At least 100 people, including eight United Methodists, were killed in fighting in Goma between the Congolese armed forces and the Rwandan-backed M23 rebels.
The United Methodist Church has taken steps toward uniting members, while awaiting recourse from the courts regarding properties and other legal matters.
When United Methodist annual conferences meet this year, lay and clergy voters will determine whether regionalization and other changes become part of the denomination’s constitution.
