“The Lord saw me through it, and he’ll see me through the rest of it. It’s going to be very difficult.” — The Rev. Jackie Wheeler, a 74-year-old retired United Methodist pastor who survived a March 3 tornado but lost his home.
NEWS AND FEATURES
Retired pastor’s home lost to tornado
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (UM News) — The Rev. Jackie Wheeler, a 74-year-old retired United Methodist elder still serving a rural church, lost his home in a March 3 tornado. Cookeville and surrounding Putnam County suffered 18 fatalities in the storms that also swept through Nashville. Sam Hodges reports.
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South Georgia Conference
Churches reach out with financial literacy classes
POOLER, Ga. — Nick Fletcher, a father of two with one on the way, wants more financial stability. He is among hundreds of participants who gather each week at a handful of South Georgia United Methodist churches that offer curriculum to teach financial well-being. Kara Witherow has the story.
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Michigan Conference
New covenant for Michigan and Liberia
LANSING, Mich. — A covenant between the Michigan Conference and Liberian United Methodists affirms years of partnerships and pledges more of the same. Half the state — the former Detroit Conference — has been engaged in such a partnership with Liberia. The new agreement, authorized by the first session of the new conference last June, will involve United Methodists around the entire state. Kay DeMoss reports.
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PRESS RELEASES
Church and Society
Using relationships to address poverty
ORLANDO, Fla. — The root causes of poverty were addressed during Rooted in Relationship, a three-day gathering hosted by the United Methodist Board of Church and Society. Experts in relationship-based justice ministries connected to share resources and what they learned.
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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.
Florida Conference
Cuba sister church affiliations recommended
LAKELAND, Fla. — Joining forces with a Cuban Methodist church can revitalize an American church and ignite its members' energy and passion, says freelance writer Colleen Hart.
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RECENT HEADLINES
The difficult process of church restarts
EVENTS
Monday, March 9-Friday, March 20
Online class: Devotional Life in the Wesleyan Tradition
NEWS AND FEATURES
Retired pastor’s home lost to tornado
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (UM News) — The Rev. Jackie Wheeler, a 74-year-old retired United Methodist elder still serving a rural church, lost his home in a March 3 tornado. Cookeville and surrounding Putnam County suffered 18 fatalities in the storms that also swept through Nashville. Sam Hodges reports.
Read story
South Georgia Conference
Churches reach out with financial literacy classes
POOLER, Ga. — Nick Fletcher, a father of two with one on the way, wants more financial stability. He is among hundreds of participants who gather each week at a handful of South Georgia United Methodist churches that offer curriculum to teach financial well-being. Kara Witherow has the story.
Read story
Michigan Conference
New covenant for Michigan and Liberia
LANSING, Mich. — A covenant between the Michigan Conference and Liberian United Methodists affirms years of partnerships and pledges more of the same. Half the state — the former Detroit Conference — has been engaged in such a partnership with Liberia. The new agreement, authorized by the first session of the new conference last June, will involve United Methodists around the entire state. Kay DeMoss reports.
Read story
PRESS RELEASES
Church and Society
Using relationships to address poverty
ORLANDO, Fla. — The root causes of poverty were addressed during Rooted in Relationship, a three-day gathering hosted by the United Methodist Board of Church and Society. Experts in relationship-based justice ministries connected to share resources and what they learned.
Read press release
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.
Florida Conference
Cuba sister church affiliations recommended
LAKELAND, Fla. — Joining forces with a Cuban Methodist church can revitalize an American church and ignite its members' energy and passion, says freelance writer Colleen Hart.
Read commentary
RECENT HEADLINES
The difficult process of church restarts
EVENTS
Monday, March 9-Friday, March 20
Online class: Devotional Life in the Wesleyan Tradition
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