United Methodist News

• New group explores General Conference options October 27, 2020
  Organizers of The United Methodist Church’s top lawmaking assembly have named a technology study team to look at ways to accommodate full participation in this time of COVID-19.
• Faith calms fears for Filipino COVID-19 survivors October 27, 2020
  United Methodist front-line workers and church leaders in the Philippines share survival stories after contracting the coronavirus, with most relying on faith to overcome fear and isolation.
• Church school's library restocked after fire October 26, 2020
  Alumni of United Methodist Hartzell High School in Zimbabwe have been raising money to replace some of the 40,000 books lost in a 2019 fire.
• Bishop calls for dialogue on police reform in Nigeria October 23, 2020
  As protests turn deadly, Nigeria Area Bishop John Wesley Yohanna urges the government to address demonstrations peacefully. Several United Methodist pastors say they witnessed the violence.
• Should General Conference go virtual? October 23, 2020
  With COVID-19 still on the rise, a number of United Methodists are pushing for next year’s meeting to transpire online.
• Côte d’Ivoire church to help build schools in central Africa October 22, 2020
  The initiative aims to replicate the United Methodist schools model of Côte d’Ivoire by building 12 school complexes in 12 cities in the Central African Republic.
• Conference sessions go virtual, with mixed results October 20, 2020
  Pandemic-prompted online gatherings offer efficiencies, but technological glitches have occurred and delegates miss being together.
• Facing up to a grotesque book at Iliff October 19, 2020
  A book with a cover made from the skin of a slain Native American has haunted United Methodist Iliff School of Theology for decades, but its president wants it used as a teachable moment instead of buried in a library vault.
• Confronting pandemic-related food insecurity October 16, 2020
  United Methodist groups and partners continue to provide food relief to vulnerable people in Zimbabwe during COVID-19 pandemic.
• Two voices from the civil rights movement October 14, 2020
  In a conversation about civil rights and voter suppression, two African American women shared some pivotal experiences with participants at the I AM Her Women’s Leadership Summit.