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General Church
Bishop Judith Craig was the first woman bishop to be assigned to the West Michigan and Detroit Conferences, serving from 1984 to 1992. UMNS file photo.

Judith Craig, pioneering woman bishop, dies at 81
Bishop Judith Craig, the third woman elected as a United Methodist bishop, died Jan. 18 at 81 in Columbus, Ohio.
Social Concerns
The Rev. Joy J. Moore (left) and Bonnie Wheeler talk about values, laws, marriage and the Bible as part of a new video series from the United Methodist Commission on Religion and Race. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS.

Video series helps guide talk among those who disagree
A new video series from the United Methodist Commission on Religion and Race offers a study program for talking about race, the church and human sexuality among people who disagree.

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