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Church Leadership
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Probe ends of pastor who worked for Epstein

The Missouri Conference has reached a resolution with a United Methodist pastor who briefly worked as a property manager for the convicted sex offender.
Faith Stories
(Top left) The Rev. Ralph Edwin “Ed” King Jr. (in a clerical collar) stands behind (left to right) John Hunter Gray (formerly John Salter), Joan Trumpauer (now Mulholland) and Anne Moody offering support as an angry mob attacks a sit-in on May 28, 1963, in the Woolworth’s in Jackson, Miss. King and others at Tougaloo College helped organize the nonviolent protest to segregation. (Bottom left) Another view of the sit-in and violent mob. (Right) In this June 25, 2016, photo, the Rev. Ed King, a former chaplain at Tougaloo College, sits in Woodworth Chapel at the liberal arts school in Jackson, Miss. Black and white photos by Fred Blackwell, courtesy of the Civil Rights Movement Archive; color photo: AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis.

Rev. Ed King, civil rights ‘icon,’ dies at 89

An ordained United Methodist, King worked for racial equality in his native Mississippi. Fellow church leaders remember his courage in the face of jailtime, rejection from church leaders and threats to his life.
Mission and Ministry
The Rev. Pharis Harvey, former executive director of the North American Coalition for Human Rights in Korea, speaks at the International Solidarity for Democracy seminar hosted by the Korea Democracy Foundation at the Press Center in Jung-gu, Seoul, in 2016. Photo courtesy of the Korea Democracy Foundation, Mindle News.

Remembering Pharis Harvey, global human rights advocate

A United Methodist pastor and missionary, Harvey helped bring international attention to South Korea’s pro-democracy movement and spent decades advancing labor rights worldwide. He died April 16 at age 91.
Local Church
CRCC Madang is a training program for Korean pastors serving in cross-racial appointments. Graphic courtesy of CRCC Madang.

Madang marks 10th anniversary with renewed vision

Over the past decade, CRCC Madang has grown into a vital support network for Korean American clergy navigating cross-cultural ministry.

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