O for a heart to praise my God, a heart from sin set free, a heart that always feels thy blood so freely shed for me.A heart in every thought renewed and full of love divine, perfect and right and pure and good, a copy, Lord, of thine.-- from "O For a Heart to Praise My God," United...
By Melissa Lauber In all things, the Rev. Jacqueline “Jackie” Davis Ford intentionally and actively seeks to follow God. It’s the cornerstone of her faith. Recently, this has led her into a new position as the Director of Connectional Ministries for the Peninsula-Delaware...
From the Minnesota Annual Conference Rev. Dr. Fred Vanderwerf, Southern Prairie District superintendent, and his wife Stacy spent eight years as missionaries in Ukraine. He recently interviewed two United Methodists with unique perspectives on the...
See the response to the postponement from the Council of Bishops. From the Commission on the General Conference As the pandemic continues and the wait time for visas stretches to over two years in some countries, the Commission on the General Conference announced on March 3 that the 2020...
By Maidstone Mulenga The Commission on the General Conference today announced the further postponement of the postponed 2020 General Conference of The United Methodist Church. The next General Conference will be in 2024. In response to the decision, Council of Bishops President Bishop Cynthia...
In response to the announcement about the General Conference being postponed until 2024, Global Methodist Church leaders announced they will launch their new denomination on May 1. Below is their press release. With humility, hope and joy, a 17 member body...
By Neal Christie United Methodists continue to pray and respond to the war now being waged in Ukraine. On February 24, Russian military forces invaded Ukraine, causing hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes. US government aid officials report that the people of...
Blast of Love is a ministry of Middletown UMC that seeks to share love in the community, born out of the Baltimore-Washington Conference's Catalyst Initiative. Catalyst is year-long process of discovery, exploration, and renewal. It empowers a church to initiate a Spirit-led vision...
By Neal Christie When will God step in and bring relief to those suffering under an unfair and broken immigration system? “When you get up and march forward,” said the Rev. Cassandra Nuñez, of Salem-Baltimore Hispanic UMC. “It is you who brings God into places...
Black History Month begins today. If I am completely honest, I have never really cared for this observance. It feels like a participation trophy for an entire race that has been as much a part of the history of this country as almost any other. There is no United States of America without the...
