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Tim Tanton (center, in red), chief news and information officer for United Methodist Communications, shares updates with African communicators and other UMCom staff during the 2019 General Conference. World Press Freedom Day, observed May 3, commemorates journalists and highlights the difficulties they face while reporting truth. File photo by Kathleen Barry, UM News

May 3 is World Press Freedom Day

Tim Tanton with United Methodist News talks about giving voice to the voiceless and why freedom of information is essential not only for society but for the church.

General Church

An international group of General Conference delegates invited fellow United Methodists to envision a better way to be the church. Based in part on that feedback, the group is unveiling a new vision map offering ways to make room for all at God’s table. Graphic courtesy of Out of Chaos, Creation.

Delegates map out vision for church future

An international group of General Conference delegates asked United Methodists around the globe to help imagine a better way to be the church.

Mission and Ministry

Stacey Abrams, shown in this 2014 file photo, urged United Methodists to “do right by the earth,” during the Festival of Homiletics, which was held online because of COVID-19. Abrams attends Columbia Drive United Methodist Church in Decatur, Ga., and is the daughter of two United Methodist elders. File photo courtesy of Stacey Abrams.

Preaching can highlight climate crisis

United Methodists spoke about environmental justice at an online gathering devoted to the art of preaching.

Mission and Ministry

Electron microscopic image of an isolate from the first U.S. case of COVID-19. United Methodist churches in the Seattle area have been affected by the coronavirus outbreak there. Image courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Adjusting to coronavirus threat

United Methodist churches, conferences take precautions as exposure to the virus becomes a reality.

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