General Church

Social Concerns
Filipino United Methodists join thousands of protesters in the Trillion Peso March Sept. 21 as they walk to Rizal Park in Manila, Philippines. The demonstrators called for accountability and transparency by government officials amid allegations of large-scale corruption. Photo courtesy of Blessy Grace De Leon.

Filipino United Methodists rally against corruption

About 100,000 demonstrators participated in a call for accountability and transparency by government officials, following allegations of large-scale corruption.
Bishops
Bishop Mande Muyombo (left), president of the Africa Colleges of Bishops, presents the episcopal staff to Bishop Nelson Kalombo Ngoy during Ngoy’s installation as the first bishop of the new Tanganyika Episcopal Area on Sept. 14 in Kalemie, Congo. Photo by Chadrack Tambwe Londe, UM News.

Tanganyika celebrates new bishop, episcopal area

United Methodist Bishop Nelson Kalombo Ngoy shares his five-year plan for new episcopal area in southeastern Congo.
Mission and Ministry
Tapiwanashe Moreblessing Manyeza (left) and youth from the West Angola Conference participate in an educational campaign in Luanda, Angola, in response to a cholera outbreak in January. Working with the church’s health department as a Global Mission Fellow, Manyeza partnered with the Angola Council of Churches to help identify communities to visit to raise awareness about the outbreak and  distribute pamphlets and hygiene packs. Photo courtesy of Tapiwanashe Moreblessing Manyeza.

Missionaries make difference in Angola

From public health to agriculture, two Global Ministries workers have had an impact on communities in West Angola.
Violence
An American flag waves at half-staff in 2018 after the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Flags are standing at half-staff again after the Sept. 10 assassination of an activist on a university campus. United Methodist bishops are urging members to act as peacemakers to help put an end to the violence. Photo by Bryan Roschetzky, iStock.

After assassination, bishops urge peacemaking

United Methodist bishops see a growing threat of political violence. They are calling churchgoers to pray and act for peace following a school shooting and the killing of activist Charlie Kirk.

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