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Reports from Nepal missionaries
Community kitchens set up around Kathmandu to feed earthquake survivors. Here, volunteers from Marwari Sewa Samiti distribute cooked meals to about 5,000 a day. Two missionaries from Nepal–Lester and Debbie… Continue Reading Reports from Nepal missionaries
UMCOR offers healing for Baltimore
LINDA UNGER United Methodist Committee on Relief Following days of civil unrest in Baltimore, United Methodist churches there are seeking to be present to still-unfolding needs in the communities. An emergency… Continue Reading UMCOR offers healing for Baltimore
News from the Vital Church Field
Lake Harbor UMC in Muskegon is among the 11 congregations in Michigan that have completed all phases of the Vital Church Initiative. This scene is from their Hay… Continue Reading News from the Vital Church Field
The Bible for a time of tears
JOE IOVINO United Methodist Communication The news about the destruction caused by the earthquake in Nepal is devastating. More than 4,000 people are confirmed to have died. Another 7,000 people are said… Continue Reading The Bible for a time of tears
Missionary reports from Nepal
Global Ministries Missionary Mark Zimmerman serving in Kathmandu, Nepal, shares an update following the 7.8-magnitude earthquake which struck the region, Saturday, April 25. Mark serves as a medical doctor serving… Continue Reading Missionary reports from Nepal
Kalamazoo Wesley on the Move
LISA BATTEN Director and Campus Pastor How long does it take to move a church? A campus ministry? For Wesley at WMU it has been a short five years since making… Continue Reading Kalamazoo Wesley on the Move
Future General Conference sites set
DIANE DEGNAN United Methodist Communications Meeting in Portland, Oregon this week for their final meeting before General Conference 2016, the Commission on the General Conference voted to take the quadrennial legislative… Continue Reading Future General Conference sites set
Virtual teams benefit church leaders
CLAY MORGAN United Methodist Communications Once upon a time, team members had to be located together, usually in the same place. The Internet changed everything. Collaborators and companies all over the… Continue Reading Virtual teams benefit church leaders
Emergency aid underway in Nepal
The 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Nepal on April 25, the most powerful quake in 81 years to hit the region, caused significant damage in Patan Durbar Square in Kathmandu.~… Continue Reading Emergency aid underway in Nepal
Franke, Rae
Rae Louise Franke (January 21, 1942 – April 24, 2015) Age 73, died Friday, April 24, 2015. Rae was an ordained Deacon in the United Methodist Church and served many… Continue Reading Franke, Rae