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Service

Mission and Ministry
Women console Kupakwashe Mberi, 8, who got emotional after Bishop Eben K. Nhiwatiwa recognized him for his drumming performance during the United Methodist Zimbabwe East Conference Healing Convention at Mufusire Farm. “He gave me a token of appreciation and words of encouragement and wisdom. It touched me,” the boy said. Photo by Kudzai Chingwe, UM News.

Church conventions help heal COVID-19 scars

Healing Conventions in the Zimbabwe East and West annual conferences brought together thousands of clergy and laity for a time of worship and fellowship. The meetings followed a four-year hiatus of in-person conventions.
Faith Stories
Bishop Delores J. Williamston, who leads the Louisiana Conference, served in the military from 1982 to 2004, with most of those years in the Kansas Army National Guard. She retired with the rank of sergeant first class. Photo on left, courtesy of Williamston; photo on right, courtesy of the Louisiana Conference.

Three bishops once wore different kind of uniform

First-term Bishops Williamston, Plambeck and Bridgeforth all have a military background and believe they learned a lot from their service years.
Faith Sharing
U.S. Navy Commander Genevieve Clark. Photo courtesy of Genevieve Clark.

Blessed to be a Navy chaplain ‘for such a time as this’

Commander Genevieve Clark is a United Methodist clergywoman and Navy chaplain who on this Veterans Day is serving aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford.
Worship
The Rev. Sarah Slack preaches at a Monday morning Bible study and Holy Communion service, amid the worship visuals she created. Photo by Sarah Varnell, the Holston Conference.

Worship visuals bless many annual conferences

The Rev. Sarah Slack has created altar settings at the Holston Annual Conference for almost 20 years. On June 5, she preached in front of intertwined circles she envisioned for a “Worship Together” theme.

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