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Kentucky Annual Conference

Disaster Relief
An uprooted tree lies across a crushed car in the neighborhood of Grace United Methodist Church’s parsonage in St. Louis. United Methodists are responding in Missouri, Kentucky and other states after violent storms tore across the central U.S., leaving at least 28 people dead. Photo by the Rev. Katie Nix, Grace United Methodist Church, courtesy of the Missouri Conference.

Churchgoers respond to deadly US twisters

United Methodists in Kentucky and Missouri, among other states, are trying to bring relief after deadly tornadoes wreaked havoc this weekend. They also offer ways others can help.
Immigration
Katie Taylor, legal director for Neighbors Immigration Clinic in Lexington, Ky., leads an “Asylum 101” workshop for members of the community who work with immigrants. Kentucky is among the top states for refugee resettlement in the U.S. The clinic is part of the Immigration Law and Justice Network, a United Methodist ministry that provides low-cost legal services to immigrants. Photo by Joey Butler, UM News.

Clinic helps immigrants navigate asylum process

Neighbors Immigration Clinic in Lexington, Kentucky — part of the United Methodist Immigration Law and Justice Network — is one of few legal resources for the state’s growing immigrant community.
Disaster Relief
Amboy United Methodist Church in North Little Rock, Ark., is one of three Arkansas Conference churches badly damaged by tornado-spawning storms that hit March 31. Photo courtesy of the Arkansas Conference.

Churches hard hit by latest storms

Twister-spawning storms moved across the U.S., causing death and widespread destruction, including to three United Methodist churches in the Arkansas Conference.
Faith Sharing
People have traveled from far and wide to attend worship services at Asbury University and Asbury Theological Seminary in a revival that has gone "viral" through social media. Photo by Cathy Bruce, the Kentucky Conference.

Hunger for God on display at revival

The revival at Asbury University and Asbury Theological Seminary has drawn considerable media coverage and large crowds, with United Methodists among those waiting in line to be part of worship services. Alan Wild reports for the Kentucky Conference.

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