Music

The Rev. Matt Rawle sings during morning worship at the United Methodist General Conference in Charlotte, N.C. Rawle is a Louisiana Conference delegate at the conference but also is on stage during morning worship, singing with the band. Photo by Mike DuBose, UM News.

Worship band singer also is delegate

The Rev. Matt Rawle is a Louisiana Annual Conference delegate at General Conference but also is on stage during morning worship, singing with the band.

Evangelism

Students from the Community Music Project rehearse for a 2022 Christmas concert to help Guatemalans in need of cataract surgery. File photo courtesy of Haven United Methodist Church.

Church’s free music lessons transform the community

Haven United Methodist Church in East Providence, Rhode Island, offers free music lessons and transforms the community. The church’s Community Music Project has become its most significant ministry.

Church History

The famed British carol “Good King Wenceslas” is inspired by a Christian martyr who remains an important figure in his Czech homeland. The real Wenceslas — known as Václav the Good — lived from about A.D. 907 to 929. For nearly 100 years, a large statue of him as an armed knight on horseback has stood proudly in Prague’s Wenceslas Square. It was sculpted by Josef Václav Myslbek. Photo by Ales Tosovsky, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

The real story behind ‘Good King Wenceslas’

The famed British carol about a generous king on a cold winter’s night takes inspiration from a very real Christian martyr who remains an important figure in his Czech homeland. Some United Methodists see lessons in his story for today.

Worship

‘Vamos à igreja’: Worship music in Angola

Church services in Africa often last several hours, and are full of joyful, infectious music. During a trip to Angola, videographer Joey Butler and photographer Mike DuBose were able to capture music during worship at two United Methodist churches.

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