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 […]
July 2018
10th Joint European Areas Seminar Belfast June 2018
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 […]
Methodist Church announces new Director of Evangelism and Growth
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 […]
“Modern Miracles” for Korean Peninsula
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 […]
Florida United Methodists help Puerto Rican refugees
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, […]
European Methodist Festival 2018 – When Dreams Become Reality
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 […]