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Sep 04, 2014
Eric Youngren (right) and John Macdonald view a solar-powered light during the Innovation Fair at the Game Changers Summit at the Opryland Hotel in Nashville, Tenn. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS.
Eric Youngren (right) and John Macdonald view a solar-powered light during the Innovation Fair at the Game Changers Summit at the Opryland Hotel in Nashville, Tenn. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS.

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Mission and Ministry
The Rev. Ingrid McIntyre shares the story of the micro house community for homeless respite care under construction at Glencliff United Methodist Church in Nashville, Tenn. Photo by Kathleen Barry, UM News.

Church building micro home village for homeless
The homes will serve as bridge housing for homeless people to recover from medical issues as they await permanent housing.
General Church
Kevin Dunn presents an overview of U.S. United Methodist membership data to the General Council on Finance and Administration board during its Nov. 15 meeting in Nashville, Tenn. He is the agency’s director of data services. Among the bright spots he pointed to was the church’s growth in Hispanic and multiracial members. Photo by Kathleen Barry, UM News.

US dips below majority of membership
United Methodist leaders project that by now at least half of the denomination lives outside the U.S.
General Church
The U.S. Capitol is framed by trees across from the United Methodist Building in Washington, D.C. File photo by Kathleen Barry, UMNS.

38 United Methodists serve in 116th Congress
United Methodists comprise the fourth-largest religious group in a new Congress that has fewer Christians and slightly more religious diversity.