From the Global Lens: Climate Refugees
Refugees travel in a rubber boat across the Aegean Sea from Turkey to the Greek island of Lesbos on October 30, 2015. They were...
Recognizing local church achievements, extraordinary service by members at #pnwac16
Recognizing local church achievements, extraordinary service by members at #pnwac16
By Teri Tobey with Jesse N. Love
Puyallup, Wash. - The PNWAC 2016 Awards Banquet honored...
Tongan Misinale celebrates financial giving
Enjoying the fruits of giving: resting and sharing stories after a very successful Misinale. From left to right: Lupe M., Vea T.,...
Church seeks to meet needs in border crisis
A UMNS report by Sam Hodges | July 15, 2014 | DALLAS (UMNS)
From handing out hygiene kits to providing legal briefings, United Methodists are working to...
A reflection on exclusion and language by Paul Jeffrey
By the Rev. Paul Jeffrey
Some ten million people in the world today are stateless. They aren’t recognized as citizens of any nation. Without legal...
Who is God to us? What does God mean to you?
By Nica Sy | Photos by Hazel Rollolazo and Kevin Tabora
Christmas Institute 2017, or CI, challenged campers to question, explore, and discover the role...
Lenten stories of “Pain and Hope” recognize diversity within
Dr. Jamal Gabobe (second from left) enjoys the soup supper before his presentation about Somalia and his life as a Somali immigrant to the...
15,000 Dreamers have become undocumented immigrants. What’s a church to do?
In the four months since the Trump Administration announced that it would be ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, nearly 15,000 Dreamers have become undocumented immigrants. The Rev. Lyda Pierce offers this call to action to United Methodists who may be wondering what the Church can, and should, do about it.
Meet the new faces at Jamaa Letu!
By Barbara Dadd Shaffer | Photos by Jamaa Letu Orphanages
Rosine Maruv Kayombo will now serve as the new director at the girls’ Jamaa Letu...
What does it mean to “take up your cross and follow me”?
By Pastor Lyn Rush
Lyn Rush serves Pinoy Van-Port Ministries in Vancouver, Wash. This new church start serves Filipino Americans and immigrants with a keen...
