Bishops adopt guidelines for granting deacons sacramental authority
The United Methodist Council of Bishops has approved guidelines for allowing deacons to administer Holy Communion.
Nets distribution campaign kicks off in Côte d’Ivoire
Thousands of parents waited in line Nov. 11 to receive a bed net that would protect their children from mosquitoes, which carry malaria.
Faith groups call for end to immigration raids
United Methodist agencies sign letter to president calling for end to immigration raids which devastate families.
Sixty years later, human rights remain a universal goal
Let us together remember in our hearts and in our prayers those victims of human rights violations and continue to work to ensure that their voices are heard; even better, let us continue to work to create a platform for their voices to be heard. No one should be denied human rights, and we can make it possible for this to be so.
Local churches receive grants for global projects
The United Methodist social action agency awards more than $150,000 in grants to help ethnic churches engage in social justice ministry.
Church leaders welcome Obama, urge prayers
United Methodists hail the U.S. president-elect as an agent of change, a bridge-builder and a "gift" to the world.
Methodist bishops celebrate election, pray for Obama
With tears, hymns and prayers, a jubilant United Methodist Council of Bishops celebrates the election of Barack Obama as U.S. president.
AIDS ministry in Kansas reaches out to Hispanics
Arturo Ponce has a life-and-death mission in the fight against HIV/AIDS through United Methodist Mexican-American Ministries.
Palmer: Church is increasingly seizing change
It’s OK for the church to stumble a bit as it struggles to address rapid changes in society and the world, says the new president of the United Methodist Council of Bishops.
Conference celebrates GCORR’s 40-year journey
Citing the second chapter of Acts during a service in Pittsburgh, retired Bishop Woodie W. White noted that “when God chose to bring the church into being, God chose diversity.
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