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The Rev. Moses Kumar shares a children’s sermon on July 8, his second Sunday as pastor of Lillard Chapel United Methodist Church in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The top executive of the denomination’s finance agency, he is also a newly licensed local pastor. Photo by Heather Hahn, UMNS.

Finance agency exec answers call to pulpit

Moses Kumar takes on the role of part-time United Methodist pastor even as he continues to lead an agency that touches ministry worldwide.

Local Church

United Methodist Insurance, a part of the General Council on Finance and Administration, has put together a free, downloadable booklet on how churches can prepare for natural disasters and extreme weather. Artwork courtesy of GCFA.

Help for churches in preparing for disaster

United Methodist Insurance has produced a free e-booklet to help churches prepare for whatever emergencies the weather brings.

General Church

Finance and Administration focuses on professional development

The church’s finance agency highlights its accomplishments in a 2016 Agency Report.

East Africa Area Bishop Daniel Wandabula appears before the Judicial Council on Oct. 25, 2012 in Elk Grove Village, Ill. The denomination’s General Council on Finance and Administration advises withholding funds from his area until its complaint against the bishop is resolved.

Agency urges withholding funds from East Africa

United Methodist Church’s finance agency has agreed to repay Bishop Wandabula’s salary but warns that auditing issues remain.

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