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Deacon

Church Leadership
Dr. Katelin Hansen. Photo by Maxine Moore, courtesy of the author.

Deaconesses are still here – let’s invest in them too!

A distinctly separate order from deacons, deaconesses and home missioners serve in a wide variety of full-time lay ministries for the church.
Church Leadership
The Rev. Dr. Javier A. Viera. Photo courtesy of Garrett Seminary.

To revitalize the church, we must invest in deacons

The United Methodist Church cannot continue to treat deacons as a second class within the ordination hierarchy.
General Conference
The Rev. Karen Jones of the South Carolina Conference reacts to the passage of legislation during the United Methodist General Conference, meeting in Charlotte, N.C., that will allow deacons to preside over Holy Communion in the context of their local appointments. Photo by Mike DuBose, UM News.

Deacons can now preside at sacraments 'when contextually appropriate'

In what presiding Bishop David Graves called a “historic moment,” General Conference on May 2 passed new legislation granting authority to deacons to preside at the sacraments in their ministry settings.
Mission and Ministry
The Rev. Aquilas Soronaka and Deacon Cynthia Priscillia Soronaka sing “The Voice of the Lord Calls Me.” The couple’s ordination marked an historic moment for The United Methodist Church in the Central African Republic. Photo by Chadrack Tambwe Londe, UM News.

New leadership strengthens mission initiative

Couple’s ordination marks historic moment for The United Methodist Church in the Central African Republic.

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