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Poverty
Loaves of bread will help provide financial support for women in Sierra Leone. Screengrab courtesy of United Women in Faith, by UM News.

Bakery supports women in Sierra Leone

A bakery financed by United Women in Faith will provide economic opportunities for women in Sierra Leone. “The bakery is a legacy that will be profitable to the women today and to generations to come.”
The Bridge of Hope Free Food Pantry will provide welcoming baskets containing necessities such as coats, caps and gloves, as well as a Bible and invitation to worship to workers during Lent. Photo courtesy of the West Ohio Conference.

Churches offer welcome to migrant workers

The Bridge of Hope Free Food Pantry supports migrant workers who work on farms in northeast Ohio. The food pantry is a ministry partner of an ecumenical group of seven churches.
Local Church
The Harbor is an online faith community for anyone finding themselves without a church home—whether that's because of turmoil, timing, life changes, health challenges, or displacement.

Online-only church plant launches

A new journey has begun in the North Georgia Conference with The Harbor United Methodist Church, the conference’s first online-only church start. The faith community is for anyone finding themselves without a church home. Preachers will vary each week, allowing worshippers to hear from a variety of North Georgia Conference voices.
Faith Sharing
People have traveled from far and wide to attend worship services at Asbury University and Asbury Theological Seminary in a revival that has gone "viral" through social media. Photo by Cathy Bruce, the Kentucky Conference.

Hunger for God on display at revival

The revival at Asbury University and Asbury Theological Seminary has drawn considerable media coverage and large crowds, with United Methodists among those waiting in line to be part of worship services. Alan Wild reports for the Kentucky Conference.

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