So, how did we get here? Here's a brief timeline of what The United Methodist Church says about homosexuality, and how the Commission a Way Forward was created and what it did. General Conference 1968: The United Methodist Church was born by a union of The Methodist Church and...
The first official event for the United Methodists engaging in the Love Knows No Borders kickoff event was a visit to Christ Ministry Center led by Rev. Bill Jenkins. Watch the video to learn more about the context of this ministry. This ministry center is a 501c3 with many components to...
I have a confession: this kind of thing makes me very uncomfortable. I have never considered myself a protestor or social activist. While I have marched and helped plan and execute a rally in recent years, I have never participated in an action where civil disobedience was a part of the plan. I...
Our final piece of preparation also felt like a launch into the action: an Interfaith Service on Sunday night. As you can imagine, the sanctuary was full and vibrating with the Spirit. The worship service was on the last night of Hanukkah and Rabbi Brant Rosen (AFSC staff member and...
Du Shun Gim, 84, husband of the Rev. Limja Huh Gim, died Dec. 8, 2018. A memorial service was held Dec.15, at the National Korean UMC in Rockville. Du Shun Gim was born in Seoul, Korea June 7, 1934. He graduated from High School in 1953 and studied for one year at Seoul National...
Bishop Easterling reflects on Advent and invites us to ask ourselves, “Whom do I represent?” What testimony does my life offer? Am I a witness of the Light?
The BWC's new artist in residence offers a fresh take on Advent with a new installation at the Mission Center in Fulton. Melissa Lauber reports.
Young adult ministry can be hard, but help is available. The Innovation Hub, part of a project from Wesley Theological Seminary, is offering help and resources. Erik Alsgaard has more.
It appears to me that it will require a miracle for this denomination to survive (here in the United States) another 20 years. Not only is the 2019 General Conference fraught with peril, but even more foreboding is the 20 year prognosis for all historic denominations in the...
Ozeal S. Brown, 94, the wife of the Rev. Arlester Brown, died Oct. 31, 2018, from heart disease. A memorial service was held Dec. 1 at Metropolitan Memorial UMC in Washington, D.C. Ozeal Shyne was born Feb. 16, 1924, in Homer, La., to the late Rev. Charles Howard Sr. and Lucille Harris Shyne...
