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Category: World

Young disciples shape UMC future

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Delegates to the Global Young People’s Convocation in Johannesburg, South Africa, vote on legislation that will be presented by youth and young adults at the United Methodist General Conference in 2020. ~ umns photo/ Eveline Chikwanah

Delegates to the Global Young People’s Convocation developed legislation that will be submitted as petitions to the 2020 General Conference.Continue Reading Young disciples shape UMC future

‘No Brexit against AIDS’

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Religious leaders from several traditions collected red ribbons, a sign of hope amid the HIV crisis, to place on a symbolic bridge during a July 23 interfaith prayer and memorial service in the Keizersgrachtkerk in Amsterdam. Sponsored by the World Council of Churches’ Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance, the service was held on the first day of the 2018 International AIDS Conference. ~ umns/Paul Jeffrey.

The 22nd International AIDS Conference celebrated glowing progress against the disease and warned against a complacency about beating the virus.Continue Reading ‘No Brexit against AIDS’

Complaints against Sessions dismissed

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U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions had faced official church complaints from fellow United Methodists, but those were dismissed by a district superintendent in the Alabama-West Florida Conference. ~photo courtesy of U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Conference leaders have concluded church law does not apply to “political actions” by the United States Attorney General, Jeff Sessions.Continue Reading Complaints against Sessions dismissed

Join the battle against wildfires

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As of August 6, 2018, the Mendocino Complex wildfire is on pace to become the largest in California’s history. Wildfires have burned across the state for months. This U.S. Forest Service image is from the Thomas Fire that raged through Ventura and Santa Barbara counties in December 2017. ~ Wikimedia Commons/Stuart Palley

As devastating wildfires remain in the national headlines, there are various opportunities for United Methodists to help both firefighters serving their communities and families most affected by the raging blazes.Continue Reading Join the battle against wildfires

Plans prayerfully pondered

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Prayer was a regular part of the gatherings of the Commission on A Way Forward. Now the global United Methodist Church joins in prayerful reading and consideration of three plans going from the Commission to the 2019 General Conference. ~COWF photo/Maidstone Mulenga

United Methodist News asked for reactions to three plans going to the 2019 General Conference. Kathy L. Gilbert reports.Continue Reading Plans prayerfully pondered