Massachusetts church says it’s open for same-sex weddings

A UMNS Report by Sam Hodges The council of Harvard-Epworth United Methodist Church in Cambridge, Mass., has approved a “Marriage Equality Statement” saying that the...

Musings: The State of the Modern Church

For more information on these images, visit http://bit.ly/praying-soldiers • http://bit.ly/jesus-drawing • http://bit.ly/sinking-ship • http://bit.ly/camp-worship Musings & Younger Perspectives By Megan Ernst Kilpatrick | Montage by Jesse N....

Chuck Knows Church—But Do We?

Rev. Steve Horswill-Johnston explaining the popularity of Chuck Knows Church" in a "Behind the Scenes" video on Vimeo (link). Commentary by Rev. Matt Gorman, Pastor at...

I just left the funeral for my church…

By Patrick Scriven, Director of Communications and Young People's Ministry I went to an environmentally focused liberal arts college for undergrad back in the late...

Review: Spiritual Kaizen

Bishop Grant Hagiya of the Greater Northwest Area speaks about developing new leaders, one of the denomination's Four Areas of Focus during an April...

Commentary: The Pastor as Prude

2013 Academy Awards host Seth McFarlane. Photo courtesy of Disney ABD Television Group; Creative Commons License. Commentary by Rev. Melvin Woodworth* I don’t think I’m unduly...

Things that fill my soul in Black History Month

Images courtesy of The United Methodist Reporter The observance this year of Black History Month has nearly concluded. In many communities and churches, special times...

On gun control: safe practice, as well as policy

On gun control: safe practice, as well as policy | By the Rev. William “Bo” Bryan, Jr. The Rev. William "Bo" Bryan, Jr. of Prosser...

Word from Winkler — A significant couple of weeks

UMNS photo of The United Methodist Board of Church and Society's decorated tent on the National Mall by Kathy L. Gilbert. By Jim Winkler, General...

A Greater Love…

Photo by the Rev. David V. Valera By Patrick Scriven, Director of Communications, Young People's Ministries I was on an elliptical at my local YMCA when...

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