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Poor Methodist Church…

Yesterday, I learned something during a Stewardship and Finance gathering in our Annual Conference connection that has stayed with me and I would love to share with you. We were reflecting on how, historically, different churches have often been associated with different social contexts.

admin April 22, 2026

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A letter from a brother…

I had the joy of getting together with some of friends at a church in Groveville yesterday morning. They had collected clothes, blankets, socks and spent the morning assembling hygiene and blessing bags for us to distribute on the streets.

admin April 16, 2026

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From grief to healing: Making room for God’s new

There are many kinds of grief. Sometimes we grieve the absence of those we have loved, but other times the grief happens quietly inside us, in that tender place where our memories, traditions, and expectations live. In the life of a church, this kind of grief also appears when God invites us to let go of what no longer gives life so we can receive the new thing God is preparing.

admin November 21, 2025

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Our Church has spoken: A new chapter for the United Methodist Connection

This November 2025, the Office of the Bishops of the United Methodist Church (UMC) announced that the four constitutional amendments passed at the 2024 General Conference have now been ratified by the Annual Conferences around the world.

admin November 21, 2025

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Holy Conferencing: A Sacred Time for Discernment and Empowerment

Every year, our congregations gather for the Charge Conference, a time that many might see as “just another item on the list”, a form to complete, a report to submit, a box to check. But in reality, it is a golden opportunity to learn about the current state of our church, to ask honest questions, and to envision the future God has in store for us.

admin October 30, 2025