Native Peoples

The Itchy Dog Singers opened a peaceful rally with a drum circle at the state Capitol in Harrisburg on May 1. Members of the Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania gathered to remind legislators that it is time to give them legal status as a recognized tribe. Photo courtesy of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference.

United Methodists join rally to recognize indigenous tribe

On May 1, members of the Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania gathered for a peaceful rally on the steps of the state Capitol in Harrisburg. They were there to ask legislators to give them legal status as a recognized tribe.

Local Church

Nina Gorman (right) hugs the Rev. Murray Crookes in the kitchen at Every Nation United Methodist Church in Anchorage, Alaska, where Crookes and his family host a weekly fellowship meal and Bible study. Photo by Mike DuBose, UM News.

Alaskan church reaches out to Native community

Every Nation United Methodist Church in Anchorage was designed to support and minister to Alaska Natives.

Disaster Relief

Members of the Aetas community pose for a photo with a team from The United Methodist Church in the Philippines, including Phine M. Cedillo (left of the sign in green shirt), Rommuel S. Flores (to the right of the sign) and the Rev. Willie Tolentino (in yellow shirt in back). The group participated in Community-based Contingency Planning at Mawacat United Methodist Church in Florida Blanca, Pampanga. Photo courtesy of the Rev. Willie Tolentino.

Climate issues connect church, Indigenous communities

Through Community-based Contingency Planning, The United Methodist Church in the Philippines is working with Indigenous peoples to prepare for disaster, address climate change.

Social Concerns

The Rev. Glen “Chebon” Kernell, who is Native American, sings and beats a drum during a joint opening prayer on Aug. 29 during pre-assemblies to the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches in Karlsruhe, Germany. Kernell is the executive director of the United Methodist Native American Comprehensive Plan. Photo by Albin Hillert, World Council of Churches.

Native American leader discusses threatened cultures

The Rev. Glen “Chebon” Kernell, executive director of the United Methodist Native American Comprehensive Plan, discusses the realities for Native peoples and the need to promote climate justice.

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