Alaska Annual Conference

Nina Gorman (right) hugs the Rev. Murray Crookes in the kitchen at Every Nation United Methodist Church in Anchorage, Alaska, where Crookes and his family host a weekly fellowship meal and Bible study. Photo by Mike DuBose, UM News.

Alaskan church reaches out to Native community

Every Nation United Methodist Church in Anchorage was designed to support and minister to Alaska Natives.

Jimmie Hutson loads firewood that he will use to help heat his home from a woodshed at the Willow (Alaska) Community Food Pantry. Hutson is both a regular volunteer at the pantry and occasionally receives aid from the program. Photo by Mike DuBose, UM News.

Church food pantry helps Alaskans ‘on the edge’

In a small, rural Alaska town, Willow United Methodist Church runs a community food pantry that is a lifeline for many living off the grid.

Congregations

Members of the choir sing during the chartering service for Ola Toe Fuataina United Methodist Church in Anchorage, Alaska. Photo by Mike DuBose, UM News.

Samoan congregation in Alaska celebrates new charter

Though it is now one of the newest United Methodist churches, Ola Toe Fuataina United Methodist Church has been worshipping together since 2010.

Mission and Ministry

Custodian James Jimmerson disinfects the chancel area to prevent any possible spread of the coronavirus at Belmont United Methodist Church in Nashville, Tenn., on Sunday, May 10, 2020, after online worship, which is recorded in the chapel. Bishops are setting guidelines, including standards for cleaning, and recommending what they think are appropriate times for the churches in their conference to reopen. Photo by Mike DuBose, UM News.

Churches practice caution before reopening

United Methodist bishops are setting guidelines and recommending times for the churches in their conference to reopen — recommendations that are not necessarily the same as what their state governments are allowing.

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