The White Methodist Church

Why we will no longer be a welcoming church

We’ve decided to quit being a welcoming church. No kidding. We’re giving it up. Like so many congregations, we’ve sunk an amazing amount of time and energy into becoming a welcoming church. We changed worship styles, trained greeters and ushers, wore name tags, brewed coffee, went to workshops on hospitality and put our friendliest people …

What is Green Burial?

What is Green Burial? Green burial incarnates the pure nature of allowing the body to return naturally to the earth. When one opts for ...

Should We Still Dress Our Best for Church?

I’m a millennial and I still think it’s best to wear our best to church. Recently my brother (Jonathan) and his wife (Vera) launched an online tie store called French Thread (shameless …

10 Ways to Be a Welcoming Church to Those With Special Needs

For those willing to welcome those with special needs, how can today’s churches better serve these families? One parent shares some tips.

Getting Ghosted by the Church and Why It Matters — Jon Quitt

A friend of mine was retelling his most recent dating experience. “Things were going pretty well. We had been on three dates, had...

For Catholics and Protestants, LGBTQ Signs of Hope from the United Methodist Church

The bishops of the Western Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church (UMC) recently announced that their churches would provide “safe harbor” for LGBTQ clergy, stating “We do not believe The United Methodist Church has the authority or the power to impose limits on the movement of God’s Holy Spirit in the lives of God’s beloved LGBTQ+ children.” This decision is good news for the Methodists, but for Catholics, also.

FLUMC: Why I believe The United Methodist Church will remain united

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Published on May 30, 2017
Florida Conference Bishop Ken Carter shares “7 Reasons” why he believes that The United Methodist Church will remain united.

Methodist Church Southern Africa enters new era as women take up top positions

Bishop Purity Malinga is the first woman to be appointed Presiding Bishop in the Methodist Church of Southern African in over 200 years.

How faith-filled Africans saved the United Methodist Church from accepting gay ‘marriage’

Dr. Jerry Kulah warned the General Conference attendees that Africa would remain 'grounded in God’s word' on sexual ethics.

100 Days of Prayer: Spring Arbor Free Methodist Church

You are invited to make your summer meaningful by participating in our 100 Days of Prayer as an intercessor
Here’s what this could look like:
1. Sign up to pray for 10 households by name at least twice per week.
2. Make a connection with each household by phone at the beginning of the summer. Introduce yourself and the100 Days of Prayer. Ask if there is anything specific that you could pray for.
3. Make another connection by phone, note, or e-mail, once…

Ooltewah United Methodist Church

Ooltewah Tennessee United Methodist Church messages of faith, grace, hope, and love.

Christ United Methodist Church of Cedar Mill

Why Is God So Violent In The Bible? part of the Wresting With God series by Pastor Ric Shewell

United Methodist Church of Greater New Jersey

What If…? is a series of comic books published by Marvel Comics whose stories explore how the universe might have unfolded if key moments in its history hadn’t occurred. What If we followed the narrative of the road not traveled in our congregations. Let’s see
What If we treated everyone who came into our churches like guests ready to be welcomed with intentional hospitality?
Many people today, by their own admission, “church shop” when looking for a new congregation to call home. What…

Burke United Methodist Church: What We Believe

First United Methodist Church Fort Worth Texas

The 10-year-old boy is beside his mother at the museum, waiting for the performance to begin, though clearly not too concerned with what is about to transpire.

Robinson Free Methodist Church

In this message we see the God moment open after Nehemiah had prayed four months. Everything that should have occurred stopped when God prompted the King to...