“There was a sense of walking together. We had the feeling that our loss was shared and that we were not alone, but in the company of the church as a whole.” — Dr. Tererai Katema, on a mass memorial service held for loved ones lost during COVID-19 lockdowns.
NEWS AND FEATURES
Church offers solace to grieving families
HARARE, Zimbabwe (UM News) — United Methodist churches held memorial services where people who lost loved ones during COVID-19 gathered to console one another and celebrate life — things they were unable to do during pandemic restrictions. Kudzai Chingwe reports.
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Holston Conference
Help sought after Virginia floods
ALCOA, Tenn. — Mission leaders are asking for financial donations as they aid two southwest Virginia counties slammed by floods on July 12. Churches and homes sustained heavy damage in Tazewell and Buchanan counties. Annette Spence reports.
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Michigan Conference
Summer program gets kids ready for school
MELVINDALE, Mich. — About 20 Michigan children get prepared for the school year through the Sugar Crash Summer Outreach Program hosted by Centro Familiar Cristiano United Methodist Church. Many former students return to mentor the younger generation. Meghan Hartley reports.
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Eastern Pennsylvania Conference
Offering a racial justice vision in verse
VALLEY FORGE, Pa. — One song heard during the Eastern Pennsylvania Annual Conference in May pronounces with vivid eloquence a harmonious vision of racial justice and peace. “Now Is the Time” is both a song and a poem recorded in “spoken word” style, a dual gift of conscience to the conference from its Commission on Religion and Race. Eastern Pennsylvania Conference staff report.
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New 2022 annual conference reports posted
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UM News) — United Methodist News is posting 2022 annual conference reports. New this week are the Dakotas, Northwest Texas, Oregon-Idaho and West Virginia conferences.
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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 UM News staff.
Creating a Culture of Renewal
The power of emotional intelligence
CASPER, Wyo. — In today’s world, it has become too easy to be so one-sided that anyone who disagrees with you must be wrong. The Rev. Rebekah Simon-Peter says that with emotional intelligence, church leaders can build deeper relationships and become better at bridging divides. She writes about the five components of emotional intelligence.
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RECENT HEADLINES
Hispanic pastor made large impact
Church members slain in Ethiopia
EVENTS
Monday, Aug. 15-Saturday, Aug. 27
Online course: Honor Thy Father and Mother as They Age
Monday, Aug. 29-Friday, Sept. 9
Online course: Across the Rainbow Bridge: Grieving the Death of a Pet
NEWS AND FEATURES
Church offers solace to grieving families
HARARE, Zimbabwe (UM News) — United Methodist churches held memorial services where people who lost loved ones during COVID-19 gathered to console one another and celebrate life — things they were unable to do during pandemic restrictions. Kudzai Chingwe reports.
Read story
Holston Conference
Help sought after Virginia floods
ALCOA, Tenn. — Mission leaders are asking for financial donations as they aid two southwest Virginia counties slammed by floods on July 12. Churches and homes sustained heavy damage in Tazewell and Buchanan counties. Annette Spence reports.
Read story
Michigan Conference
Summer program gets kids ready for school
MELVINDALE, Mich. — About 20 Michigan children get prepared for the school year through the Sugar Crash Summer Outreach Program hosted by Centro Familiar Cristiano United Methodist Church. Many former students return to mentor the younger generation. Meghan Hartley reports.
Read story
Eastern Pennsylvania Conference
Offering a racial justice vision in verse
VALLEY FORGE, Pa. — One song heard during the Eastern Pennsylvania Annual Conference in May pronounces with vivid eloquence a harmonious vision of racial justice and peace. “Now Is the Time” is both a song and a poem recorded in “spoken word” style, a dual gift of conscience to the conference from its Commission on Religion and Race. Eastern Pennsylvania Conference staff report.
Read story
New 2022 annual conference reports posted
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UM News) — United Methodist News is posting 2022 annual conference reports. New this week are the Dakotas, Northwest Texas, Oregon-Idaho and West Virginia conferences.
Read reports
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 UM News staff.
Creating a Culture of Renewal
The power of emotional intelligence
CASPER, Wyo. — In today’s world, it has become too easy to be so one-sided that anyone who disagrees with you must be wrong. The Rev. Rebekah Simon-Peter says that with emotional intelligence, church leaders can build deeper relationships and become better at bridging divides. She writes about the five components of emotional intelligence.
Read commentary
RECENT HEADLINES
Hispanic pastor made large impact
Church members slain in Ethiopia
EVENTS
Monday, Aug. 15-Saturday, Aug. 27
Online course: Honor Thy Father and Mother as They Age
Monday, Aug. 29-Friday, Sept. 9
Online course: Across the Rainbow Bridge: Grieving the Death of a Pet
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