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Mission and Ministry
About 85 people gathered to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Exodus House, a ministry of the Oklahoma Conference of The United Methodist Church, on Oct. 21 in Oklahoma City. From left are Lesa Rhoads, Exodus House assistant director; Lew McGinnis, a member of the Exodus House board; Keith Dobbs, executive director of Criminal Justice and Mercy Ministries; Robin Wertz, resident director of Exodus House; Anne Robertson, intern for CJAMM; and Kristin Ferrell-Wilkes, New Day Camp office assistant. Photo by Boyce Bowdon, UM News.

Exodus House celebrates 25 years of changing lives

The Oklahoma Conference ministry for prisoners reentering society started receiving residents in 1998, but it began two years earlier in the minds of two United Methodist pastors who wanted to do something about recidivism.
Church Leadership
The Rev. Dr. Tori Butler (right) speaks with the Rev. Martha Orphe who contracted sarcoidosis from breathing contaminated air while cleaning out dozens of churches after Hurricane Katrina. Zoom video image courtesy of the Rev. Butler via YouTube.

Hollering for Change: Self-care and the “ministry of rest”

The Rev. Martha Orphe, a United Methodist clergywoman from the Louisiana Conference, shares with Rev. Dr. Tori Butler how prioritizing her ministry over her wellbeing led to a serious health condition.
Mission and Ministry
Jordan Wagaman (left) instructs challenge campers June 29, before they try their hand at archery at Innabah Camp and Retreat Center in Spring City, Pa. The campers are taking part in a week-long camp for adults with developmental disabilities. Photo by Jim Patterson, UM News.

Enjoying a ‘kindness bubble’ at camp

Adults with developmental disabilities need a vacation like everybody else, so Camp Innabah does it eight weeks a year each summer, providing activities like archery, an obstacle course and swimming.
Mission and Ministry
Bishop Chungsuk Kim (front row on left), senior pastor of Kwanglim Korean Methodist Church, met with mission consultation guests from The United Methodist Church and the Korean Methodist Church at Global Ministries’ headquarters in Atlanta, Aug. 15-17, 2022. Photo by Cindy Brown.

Korean Methodists continue work for reunification

The Roundtable for Peace on the Korean Peninsula will be in August, after being postponed for two years due to COVID-19. Bishop Chungsuk Kim discussed preparations for the event.

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