North Texas Annual Conference

The Rev. Chad Johnson wanted to trace the historical links between his Native American heritage and his Christian spirituality while pursuing his doctorate. Photo courtesy of the North Texas Conference.

Pastor writes on Native American spirituality

The Rev. Chad Johnson, a member of the Chickasaw Nation and a United Methodist pastor, is the author of a new book called “Finding God on the Indian Road: Exploring the Intersectionality Between Native American and Christian Spiritual Living.”

Church History

St. Paul United Methodist Church, built from 1913 to 1927, is the only predominantly African-American church left in a part of downtown Dallas that was a center of black life during segregation. Photo by Sam Hodges, UM News.

Church celebrates 150 years of faith, resilience

What began under a brush arbor where formerly enslaved people gathered for worship in the original Freedman’s Town of Dallas has flourished into a vibrant community. St. Paul United Methodist celebrates its 150th anniversary this year.

Local Church

The Rev. Margie McNeir joins in waiting for a group photograph of members of the Amarillo United Methodist after its chartering service on June 4, in Amarillo, Texas. Alarmed at the prospect that Amarillo would, because of disaffiliations, have no United Methodist church, McNeir took the lead in starting Amarillo United Methodist. Photo by Sam Hodges, UM News.

United Methodism lives on in Amarillo

Retired pastor takes lead in founding church in a West Texas city beset by disaffiliations.

Church Leadership

The Rev. Owen Ross (left) holds a banner alongside the Revs. Juliet Mwarumba and John Holler during a ceremony celebrating a $800,029 donation to Fairfield Children’s Home in Mutare, Zimbabwe. Ross and Holler, who are from the North Texas and South Carolina conferences, respectively, have personal connections to the school. Mwarumba is Fairfield’s administrator. Photo by Kathy L. Gilbert.

Pastor makes personal connection with orphans

The Rev. Owen Ross of the North Texas Conference shares his journey with the children at United Methodist Old Mutare Mission and how he helped shape the way Fairfield Children’s Home looks today.

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