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Clockwise from top left: Detail from Butyka Mausoleum by Globetrotter19, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons; stained glass window by Kathleen Barry, UM News; Bible and cross by Mike DuBose, UMNS; detail of aanchor and two fish courtesy of Catacombe Domitilla; the Rev. George Miller by Mike DuBose, UM News.

Ask The UMC: Why do missionaries wear an anchor cross?

When missionaries are commissioned for service, an anchor cross is placed around their necks, as a symbol of their call to mission service.

Evangelism

World map, courtesy of Wikipedia Commons.

Ask The UMC: Is The UMC in Canada, Australia, Latin America, Asia?

Get a history lesson about the Methodist presence in these parts of the world.

Theology and Education

Eucharist is shared during the morning prayer held in the chapel of Sarum College during the 2016 Wesley Pilgrimage in England. Photo by Kathleen Barry, United Methodist Communications.

Ask The UMC: Is communion simply a ritual of remembrance?

Holy Communion recalls the last supper Jesus had with his disciples. But it is more than just a ritual of remembering. It is primarily an act by which God feeds us, sustains us, and empowers us to live as Christians in the world.

Theology and Education

Ask The UMC: What is Ordinary Time?

The Christian year includes the central seasons of Christmas and Easter followed by Ordinary Time.

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Ask The UMC: Why do missionaries wear an anchor cross?

Ask The UMC: Is The UMC in Canada, Australia, Latin America, Asia?

Ask The UMC: Is communion simply a ritual of remembrance?

Ask The UMC: What is Ordinary Time?

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