“The other day I said to one of my colleagues, ‘That is such a pre-coronavirus perspective.’ I hope we apply a post-coronavirus perspective that life is fragile and life is random.” — Chicago Episcopal Area Bishop Sally Dyck on how the coronavirus might change the church.
NEWS AND FEATURES
COVID-19 could push the church toward change
CHICAGO (UM News) — Church leaders guiding their flocks through the coronavirus pandemic say some of the responses to the emergency might help point the way to the future. Jim Patterson reports.
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Desert Southwest’s claim to property upheld
CAMP VERDE, Ariz. (UM News) — An Arizona judge has ruled that property used by a breakaway congregation should be returned to The United Methodist Church. Heather Hahn reports on a case that involves the denomination’s trust clause.
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Remembering Oklahoma City bombing
OKLAHOMA CITY — The 25th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing took place while the state was under stay-at-home orders due to the coronavirus. This is the first year that families of victims and survivors did not gather at the memorial site. Members of the Oklahoma Conference and Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference, including Anne Marshall, who lost her husband in the terror attack, reflect on the tragedy.
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United Methodist Communications
Coronavirus information and inspiration
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMC.org) — In the latest “Get Your Spirit in Shape” podcast, the Rev. Joe Iovino talks with Sierra Leone Bishop John K. Yambasu and nurse Megan Klingler with the United Methodist Board of Global Ministries’ Global Health unit about the coronavirus. The pair shares tips for keeping each other safe and an update on how the church is responding in Africa.
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Global Ministries
Young adults have legacy of mission service
ATLANTA — The Global Mission Fellows program of the United Methodist Board of Global Ministries has 111 young adults from 31 countries serving in 42 countries. Their motto: See differently; serve differently. The program's legacy dates to 1948, when the short-term missionary service for young adults was created to help rebuild the missionary community after World War II. Christie R. House has the story.
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COMMENTARIES
UM News includes in the Daily Digest various commentaries about issues in the denomination. The opinion pieces reflect a variety of viewpoints and are the opinions of the writers, not the UM News staff.
Dallas Morning News
Helping caregivers heal
HOUSTON — Churches should worry less about livestreaming and more about offering support to medical professionals who in this COVID-19 emergency are doing dangerous work and making agonizing decisions, says Dallas Gingles. He’s the associate director of the Houston-Galveston extension program of Perkins School of Theology, a United Methodist school.
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RECENT HEADLINES
Ohio church alters produce giveaway due to COVID-19
2018: Small churches, big ministry
EVENTS
Wednesday, April 22
Virtual Earth Day
NEWS AND FEATURES
COVID-19 could push the church toward change
CHICAGO (UM News) — Church leaders guiding their flocks through the coronavirus pandemic say some of the responses to the emergency might help point the way to the future. Jim Patterson reports.
Read story
Desert Southwest’s claim to property upheld
CAMP VERDE, Ariz. (UM News) — An Arizona judge has ruled that property used by a breakaway congregation should be returned to The United Methodist Church. Heather Hahn reports on a case that involves the denomination’s trust clause.
Read story
Remembering Oklahoma City bombing
OKLAHOMA CITY — The 25th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing took place while the state was under stay-at-home orders due to the coronavirus. This is the first year that families of victims and survivors did not gather at the memorial site. Members of the Oklahoma Conference and Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference, including Anne Marshall, who lost her husband in the terror attack, reflect on the tragedy.
Read Oklahoma Conference story
Read Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference story
United Methodist Communications
Coronavirus information and inspiration
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMC.org) — In the latest “Get Your Spirit in Shape” podcast, the Rev. Joe Iovino talks with Sierra Leone Bishop John K. Yambasu and nurse Megan Klingler with the United Methodist Board of Global Ministries’ Global Health unit about the coronavirus. The pair shares tips for keeping each other safe and an update on how the church is responding in Africa.
Listen to podcast
Global Ministries
Young adults have legacy of mission service
ATLANTA — The Global Mission Fellows program of the United Methodist Board of Global Ministries has 111 young adults from 31 countries serving in 42 countries. Their motto: See differently; serve differently. The program's legacy dates to 1948, when the short-term missionary service for young adults was created to help rebuild the missionary community after World War II. Christie R. House has the story.
Read story
COMMENTARIES
UM News includes in the Daily Digest various commentaries about issues in the denomination. The opinion pieces reflect a variety of viewpoints and are the opinions of the writers, not the UM News staff.
Dallas Morning News
Helping caregivers heal
HOUSTON — Churches should worry less about livestreaming and more about offering support to medical professionals who in this COVID-19 emergency are doing dangerous work and making agonizing decisions, says Dallas Gingles. He’s the associate director of the Houston-Galveston extension program of Perkins School of Theology, a United Methodist school.
Read commentary
RECENT HEADLINES
Ohio church alters produce giveaway due to COVID-19
2018: Small churches, big ministry
EVENTS
Wednesday, April 22
Virtual Earth Day
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