I write this greeting from Delhi where I am incredibly privileged and blessed to share in the 16th Ordinary Meeting of the Synod of The Church of North India (CNI) from 30th September to 3 October. The CNI is a United and Uniting Church was established in 1970 by six churches, the Council of Baptist […]

At the 2016 Women’s Missionary Society Executive Board Meeting, the AME Council of Supervisors, supported by the AME WMS and AME Social Action Commission renewed their focus on the A.M.E. Church’s resolution on gun violence. Sadly, the language still applies today.  As AMEs we are still traumatized by the 9 who were killed at Mother Emanuel.  […]

By Sam Hodges Sept. 21, 2017 | UMNS Methodists are among those affected by and responding to the earthquake that struck south central Mexico on Sept. 19, killing at least 245 people. The Rev. Raquel Balbuena, a superintendent in the Methodist Church of Mexico’s Southeast Annual Conference, said she has had reports from pastors of deaths among […]

By Linda Bloom Oct. 3, 2017 | UMNS It’s too early to say exactly how the Methodist Church of Puerto Rico has been affected by Hurricane Maria. However, Methodists there — while trying to assess damages and start relief efforts — face the same challenges as everyone else in the U.S. territory: Power and communication […]

By Phileas Jusu Aug. 1, 2017 | FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (UMNS) Expressing their frustration with a “culture of silence,” women of the United Methodist Sierra Leone Annual Conference took to the streets of central Freetown to protest against the growing violence against women and girls in the country. On July 27, the women, all dressed […]

Durante la XXV Asamblea General se eligieron los nuevos integrantes de la Junta General, la Comisión de Reglamentos y el Consejo Judicial. Todas estas instancias se renueva por mitades en cada asamblea general. During the XXV General Assembly, the new members of the General Board, the Regulations Committee and the Judicial Council were elected. All […]

By Bishop Rosemarie Wenner, WMC Geneva Secretary The European Methodist Council met September 9-12, 2017 at High Leigh Conference Centre near London. After having been a delegate of the United Methodist Church in Germany to the European Methodist Council since 2001, I now attended for the first time as the newly installed Geneva Secretary of the […]

By Dr. Timothy E. Tyler, 5th Episcopal District As we prepared to march with the 3,000 clergy that had gathered for the 1,000 Ministers March organized by the Reverend Al Sharpton and the National Action Network on August 28th,  I made a stop at the Martin Luther King Monument. I couldn’t help but think, “What would […]

Extraordinarily heavy monsoon rains have devastated areas in South Asia recently, including Bangladesh, India, and Nepal. More than 1,200 people have died in the floods — including many children — and more than 40 million people have been affected. Thousands of cities and villages have been completely inundated. Countless homes have been swept away, and buildings are […]

Thursday, September 28, 2017 By Padre James Bhagwan SEATED on the deck of Fiji’s iconic traditional voyaging canoe, the Uto ni Yalo (Heart of the Spirit), as it clears the reef surrounding Matuku Island, Reverend Dr Tevita Nawadra Banivanua turns his gaze from the island we are leaving to the horizon, where in the distance, […]

Based on a story submitted by Pastor Ankur Roland Thakor Heal the Sick, Cleanse the Lepers, Raise the Dead, Cast out Devils: Freely ye have received, freely give. (Matthew 10:8) The Methodist Church Bhaner Pastorate of Gujarat Regional Conference of the Methodist Church in India is the first ever village-based church to start evangelism and mission […]

By Eveline Chikwanah Sept. 19, 2017 | HARARE, Zimbabwe (UMNS) United Methodist leaders are making plans for the churches to act as a unifying force in Kenya after the country’s Supreme Court on Sept. 1 nullified the results of the Aug. 8 presidential election.“The church will be a bridge for crossing tribal divisions and uniting the nation […]