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General Conference
The Rev. Andy Call, chair of the General Conference commission, helps lead Holy Communion during opening worship Nov. 19 at the General Conference commission’s meeting in Charlotte, N.C. Sitting beside Call are Monalisa Tui'tahi (left), the commission’s vice chair, and the Rev. Aleze M. Fulbright (right), the new General Conference secretary. During the meeting, the commission began preparations for the next gathering of The United Methodist Church’s top lawmaking assembly, scheduled in 2028. Photo by Heather Hahn, UM News.

General Conference leaders start afresh
With mostly new membership, the group that plans The United Methodist Church’s big legislative assembly hopes to turn the page on past mistakes and act with more transparency.
Global Health
Pierre Kenga (not pictured) traveled more than 80 kilometers from the village of Dikwadjondo in Sankuru province to the United Methodist-affiliated Tunda General Hospital in Tunda, Congo, with his wife (seated) and his sister (lying down). The hospital is attracting more patients from distant regions. Photo by Chadrack Tambwe Londe, UM News.

Hospital provides beacon of hope in Eastern Congo
Thanks to new buildings and equipment, Tunda General Hospital attracts patients from far and wide, bringing care to a remote region.
Ecumenism
Gothia Towers, a hotel and convention center in Gothenburg, Sweden, hosted the World Methodist Conference and the annual conference of the Uniting Church in Sweden at the same time. Gothenburg is on Sweden’s west coast. Photo by Klaus Ulrich Ruof, Germany Central Conference.

Methodist council sets membership rules
Amid breakaways from The United Methodist Church, the World Methodist Council formalized its application process for new members. The group also addressed international conflicts.
General Church
Siblings Agnes and Alfred Quint (on screen) join with singers from the Uniting Church in Sweden to lead worshippers in “O Store Gud,” the original Swedish name of the hymn English speakers know as “How Great Thou Art,” during the World Methodist Conference in Gothenburg, Sweden. Photo by Klaus Ulrich Ruof, Germany Central Conference.

Conference spotlights Methodism ‘on the move’
Representatives from Wesleyan-rooted denominations worldwide, including United Methodists, traveled to Sweden for the World Methodist Conference.

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