Top Story
Social Concerns
Barbara Braided Hair, left, teaches members of First United Methodist Church in Sheridan, Wyo., how to make fry bread. Barbara is the late wife of Otto Braided Hair Jr., a Sand Creek Massacre descendants representative of the Northern Cheyenne tribe in Lame Deer, Mont., who helped educate church members about the 1864 massacre led by Methodists. The dialogue sparked a two-decade relationship between the church’s Native American Committee and the Northern Cheyenne tribe. File photo courtesy of First UMC Sheridan.
Church forges ties with Sand Creek Massacre descendants
Being a consistent presence has helped the Native American Committee of First United Methodist Church in Sheridan, Wyoming, gain acceptance.
Editor's Picks
Worship
Lunch-hour prayer service draws members, friends
United Methodist-led opportunity changes lives through prayer, worship and counseling for spiritual needs.
Connectional Table
Connectional Table lives into new vision at Philippines gathering
The October meeting provided a time for fellowship as a worldwide community and space to celebrate and discern the denomination’s new vision.
General Conference
GC2028 delegate count marks historic shift
Organizers of The United Methodist Church’s top legislative meeting have set the total number of delegates, who for the first time will mostly come from outside the U.S.
Commentaries
After regionalization, church must prioritize unity
Reclaiming faith beyond fear and ideology
Remembering who we are amid US budget fight
Deacons serve diverse, specialized roles
Religious trauma affects clergy too
Honoring our differences while celebrating unity
Love more, fear less, in cross-cultural ministry
Church can be sanctuary for trans lives