By Rev. Dr. C. Anthony HuntSenior Pastor Epworth Chapel United Methodist Church This year marks the 95th year of the anniversary of the birth of one of America’s greatest peacemakers, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Born on Jan. 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia, amidst the persistent...
By Melissa Lauber “An artist is not a special kind of person; every person is a special kind of artist.”These words of wisdom have guided the arts ministry of Catherine Kapikian, the founder of the Henry Luce III Center for Arts and Religion at Wesley Seminary. They have also served...
By Sharon Milton The Lord continues to show the people of Emory Fellowship in Washington, D.C., different ways to reach the community. As the Christmas season approached, the Holy Spirit revealed it was time for Heaven's Closet. In the revelation, the Holy Spirit said to me, “It will be...
Beloved, I was recently in a meeting where the following beautiful prayer was offered. It resonated deeply. It simultaneously captured and spoke to the depth of exhaustion, pain, trauma and lament so prevalent among us today. It also answered a question we didn’t realize our souls were...
After a period of discernment, the Revs. Giovanni Arroyo, Tony Love, Amy McCullough, and Sarah Schlieckert have put their names forth to be considered as candidates for the ministry of bishop in The United Methodist Church. Statements from these candidates to the delegation are...
By Melissa Lauber Her name is Angelic. She is a “bald, sneaker-wearing pastor” who just “shows up as herself” in the heart of Baltimore. That could be the entire story. It writes itself. But add: her parents named her Aretha, then her godparents renamed her. As a...
By Calleigh Hoffman One of my most distinct childhood memories is of wandering the church after service. I would sneak away while my parents stood and talked to the congregation members. If I was lucky, the lights would've been shut off by then. I remember opening the...
By Melissa Lauber At Riverfront Ministries in Wilmington, Delaware, they are convinced that God is still creating, and so they’ve aligned themselves with that spirit of creativity, letting imagination guide them into uncertainty and the possibilities of the Holy Spirit. It’s sacred...
Go to the bottom of this page to make a donation. United Methodists are called to welcome and assist the sojourner. During the past year, thousands of sojourners, migrants seeking new lives in the United States, are being used as political pawns, being bussed by leaders in Texas and Arizona...
Addressing an opportunity to make the BWC more mission-minded, Spirit-driven and Christ-centered, the BWC is gathering information from clergy and laity on how the conference's current eight districts might be restructured. A survey on restructuring was completed by many church leaders in...
