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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.
Theology and Education
Adriana Murriello. Photo courtesy of the United Methodist Board of Higher Education and Ministry.

Knitting bonds of love and hope all over the world
Methodist education is all about transforming lives. Being part of the International Association of Methodist Schools, Colleges and Universities is a way of feeling a part of something bigger than one’s own institution.
Social Concerns
Pamela Coleman, chair of the history committee at Sharp Street Memorial United Methodist Church, speaks to visitors from the Social Justice Pilgrimage about the joys and struggles of the historic church in west Baltimore. The once bustling “Mother Church of African American Methodism” now hosts about 20 worshippers on Sundays. Photo by Vernon Jordan, UM News.

A whirlwind pilgrimage through Methodist history
Race, social justice and the role of the church in politics all played a role in the first Social Justice Pilgrimage, a day of visiting and learning about United Methodist-associated locales in Baltimore and Washington.

 

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