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Six ways to reclaim the offering as worship

Nov 03, 2014
The offering is a time to express our gratitude for God's gifts and respond to respond to the needs of the world. Photo by Kathleen Barry, United Methodist Communications.
The offering is a time to express our gratitude for God's gifts and respond to respond to the needs of the world. Photo by Kathleen Barry, United Methodist Communications.

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Daily Digest - August 19, 2019
UMCNext plan would end LGBTQ restrictions; Energy crisis takes toll on Zimbabwe church; Bishops, agency respond to GC2019 vote probe
General Conference
The Commission on General Conference meets in August at First United Methodist Church in Lexington, Ky. Both the denomination’s bishops and finance agency are following up on commission requests. Photo by Diane Degnan, United Methodist Communications.

Bishops, agency respond to GC2019 vote probe
Both bishops and the finance agency have agreed to take action following findings of voting irregularities.
Social Concerns
UMCNext, a coalition that includes Reconciling Ministries Network, Uniting Methodists and Mainstream UMC, has offered a plan that would end The United Methodist Church's restrictions against same-sex weddings and LGBTQ ordination and offer a gracious exit to local churches that disagree with those changes.

UMCNext plan would end LGBTQ restrictions
Coalition of centrists and progressives favors removing restrictions on LGBTQ ordination and same-sex weddings, allowing exit plan for churches that disagree.