United Methodist News Service – Recent Articles

• United Methodist bishops encounter hope in Ukraine
  Three European bishops traveled to western Ukraine to visit United Methodist congregations and meet people who have been living in war for years. The journey was about presence, solidarity and reminding people they have not been forgotten.
• What churches should know about Miracle Sunday
  Miracle Sunday is a one-time offering on May 17 to raise funds intended to help United Methodist pastors in Africa, the Philippines and Europe get a theological education.
• Evangelism efforts flourish in southern Madagascar
  Thanks to a $12,000 grant from the United Methodist Board of Global Ministries, a United Methodist church team conducted open-air campaigns and house-to-house outreach in four communities, distributed Bibles and built a shelter for worship.
• Around the table, a church finds new life in rural Wisconsin
  A small-town United Methodist church in rural Wisconsin embraces community outreach by serving meals, building relationships and redefining what it means to be church.
• Pastors’ wives help strengthen ministry in East Congo
  The East Congo Episcopal Area has provided training to help wives of United Methodist clergy become leaders and drive community development in rural areas.
• Caucuses seek changes to 2028 General Conference plans
  A letter from the InterEthnic Strategy Development Group to the United Methodist Commission on the General Conference raises alarms about the increased presence of federal immigration agents in Minneapolis.
• Black caucus wrestles with immigration injustice
  The leader of Black Methodists for Church Renewal urged members gathered for the United Methodist group’s annual meeting to respond to current challenges in the church and society with “faith, compassion, justice and prophetic courage.”
• Solar oven ministry changes lives
  United Methodist Solar Oven Partners promotes renewable energy and improves health in vulnerable communities in Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Sierra Leone and the Navajo Nation.
• Social media graphics from UM News
  Graphic for Easter available to download and share on social media.
• Stopping anti-Judaism in lessons about Jesus
  Starting with Good Friday and into the Easter season, United Methodists and other Christians have new recommended Bible readings. The changes aim to halt the use of Scripture to justify persecution of Jewish people.