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Scouting

Disaster Relief
At their 2023 Jamboree in West Virginia, Boy Scouts put together 5-gallon flood buckets, also known as UMCOR Cleaning Kits, equipped with laundry detergent, household cleaner, insect repellent, other cleaning supplies, N95 masks, and more. Photo courtesy of the West Virginia Conference.

Scouts assemble 5,000 flood buckets

West Virginia United Methodists played an important role at the 2023 Boy Scouts of America National Jamboree in Mount Hope, West Virginia. Throughout the 10-day Jamboree many of those Scouts helped assemble 5,000 flood buckets for the church’s West Virginia Conference Disaster Ministries.
Mission and Ministry
Colin Harward scales the climbing wall during a class at the Boxwell Scout Reservation in Lebanon, Tenn. Harward is a member of Boy Scout Troop 398, which is charted by St. Mark’s United Methodist Church in Murfreesboro, Tenn. Photo by Mike DuBose, UM News.

Scouts continue molding leaders

After a challenging few years where sexual abuse dominated the news and COVID-19 made meeting difficult, Boy Scouts like those in Troop 398 are busy molding leaders and getting kids unplugged and outdoors.
United Methodist Men
The Rev. Sterling Eaton (left) and Greg Arnold share a laugh as they haul a heavy filing cabinet into their new office at the 810 Twelfth Avenue South building in Nashville, Tenn. Eaton is director of the Center for Men’s Ministries and Arnold is chief executive at United Methodist Men. Photo by Mike DuBose, UM News.

UM Men is on the move

In the first 18 months of his tenure as the top executive of United Methodist Men, Greg Arnold has moved to redefine the organization and direct it toward a vital future.
General Church
A judge has given partial approval to the Boy Scouts of America’s sex abuse-related bankruptcy reorganization, including a $30 million United Methodist contribution to a fund for abuse survivors. United Methodist congregations have long been partners of the BSA. Photo by Mike DuBose, UM News.

Church's part of BSA bankruptcy approved

A judge has given partial approval to the Boy Scouts of America’s sex abuse-related bankruptcy reorganization, including a $30 million United Methodist contribution to a fund for abuse survivors. United Methodist congregations have long been partners of the BSA.

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