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Immigration
The Revs. Joel Hortiales (center, in blue blazer) and David Farley (to Hortiales' right) join parishioners of the Border Church in Tijuana, Mexico, as they lift their arms skyward beneath the fence that marks the border with the U.S. Photo by Mike DuBose, UM News.

Methodists participate in movement to preserve border park
Friends of Friendship Park, led by a United Methodist pastor, continues to defend the preservation of the oceanfront park, located on the border between Mexico and the U.S.
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.