Creation Care

Samuel Musareka, Nyadire Central Primary School head cook, lights the stove to prepare a meal. The Nyadire Connection teamed up with Carnegie Mellon University students to install a biogas digester at the United Methodist mission school in Mutoko, Zimbabwe. Photo by Kudzai Chingwe, UM News.

Engineers cook up eco-friendly solution at church school

The Nyadire Connection teamed up with Carnegie Mellon University students to install a biogas digester at a United Methodist mission school in Zimbabwe.

Mission and Ministry

Raymond Kabbah (right), a tutor in Taiama Enterprise Academy’s engineering department, displays a set of state-of-the-art diagnostic tools his department recently received from Operation Classroom, a United Methodist organization supported by U.S. churches in the Indiana Conference The academy is the Sierra Leone Conference’s first hybrid vocational and entrepreneurship school. Kabbah said he believes the equipment is going to be a big boost to his department. Photo by Phileas Jusu, UM News.

Solar electricity enhances growth at church academy

The Sierra Leone Conference’s first hybrid vocational and entrepreneurship school envisions new opportunities for students and staff with the addition of 24/7 solar-powered electricity.

Faith Stories

Betty Hinshaw addresses the crowd at the June 2 dedication of the Betty Hinshaw Bird Sanctuary in Tontitown, Arkansas. The 97-year-old United Methodist gave 25 acres to the Northwest Arkansas Land Trust for creation of the sanctuary. Photo courtesy of the Rev. Andrew Thompson.

97-year-old pays forward with bird sanctuary

Betty Hinsaw, a United Methodist, recently donated 25 acres to the Northwest Arkansas Land Trust, which will restore native grasses and improve habitat for grassland-dependent birds.

Mission and Ministry

Hikers make their way across Kennicott Glacier near McCarthy, Alaska, in 2021. Scientists say glaciers worldwide are projected to lose anywhere from 18% to 36% of their mass by 2100, resulting in almost 10 inches of sea level rise. Photo by Mike DuBose, UM News.

Report released on church’s net-zero efforts

Church officials are maintaining a delicate balance between meeting the goal of cutting greenhouse-gas emissions and running effective ministries that use energy. A one-year progress report was issued April 19.

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