A United Methodist Church report finds "modest good news" in the effort to increase the percentage of younger clergy. Details below:...
That's the subject of a United Methodist official's essay....
Click here for the press release. And keep reading below for the local effort, which will debut next week at Oak Cliff UMC....
Three years ago, Rick Reilly, then a columnist for Sports Illustrated, wrote about efforts by the United Nations Foundation to distribute mosquito nets in Africa as a way to stop the spread of malaria, especially among children. Reilly challenged each...
Most defections lately seem to have been from the Episcopal Church and Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), but this story reports on one from the United Methodist Church. For more info and perspective, check out the Wesley Report account....
The social gospel extends to Halloween. Here's a story from United Methodist News Service:...
The Rev. Kathleen Baskin-Ball of Suncreek United Methodist in Allen and the Rev. Katherine Glaze Lyle of First United Methodist in Rowlett are two female senior pastors with large congregations. Below is a United Methodist News Service story about...
The United Methodist Reporter has text and photos showing how a UMC church in Conroe fared during Hurricane Ike....
Robin Russell of the United Methodist Reporter has an interesting story about a gathering of pastors from some of the largest United Methodist churches. One of the participants was Jim Leggett, pastor of Grace Fellowship in Katy, Texas....
In a move likely to fuel controversy within the broader denomination, one United Methodist Church legislative body in California has gone on record supporting those who enter into same-sex marriage and another has commended pastors who agree to perform...
This roundup of news from the United Methodist Church includes two Texas items, one of them about Houston-based efforts to fight malaria in west Africa:...
Northaven United Methodist Church in North Dallas is a center of support for full inclusion of gay people in the United Methodist Church. And the recent UMC General Conference in Fort Worth proved to be a big disappointment to...
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