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2013: Year-end highlights

Jan 07, 2014
Athanasius Mphuru, is recognized as a "pioneer staff member" during the March 23, 2013 20th anniversary celebration of Africa University. Mphuru is also professor of entomology and the former deputy vice chancellor.
Athanasius Mphuru, is recognized as a "pioneer staff member" during the March 23, 2013 20th anniversary celebration of Africa University. Mphuru is also professor of entomology and the former deputy vice chancellor.

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Local Church
A view of the United States House of Representatives chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

31 United Methodists serve in 117th Congress
United Methodists serve on both sides of the aisle in a Congress faced with repairing a highly polarized country and responding to violence at the Capitol.
Social Concerns
Supporters of President Donald Trump storm into the U.S. Capitol in Washington after clashing with police to protest the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by Congress on Jan. 6. Photo by Shannon Stapleton, REUTERS.

Assault on US Capitol dismays United Methodists
Church members both near and far were disturbed by the actions of a mob that forced its way into the Capitol.
Mission and Ministry
Nyengeterai Mafongoya holds a basket of 20-day-old chicks in Masvingo, Zimbabwe. She started with 20 chicks as part of a United Methodist Women poultry project in February and grown her brood to 100 birds. Photo by Kudzai Chingwe, UM News.

Cooped up by pandemic, entrepreneurs turn to chickens
In a year dominated by COVID-19, food insecurity and other crises, some United Methodists in Zimbabwe are celebrating booming business ventures and new career opportunities for women.