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Church Leadership

Racism
The Rev. Cynthia Davis (at podium), a retired district superintendent in the Mississippi Conference and executive vice president and director of The Moore-West Center for Applied Theology in Memphis, Tenn., speaks March 2, 2024, at Rust College in Holly Springs, Miss., as part of the Mississippi Conference’s End Racism for Good campaign. The Rev. Zachary Beasley (right), pastor of Asbury and Calvin Chapel United Methodist churches in Holly Springs, Miss., welcomed the public to the event and ended it with a benediction. Photo by Jim Patterson, UM News.

Mississippi church services target racism

An ongoing effort to confront racism is producing five worship services in the Mississippi Conference this year to get people gathered and inspired to be change agents against racism.
Faith Stories
This year, United Methodists mourned the passing of beloved bishops, influential church scholars, the editor of The United Methodist Hymnal and a country music radio pioneer who boosted careers as diverse as Randy Travis and Taylor Swift. Photo by Eli Solitas, courtesy of Unsplash, graphic by Laurens Glass, UM News.

2023: Remembering United Methodists of note

This year, United Methodists mourned the passing of beloved bishops, influential church scholars, the editor of The United Methodist Hymnal and a country music radio pioneer who boosted careers as diverse as Randy Travis and Taylor Swift.
Local Church
Participants sing during the opening worship service of the first day of the 2023 special session of the National Association of the Korean American United Methodists at Korean First United Methodist Church of Wheeling, Ill., on Oct. 2. Pictured, from left, are Bishop Dottie Escobedo-Frank of the California-Pacific Annual Conference, Bishop Hee-Soo Jung of the Wisconsin Annual Conference, Dr. Dana Lyles, the Rev. MiRhang Baek, the Rev. Prumeh Lee and the Rev. Ju-Yeon Julie Jeon. Photo by the Rev. Thomas E. Kim, UM News.

Korean United Methodists gather to celebrate their passion and spirituality

The 2023 special session of the National Association of the Korean American United Methodists was held Oct. 2-5 in Northbrook, Illinois — its first in-person gathering since 2019.
Bishops
Bishop Minerva G. Carcaño is facing the prospect of The United Methodist Church’s first trial of a bishop. United Methodist News answers some frequently asked questions about the denomination’s trial process. Illustration by Laurens Glass, UM News.

Bishop’s church trial: Questions and answers

Bishop Minerva G. Carcaño is facing the prospect of The United Methodist Church’s first trial of a bishop. Here is a look at some frequently asked questions about the denomination’s trial process.

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