NEWS AND FEATURES
Court docket reflects busy conference season
EVANSTON, Ill. (UM News) — The docket for the United Methodist Judicial Council’s Oct. 29-Nov. 1 meeting includes reviews of 11 decisions of law made by nine bishops during annual conference sessions. The 18-item docket also includes four requests from annual conferences and two requests for declaratory decisions from the denomination’s Council of Bishops related to specific parts of the Traditional Plan adopted by the 2019 General Conference. Linda Bloom reports.
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Texas conferences
Clergy: Let Chaplains accompany condemned inmates
AUSTIN, Texas — United Methodist clergy of Texas, including Bishops Michael McKee and Scott Jones, are among those signing an interfaith statement protesting Texas’ decision not to let chaplains accompany inmates into the state’s execution chamber.
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Justice for Our Neighbors
JFON helps mother free daughter from child marriage
DETROIT — Migladys Bermudez, an attorney for Justice for Our Neighbors Michigan, helped an immigrant mother from Nigeria free her daughter from child marriage. “We have changed the lives of generations to come,” Bermudez said.
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United Methodist Development Fund
Small church achieving big goals
SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Valley Faith United Methodist Church is a small church with big mission goals. The church wanted to host an after-school program as well as breakfast programs for the homeless and a variety of other outreach ministries, but space constraints were a main obstacle. Thanks to a loan through the United Methodist Development Fund, the church’s dream is becoming a reality.
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Dakotas Conference
Full-time ministry with part-time pastors
MITCHELL, S.D. — Fusion Church is experimenting with having a pastor work 10 hours a week while other church employees step up to handle some pastoral duties. Learn how it works on a podcast hosted by Sheri Meister and the Rev. Rebecca Trefz.
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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 the UM News staff.
Theological lessons from the barbecue pit
SANFORD, N.C. — The Rev. Jarrod Davis is pretty sure he learned more about church in the barbecue pit than in seminary. He writes about the theological lessons of Eastern North Carolina-style whole hog barbecue.
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Court docket reflects busy conference season
EVANSTON, Ill. (UM News) — The docket for the United Methodist Judicial Council’s Oct. 29-Nov. 1 meeting includes reviews of 11 decisions of law made by nine bishops during annual conference sessions. The 18-item docket also includes four requests from annual conferences and two requests for declaratory decisions from the denomination’s Council of Bishops related to specific parts of the Traditional Plan adopted by the 2019 General Conference. Linda Bloom reports.
Read story
Texas conferences
Clergy: Let Chaplains accompany condemned inmates
AUSTIN, Texas — United Methodist clergy of Texas, including Bishops Michael McKee and Scott Jones, are among those signing an interfaith statement protesting Texas’ decision not to let chaplains accompany inmates into the state’s execution chamber.
Read announcement
Justice for Our Neighbors
JFON helps mother free daughter from child marriage
DETROIT — Migladys Bermudez, an attorney for Justice for Our Neighbors Michigan, helped an immigrant mother from Nigeria free her daughter from child marriage. “We have changed the lives of generations to come,” Bermudez said.
Read story
United Methodist Development Fund
Small church achieving big goals
SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Valley Faith United Methodist Church is a small church with big mission goals. The church wanted to host an after-school program as well as breakfast programs for the homeless and a variety of other outreach ministries, but space constraints were a main obstacle. Thanks to a loan through the United Methodist Development Fund, the church’s dream is becoming a reality.
Read story
Watch video
Dakotas Conference
Full-time ministry with part-time pastors
MITCHELL, S.D. — Fusion Church is experimenting with having a pastor work 10 hours a week while other church employees step up to handle some pastoral duties. Learn how it works on a podcast hosted by Sheri Meister and the Rev. Rebecca Trefz.
Listen to the podcast
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 the UM News staff.
Theological lessons from the barbecue pit
SANFORD, N.C. — The Rev. Jarrod Davis is pretty sure he learned more about church in the barbecue pit than in seminary. He writes about the theological lessons of Eastern North Carolina-style whole hog barbecue.
Read commentary
RECENT HEADLINES
Peggy Billings, social justice advocate, dead at 90
Church responds to the opioid crisis
EVENTS
Monday, Aug. 5-Friday, Aug. 23
Online class: Bridging Cancer — Now what?
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