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• Prison ministry delivers gifts, hope24 June 2019, 10:49 am
  Members of the Sierra Leone Conference, UMW missionaries visit young detainees at Kingtom Remand Home to celebrate Day of the African Child.
  
• 2019 Poland Annual Conference23 June 2019, 12:02 pm
  June 21-23, in Ostóda, Poland.
  
• Clergyman apologizes for filing complaint21 June 2019, 11:00 am
  The Rev. Heecheon Jeon has apologized for filing a complaint against the Rev. Anna Blaedel after she stated during an annual conference session that she was a “self-avowed practicing homosexual.”
  
• Church provides aid to Nigerians displaced by violence21 June 2019, 9:00 am
  Ten camps for internally displaced persons around Jalingo are sheltering people who have fled violence perpetrated by Boko Haram or conflicts involving groups such as the Fulani herdsmen.
  
• Bishop Hicks, striver for peace, dies at 9620 June 2019, 2:52 pm
  The bishop, who led conferences in Arkansas and Kansas, was known for his kindness and wry humor.
  
• Gay deacon ordained in Desert Southwest20 June 2019, 12:07 pm
  Ordination is another step in a long life of service for a man who has faced many challenges because of his sexual orientation.
  
• Mission’s schools see drop in girls’ enrollment19 June 2019, 9:21 am
  Despite a higher birth rate at United Methodist Arnoldine Mission, fewer girls attend the primary and secondary schools.
  
• Church helps those displaced by violence18 June 2019, 10:26 am
  United Methodist Church in Congo partners with Discipleship Ministries to provide relief for displaced people.
  
• Young women's program revived in Sierra Leone17 June 2019, 10:02 am
  Six years after shutting down in Sierra Leone, the Young Women’s Network is active again thanks to a donation by Discipleship Ministries.
  
• 2019 Indiana Annual Conference15 June 2019, 12:56 pm
  June 12-15, in Indianapolis, Indiana.