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Asbury United Methodist Church’s Wheelchair Ramp Ministry assists community members in need in Bossier City, La. Asbury is one of the churches benefiting from the Louisiana Conference’s new Jubilee Initiative, which will invest $15 million into local churches to help erase debt and support mission and ministry. Photo courtesy of Bryleigh Smith Photography.

Louisiana Conference invests $15M in churches

As part of its new Jubilee Initiative, the Louisiana Conference is helping local churches to pay off debt, fund ministries, expand staffing and more.
General Church
After a season of church disaffiliations, United Methodists are still bringing disputes to civil courts. In the past week, the Baltimore-Washington Conference filed a federal lawsuit to defend the denomination’s trust clause. Meanwhile, Highland Park United Methodist has filed its response to the Horizon Texas Conference lawsuit. Photo illustration by Ray Shrewsberry, Pixabay.

Court cases test United Methodist governance

The Baltimore-Washington Conference filed a federal lawsuit against a church to defend The United Methodist Church’s trust clause. Meanwhile, developments continue in the Texas lawsuit involving Highland Park United Methodist.
Bishops
Bishops Gaspar J. Domingos, Ande I. Emmanuel and Nelson Kalombo Ngoy follow proceedings during the Africa College of Bishops opening worship service held at First United Methodist Church in Monrovia, Liberia. The church, which was built in 1822, is the oldest Protestant church in Africa. Photo courtesy of Liberia Annual Conference Communications.

African bishops celebrate growth, ecumenism

United Methodist episcopal leaders in Africa gathered in Liberia to discuss regionalization, stewardship, sustainability and other issues affecting the continent.
Ecumenism
The flag corps and band of the Methodist high school in El Salvador perform on Aug. 14 for members of the World Methodist Council meeting in San Salvador. The Evangelical Methodist Church of El Salvador operates the school and has plans to build an elementary school. Photo by Heather Hahn, UM News.

Methodist family spotlights justice, peace, joy

United Methodists joined with other members of World Methodist Council at a meeting in El Salvador where they explored how to work for justice around the globe. They also took lessons from the martyred Archbishop Óscar Romero.

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