It’s here. After multiple postponements because of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent international travel issues, the 2020 United Methodist Church General Conference is gearing up to start just as the Advocate releases this edition. By Jessica Brodie.
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It’s here. After multiple postponements because of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent international travel issues, the 2020 United Methodist Church General Conference is gearing up to start just as the Advocate releases this edition. By Jessica Brodie.
Dementia workshop to empower churches through new ministry. By Jessica Brodie
Inspired by the forgiveness of sins we all experience through Christ, Mount Zion UMC launched “Forgiven to Forgive,” which encouraged members to donate funds so people in Pickens, Oconee and Greenville counties could be liberated from debt. By Jessica Brodie.
Has your church decided to stay UMC? An editorial inviting you to let the Advocate know. By Jessica Brodie.
This is a time that we can pray diligently and stay alert with our eyes wide open in gratitude. A column by Bishop L. Jonathan Holston.
We genuinely appreciate the openness of the conference trustees in providing the dollar amount and breakdown of the funds received from the 113 churches that separated from the UMCSC.
The Rev. Dr. Kim Strong offers humorous stories from his pastor’s life, from his first years finding his footing in a small rural church to his retirement years, often spent on his Harley-Davidson.
In this four-week study, Suzan Phillips takes readers deep into the parables in order to hear what new thing Jesus is saying.
United Methodist pastor the Rev. Amiri Hooker offers a collection of his banned Black history sermons, lifting up relevant theologies of the post COVID-19 world that reflect a different perspective on the gospel.