United Methodist News Feed

• Rio Texas offers hurricane recovery tour19 June 2018, 9:37 am
  United Methodist conference notes progress made, but need for volunteers continues nine months after Harvey.
  
• Congo United Methodists fight recruiting children for mining19 June 2018, 9:24 am
  Children, including many orphans, in the Punia Territory have little choice but to work in the mining industry.
  
• Clergy, laity file complaint against Sessions18 June 2018, 4:42 pm
  The attorney general is accused of violating The United Methodist Church’s law through enforcement of zero tolerance immigration policy.
  
• Sessions criticized for ‘zero tolerance’ Bible quote15 June 2018, 2:57 pm
  Fellow United Methodists among those faulting attorney general for immigration policy, rhetoric.
  
• Annual conferences mixed on bishops’ plan15 June 2018, 12:03 pm
  Some have endorsed the bishops’ recommended One Church Model. Some want a more traditionalist approach.
  
• United Methodist clergywomen urged to overcome odds15 June 2018, 9:35 am
  Bishop Eben K. Nhiwatiwa tells workshop participants it is time for church and society to recognize clergywomen’s leadership role.
  
• Young United Methodists start soup kitchen in South Africa15 June 2018, 9:34 am
  The United Methodist Church’s Young Adult Organization launches community service project to help those in need and spread the word of God.
  
• Pope Francis, Koreans to attend WCC gathering14 June 2018, 11:23 am
  United Methodists will be part of the meeting at the ecumenical group’s headquarters in Geneva.
  
• Maryland church helps fund new Zimbabwe health clinic14 June 2018, 9:43 am
  Work has begun on a modern health facility at Munyarari Mission, which will include a maternity wing, outpatient rooms and staff housing.
  
• United Methodists fight separation of immigrant families13 June 2018, 10:28 am
  A new “zero tolerance” policy which takes children away from their families is inhumane, faith leaders say.