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Ecumenism
Ashley Boggan D., top executive of the United Methodist Commission on Archives and History, gifts Pope Francis, head of the Catholic Church, with a John Wesley bobblehead Sept. 6 while in Italy for the European Methodist Historical Conference. Seated from left are the Rev. Matthew Laferty, director of the Methodist Ecumenical Office Rome; Boggan D., Ulrike Schuler with the United Methodist Board of Higher Education and Ministry, and Lara Herrmann, a student and Schuler’s granddaughter. Photo courtesy of Vatican Media.

Pope delighted with John Wesley bobblehead
Pope Francis came ‘face to bobblehead’ with Methodism founder John Wesley. Ashley Boggan D., top executive of the United Methodist Commission on Archives and History, took advantage of a brief meeting with the pontiff to bestow a lighthearted gift.
Faith Sharing
Chaplain Jefat Zhou baptizes one of 350 inmates christened at Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison in Harare, Zimbabwe, on July 28. The baptisms were part of a United Methodist prison ministry led by of the Harare East District’s Church and Society Committee. Photo by Prudence Choto, Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison.

Prison evangelism transforms inmates
The United Methodist Church’s prison ministry in Zimbabwe leads to 350 inmates being baptized at maximum-security prison.
Local Church
Memorial United Methodist Church’s bike ministry helps furnish children and adults in the community with bicycles. Image by bOred, courtesy of Pixabay.

Bike ministry on a roll
Sarah Jane Johnson Memorial United Methodist Church’s bike ministry began 16 years ago as a summer outreach to help youth learn to repair their bikes. But those events showed church leaders how many children didn’t have bikes and how many adults would benefit from them as well.
Racism
United Methodists gathered and prayed at a 2018 event leading up to a national rally in Washington, D.C., to end racism. The prayer witness was organized by the United Methodist Council of Bishops. Members of the United Methodist Board of Church and Society and Commission on Race and Religion spoke to the group about the work the agencies do to fight racism. File photo by Kathy L. Gilbert, UM News.

Leaders, scholars confront racism in the church

Three new books by United Methodist authors reflect the discussion over racism in the church, and how to put an end to it. “I think we've got a fighting chance to get it right,” says author Chris Momany.

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