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- Dr. Larry R. Hygh Jr., a former United Methodist communicator, accomplished a goal to visit all 50 states before his 50th birthday. He shares what his travels have taught him.
- The Rev. Ellison Kamupira endeared himself to thousands of Zimbabweans through his compassion, sermons and sense of humor.
- The landmark General Conference that took place April 23-May 3 in Charlotte, North Carolina, was set amongst a thriving downtown with a homeless problem. Those two things are connected if United Methodists are true to their convictions.
- Members of Mubvuwi we United Methodist Church turn to income-generating projects for sustainability — to fund their own programs and support the church.
- General Conference brought big changes, particularly the removal of constraints on ministry with and by LGBTQ people. Now the challenge is to remain a big-tent denomination that can evangelize in diverse communities and countries.
- Bishop Carlton P. Minnick, who oversaw conferences in Mississippi and North Carolina and championed women clergy, has died at age 96.
- The Rev. Kongolo Clement Chijika, president of the Methodist University of Katanga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and a delegate to General Conference, died April 12 after a brief bout with cancer.
- CRCC Madang is an enhanced and evolved program called to cultivate a new generation of Korean American United Methodist pastors who serve cross-racial appointments.
- On the final day of a General Conference eight years in the making, delegates turned to setting the budget that will fund the ministries of the denomination for the next four years — one that is about 40% lower than the budget passed in 2016.
- The United Methodist Church’s top court released five decisions and a memorandum in response to questions raised during the last two days of General Conference.