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Harriett Jane Olson helps lead the 150th anniversary celebration for United Methodist Women during the 2016 General Conference in Portland, Ore. Olson retired in May after 15 years as top executive of the women’s organization, which rebranded as United Women in Faith in 2022. Olson says it has been her job to help people see the work the agency is doing and the impact it has on the world. File photo by Mike DuBose, UM News.

From girlhood activist to denominational leader
Harriett Jane Olson embraces retirement as she recalls rewarding career as lawyer, publisher and top executive of United Women in Faith.
Faith Stories
Susan Henry-Crowe, top executive of the United Methodist Board of Church and Society, and Fr. John Floberg, rector of Episcopal churches St James, St. Luke's and Church of the Cross on the Standing Rock nation, stand outside the North Dakota state capitol grounds in Bismark in 2016. Henry-Crowe retired on Dec. 31, 2022, after eight years leading Church and Society and almost 49 years of active ministry in The United Methodist Church. File photo by John Hill, Church and Society.

Henry-Crowe reflects on almost 50 years of ministry
Retired from the United Methodist Board of Church and Society since December, Henry-Crowe says a United Nations seminar at age 16 launched a career focusing on peace and justice.
Central Conferences
The Rev. Lloyd T. Nyarota, newly elected general coordinator of the United Methodist Africa Forum, describes how regionalization would help achieve unity in The United Methodist Church. The forum held its first meeting April 21-22 in Johannesburg, South Africa, where it elected officers, including Nyarota, who is with the Zimbabwe East Conference. Photo by Eveline Chikwanah, UM News.

New caucus supports African bishops, regionalization
United Methodist Africa Forum holds inaugural meeting, elects leadership and addresses key issues.

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