Tag: Palestine
Awaiting resurrection
Looking toward Easter, Bishop David Bard says evil causes us to yearn for a new world where hunger is a memory and war is ancient history.
Bishops call for peacemaking in Holy Land
The United Methodist Council of Bishops released a statement on the Israel-Gaza conflict amid rising international calls for a cease-fire. The bishops say they want to encourage work toward long-lasting… Continue Reading Bishops call for peacemaking in Holy Land
Pursue what makes for peace
On the news of war in Israel and Palestine, Bishop David Alan Bard asks us to pray deeply for peace and remain committed to Jesus’ call to be peacemakers.
Palestinian women plant gardens
UMCOR provides assistance for RWDS, one of the most influential women’s organizations in Palestine.
Twenty years in Bethlehem
Janet Lahr Lewis reflects on her years spent as a United Methodist missionary in Israel and Palestine.
Holy Land Missionaries speak out
Missionaries who served in the Holy Land speak of what they have learned over decades of living in Israel/Palestine.