“Should there be more chaos and confusion, the United Methodist churches could be lighthouses of hope and security in their communities.” — The Rev. Gezu Mossissa, Ethiopia District superintendent, on civil unrest in the country.
NEWS AND FEATURES
Church members slain in Ethiopia
GAMBELLA, Ethiopia (UM News) — A $10,000 grant from the United Methodist Committee on Relief was announced July 11 after 37 people, including some United Methodists, were killed during an attack in Gambella in western Ethiopia. The UMCOR grant will provide food and hygiene kits and address other immediate needs of people affected by the civil unrest. Gad Maiga reports.
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Oklahoma Conference
‘Lazarus Community’ makes a mark
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Rev. Bo Ireland learned while taking city buses and walking city streets how to do effective ministry with those recovering from homelessness. He went from ministry pitch to ministry plant with the Lazarus Community, which is affiliated with Clark Memorial United Methodist Church and offers a range of practical help, including transitional housing units. Ireland draws on the New Monasticism for his approach. Alanna Ireland reports.
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Read earlier story in The Oklahoman
Louisiana Conference
Pastor honored by National Urban League
NEW ORLEANS — The Rev. Shawn Anglim was recently given a Gumbo Coalition Community Award by the National Urban League. He is founding pastor of First Grace United Methodist Church, the merger of a historically Black church and a historically Anglo church. He is also founding executive director of a nonprofit that operates a free legal clinic for immigrant children and a residence for women and children who had been unsheltered.
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New 2022 annual conference reports posted
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UM News) — United Methodist News is posting 2022 annual conference reports. New this week are the Alaska, Desert Southwest, Florida, Louisiana, Missouri Pacific Northwest and Western North Carolina conferences.
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The Daily Advance
Church provides 30 quilts for Uvalde kids
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. — The Craft and Quilting Ministry at City Road United Methodist Church recently crafted 30 handmade quilts for the schoolchildren of Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas. The church anointed the completed quilts and prayed over them at a recent worship service. The Daily Advance staff reports.
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PRESS RELEASES
UM Disability
Groups push for leaders who advocate for accessibility
BALTIMORE — The United Methodist Congress of the Deaf and the United Methodist Association of Ministers with Disabilities have issued a joint statement regarding episcopal elections in November. The groups assert the need for episcopal candidates “who have demonstrated their willingness to be advocates for accessibility and the full inclusion of persons who live with any disability or who are Deaf, hard-of-hearing, late-deafened or Deafblind,” the statement reads.
Read press release
Finance and Administration
Credit union named ministry partner
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The General Council on Finance and Administration has named Interfaith Federal Credit Union as a vetted ministry partner. Interfaith Federal Credit Union has more than 70 years of working with United Methodists and their predecessor churches.
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Learn more about ministry partner program
COMMENTARIES
UM News includes in the Daily Digest various commentaries about issues in the denomination. The opinion pieces reflect a variety of viewpoints and are the opinions of the writers, not UM News staff.
Baltimore-Washington Conference
People of faith mobilize around refugee crisis
WASHINGTON — On June 25, people gathered to celebrate the third annual One Journey Festival, which amplifies refugee voices and enhances public awareness of refugee talents and contributions. “Especially as people of faith, we strive to build enduring allies for refugees and use cultural and technological tools to facilitate human connections between refugees and their host communities,” writes the Rev. Neal Christie, executive minister of Connected Engagement for the Baltimore-Washington Conference.
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RECENT HEADLINES
97-year-old pays forward with bird sanctuary
Farming ministry helps women prepare for retirement
EVENTS
Tuesday, July 26
Family Table: How Do We Talk to Children About Scary and Difficult Times?
Monday, Aug. 8-Friday, Sept. 2
Online class: Spirituality and Photography
NEWS AND FEATURES
Church members slain in Ethiopia
GAMBELLA, Ethiopia (UM News) — A $10,000 grant from the United Methodist Committee on Relief was announced July 11 after 37 people, including some United Methodists, were killed during an attack in Gambella in western Ethiopia. The UMCOR grant will provide food and hygiene kits and address other immediate needs of people affected by the civil unrest. Gad Maiga reports.
Read story
Oklahoma Conference
‘Lazarus Community’ makes a mark
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Rev. Bo Ireland learned while taking city buses and walking city streets how to do effective ministry with those recovering from homelessness. He went from ministry pitch to ministry plant with the Lazarus Community, which is affiliated with Clark Memorial United Methodist Church and offers a range of practical help, including transitional housing units. Ireland draws on the New Monasticism for his approach. Alanna Ireland reports.
Read story
Read earlier story in The Oklahoman
Louisiana Conference
Pastor honored by National Urban League
NEW ORLEANS — The Rev. Shawn Anglim was recently given a Gumbo Coalition Community Award by the National Urban League. He is founding pastor of First Grace United Methodist Church, the merger of a historically Black church and a historically Anglo church. He is also founding executive director of a nonprofit that operates a free legal clinic for immigrant children and a residence for women and children who had been unsheltered.
Read story
New 2022 annual conference reports posted
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UM News) — United Methodist News is posting 2022 annual conference reports. New this week are the Alaska, Desert Southwest, Florida, Louisiana, Missouri Pacific Northwest and Western North Carolina conferences.
Read reports
The Daily Advance
Church provides 30 quilts for Uvalde kids
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. — The Craft and Quilting Ministry at City Road United Methodist Church recently crafted 30 handmade quilts for the schoolchildren of Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas. The church anointed the completed quilts and prayed over them at a recent worship service. The Daily Advance staff reports.
Read story
PRESS RELEASES
UM Disability
Groups push for leaders who advocate for accessibility
BALTIMORE — The United Methodist Congress of the Deaf and the United Methodist Association of Ministers with Disabilities have issued a joint statement regarding episcopal elections in November. The groups assert the need for episcopal candidates “who have demonstrated their willingness to be advocates for accessibility and the full inclusion of persons who live with any disability or who are Deaf, hard-of-hearing, late-deafened or Deafblind,” the statement reads.
Read press release
Finance and Administration
Credit union named ministry partner
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The General Council on Finance and Administration has named Interfaith Federal Credit Union as a vetted ministry partner. Interfaith Federal Credit Union has more than 70 years of working with United Methodists and their predecessor churches.
Read press release
Learn more about ministry partner program
COMMENTARIES
UM News includes in the Daily Digest various commentaries about issues in the denomination. The opinion pieces reflect a variety of viewpoints and are the opinions of the writers, not UM News staff.
Baltimore-Washington Conference
People of faith mobilize around refugee crisis
WASHINGTON — On June 25, people gathered to celebrate the third annual One Journey Festival, which amplifies refugee voices and enhances public awareness of refugee talents and contributions. “Especially as people of faith, we strive to build enduring allies for refugees and use cultural and technological tools to facilitate human connections between refugees and their host communities,” writes the Rev. Neal Christie, executive minister of Connected Engagement for the Baltimore-Washington Conference.
Read commentary
RECENT HEADLINES
97-year-old pays forward with bird sanctuary
Farming ministry helps women prepare for retirement
EVENTS
Tuesday, July 26
Family Table: How Do We Talk to Children About Scary and Difficult Times?
Monday, Aug. 8-Friday, Sept. 2
Online class: Spirituality and Photography
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