Ministry

Faith Sharing
Rolando Perez (center) grimaces during a wrestling match with Jamesen Shook during a New South Pro Wrestling event Nov. 2 at the Priceville (Ala.) Event Center. Photo by Mike DuBose, UM News.

Pro wrestlers need God, too

The Rev. Steven Barber has found a unique place to pursue his calling as a United Methodist pastor. He’s made it his business to minister to professional wrestlers who work for small wrestling promotions in Alabama.
Social Concerns
Haleign Baker said she lost nearly everything, including her daughter, because of pill and alcohol addiction. Living at the Dove Recovery House for Women in Indianapolis has given her hope for the future. Photo by Joey Butler, UM News.

Ministry helps women in recovery blossom into ‘doves’

Haleign Baker lost nearly everything, including her daughter, because of pill and alcohol addiction. The Dove Recovery House, where about 50 women reside and learn better ways to live, has given her hope for the future.
Mission and Ministry
United Methodist Jim Cotterill, second from left, and others work at a booth at the Second Chance Indy Job Fair, which served more than 550 job seekers at Martin University in Indianapolis. Cotterill founded the 2nd Chance Indiana ministry, formerly Unite Indy, to help inmates prepare for life after release. 2023 file photo courtesy of 2nd Chance Indiana.

A broken neck leads to prisoner ministry

The day in 2001 when United Methodist Jim Cotterill broke his neck in a bicycle accident has improbably led to many Indiana inmates having a better chance for a successful life when they leave prison.
Mission and Ministry
Prempeh Collins Kwasi, a United Methodist Board of Global Ministries special envoy, speaks at a five-day sign language training course for clergy and lay leaders held in the Rohero Parish in the Bujumbura District of Burundi. Kwasi, who is Deaf, helped coordinate the training. Photo by Rev. Niyiragira Ladislas, UM News.

Burundi United Methodist ministry encourages inclusion

Support from the United Methodist Deaf and Hard of Hearing Ministries Committee and Global Ministries has enabled the church in Burundi to launch a new ministry for people who are Deaf or who have partial hearing loss.

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