"The building will house some wonderful programs, and we’re also working to produce communications that make it known The United Methodist Church stands against rape and stigma, and with survivors." — The Rev. Neelley Hicks on the Mama Lynn Center.
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NEWS AND FEATURES
Center will offer safety to Congo rape survivors
KINDU, Democratic Republic of Congo (UMNS) — Three United Methodist conferences are collaborating with the East Congo Conference to build the Mama Lynn Center. They are nearing their goal of providing safety in a place where rape is used as a weapon of war. Kathy L. Gilbert reports.
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The Detroit News
Albanian man takes sanctuary at Detroit church
DETROIT — Central United Methodist Church has given sanctuary to an Albanian man facing deportation. The church is one of many declared sanctuaries for undocumented immigrants facing expulsion under stronger enforcement of U.S. immigration laws. Leonard N. Fleming reports.
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Texas Conference
Church adds parish nursing
TEXARKANA, Texas — Parish nursing is a new ministry at Williams Memorial United Methodist Church here. Health education and screenings will be the focus, with a nurse working in the church’s Community Café. Sherri Gragg reports for the Texas Conference on the specific program and parish nursing generally.
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The Daily Times
Church assumes larger role in homeless ministry
MARYVILLE, Tenn. — Maryville First United Methodist Church found more room at the inn to help participants in Family Promise, a program where churches give homeless families a place to stay at their houses of worship. When two churches dropped out of the program upon learning of a same-sex couple seeking shelter, Maryville First offered to house additional families to make up for the loss. "This is what we do," said the Rev. Catherine Nance, senior pastor. Melanie Tucker reports.
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RESOURCES
World Council of Churches
Observing Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
GENEVA (WCC) — Christians across the world will pray and worship together Jan. 18-25 during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. Churches in the Caribbean have prepared resources for the 2018 observance, with a text jointly published by the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity and the World Council of Churches.
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United Methodists asked to join prayer for Christian unity
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Bread for the World
New devotional guide honors King's legacy
WASHINGTON — A new weekly devotional guide for 2018, “In Times Like These: A Pan-African Christian Devotional Guide for Public Policy Engagement,” honors the 50th anniversary of the martyrdom of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and the rise of the Poor People’s Campaign. United Methodist Women is among the partners supporting this downloadable resource from Bread for the World.
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Online lay servant workshop: Leading public prayer
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