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Local Church
With the help of Monticello United Methodist Church pastor Matt Ozment's 5-year-old daughter, the Rev. Bailey Amtower celebrates the 15th anniversary of LifeBridge Church in Shawnee, Kan. Photos by David Burke, Great Plains Conference.

Two churches live in harmony under one roof

Although LifeBridge and Monticello United Methodist churches share a sanctuary, education programs and mission outreach, they remain two different congregations. The Rev. Matt Ozment says they are looking for ways to invite the outside community into their loving church community.
Members of Trinity United Methodist Church in Greeneville, Tenn., collect and distribute food, water and hygiene supplies to those affected by torrential rains in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. Photo by Annette Spence, Holston Conference.

Video: ‘Look what God can do’

An East Tennessee pastor says God guided her congregation to respond to the needs of families displaced by Helene.
Young People
Students worked on construction and repair projects for this year's College U.M. ARMY. “These students not only care for their clients, but they also care for one another.” Photo courtesy of the Texas Annual Conference.

College students enlist in U.M. ARMY

More than 80 college students from Texas and Louisiana came together in the Texas Hill Country for a week of mission work and fellowship through College U.M. ARMY. The event featured projects such as the construction of accessibility ramps and repair work on homes damaged by a recent tornado.
Social Concerns
Clay Apartments in Detroit consists of one two-story building with an elevator and will include 42 one-bedroom units for formerly homeless men and women with special needs. Wespath, the denomination’s pension and benefits agency, invested $805,000 in the building. United Methodists see a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision on homelessness as a reason to increase efforts to build more affordable housing. Photo courtesy of Wespath.

US Supreme Court ruling puts focus on housing

United Methodists see reason to increase their efforts to care for homeless people, including building more affordable housing, after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld ordinances that make sleeping outside a crime.

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