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Feb 26, 2015
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Evangelism
The Rev. Tapiwa Nyangani greets two artisan miners during a special crusade to bring people to Christ in the Marange District in the Zimbabwe East Conference of The United Methodist Church. The three-day event brought the Gospel to 238 villagers’ homes. Photo by Kudzai Chingwe, UM News.

Church brings Christ to villagers’ doorsteps
Crusade helps Marange District in Zimbabwe to regain some membership lost during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Faith Stories
Betty Thompson, a force in religious journalism and communicator for both The United Methodist Church and World Council of Churches, died Feb. 1, 2023, a few days before her 97th birthday. Photo courtesy of the United Methodist Commission on Archives and History.

Making a lasting impact as communicator, mentor
A longtime Global Ministries executive who also worked for the World Council of Churches, Betty Thompson was a force in religious journalism.
Global Health
The Four Chaplains Memorial Foundation's mission is to tell the story of the “Four Chaplains” to promote Interfaith Cooperation and Selfless Service in individuals and organizations. The mission of the Corporation is to encourage selfless service in the tradition of The Four Chaplains and to teach and promote interfaith understanding and cooperation among all peoples. Image courtesy of the Four Chaplains Memorial Foundation.

Remembering four chaplains
Four Chaplains Day commemorates the events of Feb. 3, 1943, when the USAT Dorchester sank during World War II. Four military chaplains, including the Methodist Lt. George L. Fox, gave their own life vests to others and went down with the ship.