training

Students attend a class at the Cambine Theological Seminary, part of the United Methodist Cambine Mission near Macarringue, Mozambique. Through the Miracle Sunday offering on May 17, United Methodists have the chance to help support scholarships for students at Cambine and other United Methodist-related theological schools in Africa, Europe and the Philippines. File photo by Mike DuBose, UM News.

What churches should know about Miracle Sunday

Miracle Sunday is a one-time offering on May 17 to raise funds intended to help United Methodist pastors in Africa, the Philippines and Europe get a theological education.

Church Leadership

Lufula Charlotte smiles as she receives her training certificate from United Methodist Bishop Antoine Kalema Tambwe during an official ceremony in Kindu, Congo. Lufula is one of more than 60 pastors’ wives who completed a leadership program supported by the United Methodist Board of Global Ministries. Photo by Chadrack Tambwe Londe, UM News.

Pastors’ wives help strengthen ministry in East Congo

The East Congo Episcopal Area has provided training to help wives of United Methodist clergy become leaders and drive community development in rural areas.

Social Concerns

United Methodist youth leaders hold up a joint statement they prepared at the end of a training workshop in Uvira, Congo. The participants committed to promoting and restoring peace in their communities. Photo by Philippe Kituka Lolonga, UM News.

Church trains young people to promote peace

Supported by the United Methodist Board of Church and Society, the training aims to transform young people in eastern Congo into agents of peace in a region destabilized by war.

General Church

The Rev. Peter Mageto of Africa University speaks during a Jan. 24 webinar exploring the Wesleyan theology that undergirds the denomination’s vision to “love boldly.” He’s joined by Ashley Boggan (pictured clockwise), top executive of the United Methodist Commission on Archives and History, who moderated the panel discussion; the Rev. Marian Royston of the North Alabama Conference; and the Rev. Erika Stalcup of Switzerland. It was the first in a series of three webinars ahead of the Council of Bishops Leadership Gathering in October. Screen shot courtesy of United Methodist Communications.

What does it mean for the church to love boldly?

Church scholars and leaders joined to explore how Wesleyan theology shapes who United Methodists are around the globe and how it informs the denomination’s new vision.

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