United Methodist News Service – Recent Articles

• 2022 East Congo Annual Conference
  July 26-Aug. 1, 2022, Kindu, Democratic Republic of Congo
• A life immersed in music
  A longtime musician and performer, the Rev. Cynthia A. Wilson, brings a wealth of experience to her role as founder and director of the new Junius B. Dotson Institute for Music and Worship in the Black Church and Beyond.
• ‘It’s an experience’: Kickoff for Dotson institute
  The Junius B. Dotson Institute for Music and Worship in the Black Church and Beyond kicks off with celebrations Aug. 18-20 in Atlanta. The Rev. Cynthia A. Wilson, a close colleague of Dotson’s before his death in 2021, explains her vision for the new venture.
• Russian-speaking congregation supports Ukrainian refugees
  While Russians and Ukrainians engage in war in various parts of Ukraine, a Russian-speaking United Methodist congregation in Prague is finding ways to support Ukrainian refugees.
• United Methodist ministry with Ukraine
  United Methodist News, UMCOR and Global Ministries, visited refugee ministries in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania and western Ukraine. These stories highlight the church’s response to the tragedy and ongoing need in Ukraine.
• Church must think more critically about digital presence
  Technology is changing us, and we ignore its impact — and its implications for the church — at our own peril.
• It's time to remove the grave clothes
  The slayings of two Black clergywomen show the need for the church to loosen its bonds in order to respond, just as Jesus ordered Lazarus unbound after raising him from the dead.
• Laity leadership revitalizes church’s young adult ministry
  Instead of relying on a pastor to oversee its young adult ministry, First Korean United Methodist Church in Wheeling, Illinois, entrusted it to a devoted and committed volunteer layperson with a calling and vision.
• Church transforms troubled community
  Through outreach and a weekly worship service, leaders of Seke East United Methodist Church in Zimbabwe have helped inspire First Street residents to make changes and embrace their faith.
• Some large Texas churches vote on disaffiliation
  The Woodlands Methodist Church and Faithbridge, two large United Methodist churches north of Houston, decide on same day to leave the denomination.