“I have learned that human trafficking is a more complex issue than I originally understood and has many forms and root causes.” — Josh Perry, a member of First United Methodist Church in Flushing, New York, on a mission trip to Cambodia.
NEWS AND FEATURES
Seeking solutions for human trafficking
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (UM News) — A floating village that is home to “boat people” who fled Vietnam vividly illustrated for a United Methodist group the economic hardships that have made Cambodia one of the worst countries for human trafficking. The Rev. Thomas Kim reports on the visit of a mission team that included Korean American United Methodists and United Methodist Board of Global Ministries staff members.
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Texas Conference
Imelda deluges Southeast Texas
BEAUMONT, Texas — As torrential rains pelted Southeast Texas, members of the Texas Conference scrambled to assist those in need. United Methodist Church officials on the ground said Tropical Depression Imelda caused worse flooding in some places than Hurricane Harvey did in 2017. Bruce Tomaso reports.
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Desert Southwest Conference
Special annual conference passes 8 resolutions
GOLD CANYON, Ariz. — The Desert Southwest Conference held a special session Sept. 14. During the gathering, voters adopted eight resolutions. The resolutions are aspirational and shape the year-round work of the annual conference. Christina Dillabough reports.
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West Ohio Conference
Returning entrusted land in Ohio
UPPER SANDUSKY, Ohio — With tears in his eyes, Chief Billy Friend of the Wyandotte Nation of Oklahoma accepted a land deed from Thomas Kemper, top executive, United Methodist Board of Global Ministries. Nearly 600 people present at the Sept. 21 ceremony rose to their feet and applauded while Wyandotte from Oklahoma, Kansas and Michigan lifted celebratory cries. Kay Panovec reports.
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PRESS RELEASES
Council of Bishops
Black leaders discuss church future
CHICAGO — Dozens of key African American laity, clergy and bishops met Sept. 19-20 to pray, hear each other’s concerns and discuss the future of The United Methodist Church as a prelude to the 2020 General Conference.
Read press release
RESOURCES
Institute for Discipleship
Video series addresses sexuality issues
WINFIELD, Kan. — A six-session education series on video offers a vision of United Methodists who are obedient to God’s Word and fully welcoming to LGBTQ persons in the church. “Faithful and Inclusive: The Bible, Sexuality and The United Methodist Church” is available from The Richard and Julia Wilke Institute for Discipleship at Southwestern College.
Read story and watch video
Duke Divinity School
Book explores dementia care
DURHAM, N.C. — Bishop Kenneth L. Carder has written a book about caring for dementia sufferers based on his tenure as a chaplain at a memory care center and personal experience as a caregiver. “Ministry With the Forgotten: Dementia Through a Spiritual Lens” is published by Abingdon Press.
Learn more
Read UM News story
United Methodist Men
Latest issue of UM Men available
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Fall 2019 issue of UM Men, the quarterly magazine of the Commission on United Methodist Men, focuses on what editor the Rev. Rich Peck calls “a no-brainer” topic: ministry to men. Articles offer tips on starting a men’s ministry, reaching men in the digital age and holding Wesleyan “class meetings.”
Download issue
RECENT HEADLINES
What comes after GC2020 petitions deadline
Church in Liberia gets malaria medication
EVENTS
Thursday, Sept. 26
Poet’s Corner: Brenda Butka
NEWS AND FEATURES
Seeking solutions for human trafficking
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (UM News) — A floating village that is home to “boat people” who fled Vietnam vividly illustrated for a United Methodist group the economic hardships that have made Cambodia one of the worst countries for human trafficking. The Rev. Thomas Kim reports on the visit of a mission team that included Korean American United Methodists and United Methodist Board of Global Ministries staff members.
Read story
Texas Conference
Imelda deluges Southeast Texas
BEAUMONT, Texas — As torrential rains pelted Southeast Texas, members of the Texas Conference scrambled to assist those in need. United Methodist Church officials on the ground said Tropical Depression Imelda caused worse flooding in some places than Hurricane Harvey did in 2017. Bruce Tomaso reports.
Read story
Desert Southwest Conference
Special annual conference passes 8 resolutions
GOLD CANYON, Ariz. — The Desert Southwest Conference held a special session Sept. 14. During the gathering, voters adopted eight resolutions. The resolutions are aspirational and shape the year-round work of the annual conference. Christina Dillabough reports.
Read story
West Ohio Conference
Returning entrusted land in Ohio
UPPER SANDUSKY, Ohio — With tears in his eyes, Chief Billy Friend of the Wyandotte Nation of Oklahoma accepted a land deed from Thomas Kemper, top executive, United Methodist Board of Global Ministries. Nearly 600 people present at the Sept. 21 ceremony rose to their feet and applauded while Wyandotte from Oklahoma, Kansas and Michigan lifted celebratory cries. Kay Panovec reports.
Read story
Read related coverage by Mansfield News Journal
PRESS RELEASES
Council of Bishops
Black leaders discuss church future
CHICAGO — Dozens of key African American laity, clergy and bishops met Sept. 19-20 to pray, hear each other’s concerns and discuss the future of The United Methodist Church as a prelude to the 2020 General Conference.
Read press release
RESOURCES
Institute for Discipleship
Video series addresses sexuality issues
WINFIELD, Kan. — A six-session education series on video offers a vision of United Methodists who are obedient to God’s Word and fully welcoming to LGBTQ persons in the church. “Faithful and Inclusive: The Bible, Sexuality and The United Methodist Church” is available from The Richard and Julia Wilke Institute for Discipleship at Southwestern College.
Read story and watch video
Duke Divinity School
Book explores dementia care
DURHAM, N.C. — Bishop Kenneth L. Carder has written a book about caring for dementia sufferers based on his tenure as a chaplain at a memory care center and personal experience as a caregiver. “Ministry With the Forgotten: Dementia Through a Spiritual Lens” is published by Abingdon Press.
Learn more
Read UM News story
United Methodist Men
Latest issue of UM Men available
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Fall 2019 issue of UM Men, the quarterly magazine of the Commission on United Methodist Men, focuses on what editor the Rev. Rich Peck calls “a no-brainer” topic: ministry to men. Articles offer tips on starting a men’s ministry, reaching men in the digital age and holding Wesleyan “class meetings.”
Download issue
RECENT HEADLINES
What comes after GC2020 petitions deadline
Church in Liberia gets malaria medication
EVENTS
Thursday, Sept. 26
Poet’s Corner: Brenda Butka
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