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Human Rights
Timothy "GA" Underwood hugs the Rev. Dustin Mailman in the recently opened coffee shop of the Deep Time ministry in Asheville, N.C. Underwood serves as minister of social enterprise for Deep Time and Mailman is its founding pastor. The program, which seeks to create a spiritual community with people impacted by incarceration, is housed at Trinity United Methodist Church in Asheville.

Coffee fuels a future for former inmates

A new coffee shop located within a United Methodist church doubles as a place where struggling community members can find a job and support as they try to rejoin society.
Disaster Relief
The Rev. Terry Lynn Hilliard talks about the challenges people in her Mississippi community faced after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Hilliard stepped into the role of United Methodist disaster response coordinator for the Mississippi Gulf Coast area and also directed the construction of the volunteer center at Gulfside Assembly. Video image by Lilla Marigza, UM News.

Disaster coordinator recalls Katrina

Mississippi pastor recalls how Hurricane Katrina touched the hearts of both survivors and volunteers.
Faith Stories
“Rebuilding the Fallen Fence: A Korean American Family,” a memoir by the Rev. Suk-Chong Yu, is a moving testament to the enduring power of faith, family and the human spirit amidst unimaginable adversity. Cover art courtesy of Covenant Books.

Korean pastor chronicles family saga of war, faith, resilience

“Rebuilding the Fallen Fence: A Korean American Family” is a poignant and deeply personal memoir by the Rev. Suk-Chong Yu, a retired United Methodist pastor and firsthand victim of the Korean War.
Mission and Ministry
A woman laughs as she shakes hands with the Rev. Edicance Marange after attending service at the United Methodist Hilltop Circuit in the Sakubva suburb of Mutare, Zimbabwe. The church has a new minibus that picks up older members from their homes and returns them after weekly worship services. Photo by Kudzai Chingwe, UM News.

Zimbabwe church provides ‘lifeline’ for seniors

The United Methodist Hilltop Circuit offers a transportation ministry, special worship service and monthly visits to get older members involved in church life.

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