March worship resources available

Inclusive/expansive-language prayers, calls to worship and liturgies that can be used in March (Women's History Month) are available now through the General Commission on the Status and Role of Women. All the worship elements are Lectionary based.


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Dr. Brett McKinley Pardue. Photo courtesy of the author.

When screens become a theological question

The question isn’t whether a screen belongs in a sanctuary, but whether the sanctuary is helping the people belong to one another in prayer.
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A United Methodist call to healthy aging

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The Rev. Eun Chul Cho preaches at First Korean United Methodist Church in Wheeling, Illinois, in 2023. File photo by the Rev. Thomas E. Kim.

Why I chose to remain in The United Methodist Church

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