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Church Growth
The Rev. Eric Kalumba Nkulu, a Global Ministries missionary assigned as a church planter in Madagascar, receives the first stone of a new United Methodist church building from a local construction worker in Sambava, Madagascar. The church will be home to a growing congregation in the northern part of the country. Photo by Rosette Viviane, UM News.

New churches take root in Madagascar

United Methodists continue evangelism efforts on the island nation, breaking ground on two new buildings for congregations in the north and west.
Congregations
Bishop Rubén Saenz Jr. gives the sermon during morning worship at the United Methodist Leadership Gathering Oct. 21 at Knox United Church in Calgary, Canada. The Horizon Texas Conference bishop announced Oct. 29 that he has appointed a new pastor to Highland Park United Methodist Church in Dallas after the church held a congregational vote to cut ties with the denomination. Photo by Mike DuBose, UM News.

Bishop names new pastor to Highland Park

Bishop Rubén Saenz Jr. is making plans to care for Highland Park members who wish to stay United Methodist. In letters to both Highland Park lay leaders and congregants, he also maintained that this week’s congregational vote to cut ties with the denomination is not valid under church law.
Congregations
Members of Highland Park United Methodist Church, which began on the Southern Methodist University campus in Dallas 110 years ago, voted on Oct. 25-26 to sever ties with The United Methodist Church. Photo courtesy of Highland Park United Methodist Church via Wikipedia.

Highland Park votes to leave United Methodist Church

After two days of voting, members of the Dallas congregation overwhelmingly approved a resolution severing ties with The United Methodist Church. More than 90% voted in favor of the move, according to the church.
Evangelism
The Rev. Roslyn Lee poses with a costumed Robert Festa, while the Rev. Won Tack Lee snaps a photo. Festa is a volunteer at the Restless Souls Haunted House, a ministry of West Hills United Methodist Church on Long Island, N.Y. Photo by Lilla Margiza, UM News.

Haunted ministry welcomes ‘Restless Souls’

Restless Souls Haunted House is serving up scares with a purpose: See how a collaborative effort by four New York United Methodist churches turns Halloween thrills into a ministry that brings the community together.

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