Wisconsin Annual Conference

The Rev. Grace Cajiuat (third from left in front row), pastor of Wesley United Methodist Church in Kenosha, Wis., protests with other interfaith religious leaders at Simmons Library Park on Sept. 1, the day President Trump visited the city near Milwaukee. Photo by Chris Herigstad.

Clergy: Racial justice is church’s responsibility

United Methodists say there is potential for positive things to emerge from the racial unrest after two shootings in Wisconsin.

Local Church

Dennis Valstad from Immanuel United Methodist Church at Vogue Dry Cleaners in Ribon, Wisconsin. Photo courtesy of Ripon Commonwealth Press-Express.

Mourners surprised by cut of estate

Dennis Valstad was a quiet, dedicated Ripon Immanuel United Methodist Church volunteer who arranged one more good deed six weeks after his death.

General Church

Pastor Dorlimar Lebrón (left) prays with two young people, wrapped in the same type of blankets that immigrants are issued at U.S. immigration detention centers, during the meeting of The United Methodist Church’s Hispanic-Latino caucus in Philadelphia. Photo by Michelle Maldonado, UMCOM.

MARCHA: Hispanic-Latino voice needed at GC2020

Hispanics and Latinos must make sure their concerns are heard at the 2020 General Conference, say leaders of the Hispanic-Latino United Methodist caucus.

Mission and Ministry

Young people fill the fellowship hall of ChristWay United Methodist Church in Milwaukee. At one time the church was concerned with insufficient financial resources. Now they don’t have enough Sunday school rooms and parking spaces for their growing congregation. Photo by Thomas Kim, UM News.

Refugee church helps other refugees worship

A Milwaukee church started by Hmong refugees from Laos welcomes a congregation of Congolese refugees.

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