Tag: West Michigan Conference
Audit issues remain in East Africa
East Africa Area Bishop Daniel Wandabula appears before the Judicial Council on Oct. 25, 2012 in Elk Grove Village, Ill. The denomination’s General Council on Finance and Administration advises withholding… Continue Reading Audit issues remain in East Africa
Area’s first steps with First Peoples
M. KAY DeMOSS Senior Editor-Writer, Michigan Area In 2012, the United Methodist General Conference — the denomination’s top legislative body — held an Act of Repentance Toward Healing Relationships with Indigenous People… Continue Reading Area’s first steps with First Peoples
Invest in Disaster Risk Reduction
SUSAN KIM United Methodist Committee on Relief May 21, 2015—There are recent disasters that leave us reeling: the earthquake that killed 8,200 people in Nepal, for example. And there are “repeat… Continue Reading Invest in Disaster Risk Reduction
Eight stewardship potholes to avoid
TIMOTHY SIBURG Ministry Matters For those of you blessed with good roads that never buckle or open up, a pothole is a failure in a road (generally made of asphalt)… Continue Reading Eight stewardship potholes to avoid
Hutchens, Rayme “Gene” Greenlee
Rayme “Gene” Greenlee Hutchens died May 20, 2015 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Mrs. Hutchens was preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Clarence “Hutch” Hutchens in 1998. Gene worked faithfully beside… Continue Reading Hutchens, Rayme “Gene” Greenlee
UMCOR heals where ISIS hurts
DAVID TERESHCHUK United Methodist Committee on Relief A beneficiary in Iraq carries an UMCOR bag full of the hygiene supplies that will meet the needs of every member in his family.… Continue Reading UMCOR heals where ISIS hurts
Connectional Table seeks third way
HEATHER HAHN United Methodist News Service United Methodist clergy could perform same-gender weddings and conferences could ordain openly gay clergy if legislation by a denomination-wide leadership body wins General Conference approval.… Continue Reading Connectional Table seeks third way
Morningside College honors Bishop
Bishop Deborah Lieder Kiesey received an honorary Doctor of Divinity Degree and offered the commencement address at the May 9th commencement exercises at Morningside College in Sioux City, IA. Morningside… Continue Reading Morningside College honors Bishop
Judicial Council to review restructure
Leaders of the United Methodist Church confer during a special recess of the 2012 General Conference following the Judicial Council’s unanimous decision that the restructuring plan is unconstitutional. (From left)… Continue Reading Judicial Council to review restructure
May is Older Adult Month
RICHARD GENTZLER, JR. Discipleship Ministries Members of the “Sittercize for the Saints” group at Killearn United Methodist Church in Tallahassee, Fla., exercise in the Asbury ministry building. ~umns photo/Linda Bryson Anytown… Continue Reading May is Older Adult Month