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• Response to wildfires deepens with experience13 November 2019, 10:03 am
  Some people dig in while others leave or work to help fire survivors. Responses are evolving as Californians get more experience dealing with wildfires.
  
• Bishops encouraged to break down barriers12 November 2019, 1:09 pm
  Bishops both celebrated the fall of the Berlin Wall and agreed to work toward helping refugees overcome roadblocks to settling in the U.S.
  
• Funeral chaplain puts faith to work12 November 2019, 10:58 am
  United Methodist Elison Kamupira is a ‘pillar of strength’ for grieving families, an evangelist and a lively master of ceremonies.
  
• WCA looks toward new, traditionalist church11 November 2019, 2:47 pm
  Leaders at latest global gathering of Wesleyan Covenant Association say The United Methodist Church is certain to split.
  
• Bishops warned their funding imperiled8 November 2019, 2:15 pm
  Church financial leaders sounded the alarm that if current trends persist, the Episcopal Fund will run out of money in five years.
  
• Trending Local: The Growing Role of Local Pastors8 November 2019, 11:32 am
  Special report on the rapid growth of part-time local pastors, the use of local pastors in Hispanic outreach and the challenges faced by local pastors in in the Central Conferences.
  
• Deacon opens school for vulnerable children in Uganda8 November 2019, 9:22 am
  United Methodist Magooli Academy brings quality education closer to home for young orphans, other needy kids in eastern Uganda.
  
• Help for Haitians stymied by political unrest7 November 2019, 10:33 am
  United Methodists have helped the Haitian people through an earthquake, hurricane and cholera epidemic in the past decade, but political turmoil is sidelining efforts for now.
  
• 5 bishops pledge LGBTQ ‘safe harbor’6 November 2019, 4:19 pm
  With the Traditional Plan about to take effect, the Western Jurisdiction’s five active bishops promise to protect the full participation of LGBTQ individuals.
  
• Church ratifies women's equality amendment6 November 2019, 2:10 pm
  The amendment received a revote because what was originally sent to annual conference voters contained incorrect wording.