United Methodist News Service – Recent Articles

• Church supports flood survivors in Burundi
  With financial support from the United Methodist Committee on Relief, the church has distributed food and other supplies to hundreds of flood survivors.
• Ohio leaders mark 140 years of Korean mission
  On a pilgrimage to South Korea, United Methodist leaders draw inspiration and insight from the lives of early missionaries Mary Scranton and William Scranton.
• Churchgoers respond to deadly US twisters
  United Methodists in Kentucky and Missouri, among other states, are trying to bring relief after deadly tornadoes wreaked havoc this weekend. They also offer ways others can help.
• When the shepherd strays: Addiction and clergy wellness
  The United Methodist Church must act at every level to help pastors in crisis and create space for wellness.
• 2025 Hungary-Romania Annual Conference
  May 8-10, Cluj-Napoca, Romania; May 11, Budapest, Hungary
• Church members among dead in Congo floods
  Five United Methodists killed, a church destroyed, and hundreds of families are affected by flooding in Eastern Congo.
• Church provides pampering for unhoused women
  Each Friday is a special day for 30-40 women without housing in Austin, Texas. That’s when they are treated to a spa day ministry hosted by First United Methodist Church.
• Pastor finds contentment serving the unhoused
  Mission work is “a critical part of who we are as United Methodists,” says the Rev. Cathy Stone.
• Pananaw workshop teaches critical thinking for Filipino Youth
  The United Methodist Youth Fellowship in the Philippines (UMYFP) recently conducted a “Pananaw” (Filipino term for ‘perspectives’) workshop is a three-day program centered on media literacy with focus on social media.
• Minneapolis chosen for 2028 General Conference
  United Methodist organizers plan to make good on the original location of the COVID-delayed 2020 lawmaking assembly. They also hope to make up the budget deficit from earlier sessions.