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Week of Prayer for Christian Unity – Day 2
Pattie Porter, Day 2: From mid-November to the madness in March, I get caught up in the fun of college and professional sports. The television is on and I’m enjoying bowl games, playoffs, and the start of basketball season. The competition between teams, friendly rivalries, bragging rights, and ribbing are all in good fun… Continue Reading→
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Week of Prayer for Christian Unity – Day 1
Roderic L. Mullen, Day 1: The smaller of the two churches I serve is in regular contact with two incarcerated persons and one who has been recently released. When we hear from them, they are deeply appreciative of the concern that we have for them and the efforts we make to reach out. I imagine… Continue Reading→
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Ministry Spotlight: Certified Lay Minister, Moyock UMC
Jo Drago serves as a Certified Lay Minister at Moyock UMC. She has attended and been a member of Moyock UMC since 2011. She took the certification courses for Certified Lay Minister and was accepted in 2016. She has served on the District Committee on Ordained Ministry since 2016 and assisted pastors. She now assists… Continue Reading→
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Secretary of the General Conference Issues New Year Update
Commission on the General ConferenceThe United Methodist Church For Immediate ReleaseJanuary 15, 2026 Secretary of the General Conference issues new year update Nashville, Tenn. – The Commission on the General Conference is readying for a busy 2026 in preparation for the 2028 General Conference of The United Methodist Church. The Secretary of the General Conference, the Rev. Dr. Aleze Fulbright, shares that January brings event logo… Continue Reading→
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Taste & See Internship Reflection
Applications for the 2026 Taste & See Internship Program are due March 1. Read a reflection from Natalie Wilhelm on her experience in the program. When I first began discerning a call to ministry, I knew what a pastor did on Sundays but had no idea what the daily rhythms of church life looked like. Nevertheless,… Continue Reading→
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Boy Scouts of America Settlement Finalized
On January 12, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to consider a challenge to the global settlement of abuse claims brought against United Methodist churches and other organizations that sponsored Boy Scout programs. This was the final avenue for challenge to the settlement. As a result of this decision, lawsuits claiming that the plaintiffs were… Continue Reading→