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Prayer Room Dedication Service

The Prayer Room at the 2012 General Conference of The United Methodist Church is dedicated by Rev. Tom Albin, Dean of the Upper Room Chapel, Bishop Timothy Whitaker Resident Bishop of the Florida Annual Conference, and Frances Jennings, Chairperson of the Spiritual Formation Team of the Florida Conference.


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Social Concerns
The Rev. Dr. Thomas Muhomba. Photo courtesy of the author.

Honoring our differences while celebrating unity

As The United Methodist Church seeks to embody unity, it must also reckon with the distinct realities and contexts that shape its people.
Church Leadership
The Rev. KyungHae Anna Shin. Photo courtesy of the author.

Love more, fear less, in cross-cultural ministry

A recently retired pastor writes that when she has chosen love over fear in her career, transformation has resulted.
General Agencies
Delegates prepare to do their legislative work during the 2024 United Methodist General Conference in Charlotte, N.C., in Charlotte, NC. The board of the General Council on Finance and Administration approved a request for $1.5 million to pay for a whole software system to track legislation at General Conference. The current system has been in use for nearly 40 years. Photo by Larry McCormack, UM News.

Big update planned for General Conference tech

The United Methodist Church’s finance agency board approved a $1.5 million grant for the first major upgrade of General Conference’s legislative tracker in decades.

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