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Church Leadership
Deaconesses are still here – let’s invest in them too!
A distinctly separate order from deacons, deaconesses and home missioners serve in a wide variety of full-time lay ministries for the church.
General Conference
A journalist and a cartoon fish can point the way
With the future of The United Methodist Church at stake, believers need to trust in God, be faithful witnesses and work together, said speakers during the Laity Address at General Conference.
Central Conferences
Filipino lay leaders call for autonomy
The Board of the Laity in the Philippines held a forum to seek clarity on compounding church issues and called for autonomy, but the three newly elected bishops in the country emphasized their commitment to preserving the unity of the church.
Local Church
Ask The UMC: Who may hold office in a local church?
Those who may hold office in a local church depends on the office in question.