United Methodist News Service – Recent Articles

• ‘I’m blessed’: Church crews respond to storms
  United Methodists from Moneta, Virginia, got to work in Western North Carolina, helping with recovery efforts after Hurricane Helene caused massive flooding in the region.
• Bishops zero in on challenges ahead
  As The United Methodist Church starts a new season, bishops discussed financial concerns and ministry needs ahead — including faith formation and care for immigrants.
• Filipino United Methodists help fishing communities
  After a typhoon and oil spill, church leaders joined with UMCOR and the local disaster response office to distribute rice and help combat climate change in coastal areas.
• Teacher’s legacy creates church, school partnership
  United Methodists help Zimbabwe school revive awards ceremony with gifts donated in memory of former teacher and church member.
• Hospital provides beacon of hope in Eastern Congo
  Thanks to new buildings and equipment, Tunda General Hospital attracts patients from far and wide, bringing care to a remote region.
• Bishop Lee remembered as towering figure
  Bishop Clay Foster Lee Jr., who led the Holston Conference from 1988 to 1996, died Nov. 11 at age 94. Some of his sermons gained national attention during the Civil Rights Movement.
• Bishops urge halt to Côte d’Ivoire funding
  The United Methodist Council of Bishops is asking the denomination’s finance agency to suspend all funding for bishop compensation and related expenses in Côte d’Ivoire.
• Preparing for bishop elections outside US
  United Methodist bishops are praying for the elections of colleagues in the Philippines, Africa and Europe. Their hope is that any new bishops are committed to the denomination.
• United Methodists react to US election
  Some United Methodists are pleased with the return of Donald Trump to the White House in January, and others are heartbroken. Is there a middle ground?
• Connectional Table plans for work ahead
  Members of the Connectional Table — most of whom are new to the United Methodist leadership body — met for an orientation that focused on regionalization, rejecting colonial attitudes and plans for “a new future.”