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Norman Mark (left) and the Rev. Fred Shaw, director of the Native American Course of Study, talk about why it is important for Native pastors to blend traditional language and culture in ministry. Photo by Ginny Underwood, UMNS

Native American Course of Study empowers pastors

Program connects theology course work and Native traditions, helping graduates grow Native congregations.

Evangelism

The Rev. Allen Buck, a member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, relocated to Portland, Ore., to become the pastor of Wilshire United Methodist Native American Fellowship in July of 2017. Since then, attendance has doubled. Photo courtesy of Wilshire United Methodist Native American Fellowship.

Native ministry in Portland experiences rebirth

New pastor breathes new life into Wilshire United Methodist Native American Fellowship, the last identifiable Native ministry in the Oregon-Idaho Conference.

Evangelism

Participants in an immersion experience hosted by the Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference visit the Washita Massacre site in Cheyenne, Okla., where Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer led an 1868 attack against a Cheyenne encampment, killing 30 to 60 people. Photo by Ginny Underwood.

Immersed in Native culture, history

Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference immersion experience helps United Methodists live out Act of Repentance.

Evangelism

The Rev. Homer Noley was a member of the Choctaw Nation and founder of the National United Methodist Native American Center. For nearly 40 years, Noley worked for the inclusion of Native Americans at all levels of the denomination. Pictured with Noley are Ragghi Rain (left) and Cynthia Kent. Photo by Ginny Underwood, UMNS.

The Rev. Homer Noley, Native American trailblazer, dies at 85

Founder of the National United Methodist Native American Center, Noley worked for the inclusion of Native Americans at all levels of the denomination.

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