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Detroit Annual Conference

Mission and Ministry
A family from First United Methodist Church of Miami stands with a yard sign given to them by the church. Photo by Kipp Nelson, First United Methodist Church of Miami.

Modeling non-anxious leadership during pandemic

As the U.S. coronavirus death count mounts and the economy suffers, United Methodists bishops, pastors and chaplains keep reminding the faithful that God is with us.
General Church
Bishop Judith Craig was the first woman bishop to be assigned to the West Michigan and Detroit Conferences, serving from 1984 to 1992. UMNS file photo.

Judith Craig, pioneering woman bishop, dies at 81

Bishop Judith Craig, the third woman elected as a United Methodist bishop, died Jan. 18 at 81 in Columbus, Ohio.

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