Dear Friends, It is all systems go at our headquarters in Lake Junaluska and Kwanglim Methodist Church as we prepare for the World Council Meeting from 12-15 July in Seoul, South Korea. Council will be an opportunity to be reunited with old friends and meet new ones. At Council, we will share in vibrant worship, […]

By Kathy L. Gilbert June 26, 2018 | UMNS For four days in June, United Methodist Camp Colby is a respite for children and teens who traveled a long, dark and dangerous journey. These children, some as young as 8, are known as unaccompanied migrants and they arrive on the border of California alone and […]

By Uniting Church in Australia  Thursday, 21 June 2018 The 14th President of the Uniting Church in Australia Stuart McMillan has urged Church members to address the “unfinished business” of sovereignty and treaty for First Peoples in his final national message. “I started my Presidency with the Yolŋu words Bala limurr roŋyirr ŋorraŋgitjlil  – ‘Let us return […]

By NCN News Staff June 01 2018 The Board of General Superintendents announced Tuesday that Gary Hartke was elected by the General Board to serve as the Church of the Nazarene’s next general secretary. Hartke will follow David Wilson, who has served as general secretary since 2007. Wilson previously announced his intentions to retire at […]

By WFMUCW Webmaster June 18, 2018 The second of eight Area Seminars was almost on my doorstep! I had visited Belfast before as Area President of the Britain and Ireland Area so knew I would find my way without difficulty (but it was still wonderful to be met at the airport!) It was heart-warming to […]

By Michael Ivatt Lead Media Officer, Methodist Church House June 26 2018 The Revd Trey Hall has been announced as the Methodist Church’s Director of Evangelism and Growth, a new position aimed at supporting the development of these vital areas in Church life. The role is part of the Church’s ongoing work to reaffirm its […]

  Join us as we pray for Peace in Gaza and the Holy Land Gaza Since Good Friday 2018, when civil organisations in Gaza began the “March of Return” protests, at least 123 Gazans have died, an estimated 17,000 have needed medical helps and 4,000 have been hit by live fire. Heavenly Father we pray […]

In a Peanuts cartoon, Lucy walked in on Linus watching TV, and demanded that he switch channels. “What makes you think you can walk right in here and take over?” Linus retorted. Said Lucy, holding up her fist: “These five fingers… Individually, they’re nothing, but when I curl them together like this into a single unit, they […]

Have you ever waited for a miracle? We remember and recognize this situation every Advent time, but often it is not felt deeply and personally. It is a very different thing to pray, and petition, and hope, and dream of a miraculous act breaking into our day-to-day world. For my entire life, I have prayed […]

By The Rev. Gustavo Vasquez May 17, 2018 | KISSIMMEE, Florida (UMNS) Ask members of First United Methodist Church, “Who is my neighbor?” and by their actions, they answer, “Whomever God sends to us.”After hurricanes Irma and Maria devastated Puerto Rico and plunged its 3.4 million people into a desperate humanitarian crisis late last summer, […]

By John Howard Mission Partner, Methodist Liaison Office Jerusalem Lying in bed at night, I frequently hear the sounds of stun grenades, tear gas or even live fire. The Aida Refugee Camp, where more tear gas is used than anywhere else in the world, is half a mile from my apartment. My walk from home to the office takes me along the ‘wall’ past […]

By: Klaus Ulrich Ruof (Germany) and Urs Schweizer (Switzerland) It was in 2012. The European Methodist Council had planned to organize a European Methodist Festival in Krakow (Poland). However, due to the fact that not enough people had registered for this event by a certain time, this Festival regretfully had to be cancelled. And the question was: In […]