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A future with hope
Bishop forms ‘Jeremiah Teams’ to transform conference structure, operation, alignment. By Dan O’Mara.
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Bethel Park clings to hope after fire damages church
In the aftermath of a devastating fire, Bethel Park UMC, Denmark, SC, is clinging to hope and faith, certain God will use for good what someone meant for evil. By Jessica Brodie.
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Memory Connection offers new space for joy in dementia
One United Methodist church—Woodland UMC, Rock Hill—has started a new dementia care ministry, and it’s bringing joy to volunteers and participants alike. By Jessica Brodie.
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Transforming the church
Let’s ask important and sometimes difficult questions and be willing to allow God to use us in transformative, even uncomfortable ways. By Jessica Brodie.
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Love came down
May we find the courage to say with Mary, “Let it be to me according to your word,” so that God might birth in us a light that overcomes all darkness. Joy to world, the Lord has come!
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Close calls
We are commanded to love, even in the midst of close calls, hardship and despair. An editorial by Jessica Brodie.
The Advocate Press Resources & Books
Raise Your Ebenezer: A Field Guide to Suffering
From Dr. Ted Goshorn comes this compelling field guide for what it means to cultivate hope, resilience, and authenticity through the most difficult seasons of life.
Recollections
Roger Gramling shares his memoir of a life serving the church—a ministry that brought him into close contact with unusual, extraordinary individuals who helped shape the denomination in remarkable ways.
From the Vault: Stories You Probably Never Knew About South Carolina Methodism
Here, archivist Dr. Phillip Stone invites you into the fascinating world of the people, places, and institutions that make up the great history of South Carolina United Methodism.