for “stateless” people. The initiative has been backed by the former Archbishop of Canterbury, the Rev. Rowan Williams, and Rabbi Herschel Gluck, chairman of the Arab-Jewish Forum.
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See signatories at #LockedinLimbo website
RESOURCES
Board of Church and Society
Taking action on World AIDS Day
WASHINGTON — The United Methodist Global AIDS Committee has created several resources for churches and church members to use on or near World AIDS Day, Dec. 1. The theme of World AIDS Day 2017 is #LetsEndIt, a statement compelling action through advocacy.
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EVENTS
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Tuesday, Nov. 28
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