"The staff feels very stretched having to do more work with less resources." — Ashley Boggan Dreff, top executive at the United Methodist Commission on Archives and History.
NEWS AND FEATURES
Commissions, UMW adapt to new budget realities
NEW YORK (UM News) — The 13 agencies that serve The United Methodist Church continue to look for creative ways to adapt to denominational budget cuts made worse by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. This is the second of two stories, covering the five commissions and United Methodist Women and how they plan to move forward. Kathy L. Gilbert and Jim Patterson have the story.
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The Tennessean, WhiteHouse.gov
Meharry president named to White House task force
WASHINGTON — Dr. James Hildreth, president and chief executive officer of United Methodist-related Meharry Medical College, has been named to the White House COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force. The 12-member team will provide recommendations for addressing health inequities caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and for preventing such inequities in the future. Brett Kelman has the story.
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National Japanese American United Methodist Caucus
Service to mark internment of US Japanese
LOS ANGELES — A virtual service to commemorate the 79th anniversary of the executive order that led to the mass incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II is set for Feb. 19. The worship at 7 p.m. U.S. Pacific time will involve clergy and laity from historically Japanese American United Methodist congregations. It is sponsored by the National Japanese American United Methodist Caucus.
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World Council of Churches
Bloom reflects on news, ecumenism
NEW YORK — Linda Bloom, who recently retired after more than 30 years with United Methodist News, talked to the World Council of Churches about her journalism career. In the interview, she also reflected on memorable experiences with the ecumenical organization.
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PRESS RELEASES
Council of Bishops
Dialogue with Catholics leads to 2 publications
WASHINGTON — Representatives of The United Methodist Church and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops announced the release of the results of their latest round of dialogue. They reported in the form of two publications about shared prayers, beliefs and recognition of each tradition's baptism.
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COMMENTARIES
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The Dallas Morning News
Pregnancy as an act of hope
DALLAS — The Rev. Blair Thompson-White is expecting, and she writes that pregnancy in a troubled time like this amounts to "defiant hope." Thompson-White is director of leadership ministry for the Texas Methodist Foundation.
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RESOURCES
United Methodist Association of Retired Clergy
Webinar series set on transgender life stories
DENVER — The United Methodist Association of Retired Clergy, an advocacy group for inclusiveness in the denomination, will host a three-part webinar series titled "Courageous Connections: Transgender Life Stories." Savannah S. Sanburg will lead the webinars from 6:30 to 8 p.m. U.S. Mountain time Feb. 11, Feb. 25 and March 11. To register, email Sanburg at [email protected].
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