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Western and Eastern Christians — including some United Methodists — use different calendars to celebrate Christ’s resurrection. But efforts continue to get everyone on the same page, especially with an important milestone in global Christianity coming up next year.
The United Methodist Church is grappling with questions that affect its relationships with other Methodist denominations and its growing ties with The Episcopal Church.
United Methodist Bishop Daniel O. Lunge, Central Congo Episcopal Area, was elected provincial president of the Church of Christ in Sankuru, Congo, a union of 95 Protestant and Evangelical Christian denominations.
Christian leaders in the Holy Land are calling for an end to all violent and military activities that bring harm to both Palestinian and Israeli civilians. The violence began Oct. 7 when the militant group Hamas attacked southern Israel. Israel has now declared war on Hamas.
