Friday Digest | Sep 17, 2021 |
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| | "(In one day), radio has the capacity to reach the same places that we can reach in one year of evangelization." — Henriette Kumakana, director of Lokole Methodist Radio in Congo. | |  |
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| Congo church relaunches FM radio station
| | KINSHASA, Congo (UM News) — After years of silence, Lokole Methodist Radio is up and running, enabling The United Methodist Church in Congo to reach millions of people in Kinshasa and surrounding areas, and intensifying the fight against COVID-19. Pastor Fiston Okito has the story. | | | | |
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| LDS church agrees to pay into BSA victims fund
| | DOVER, Del. (UM News) — The United Methodist Church continues to be part of negotiations in the Boy Scouts of America’s sex abuse-related bankruptcy. But another religious group that has sponsored many Scouting troops — the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — has agreed to pay $250 million to a fund for abuse victims. Sam Hodges reports. | | | | |
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| Ask The UMC
Confessing sin in all its forms
| | NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Before receiving communion, United Methodists are invited to confess and turn from the state of sin in which we find ourselves and from the sinful acts we have done. Ask The UMC, a ministry of United Methodist Communications, has more on acknowledging sin. | | | | |
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| Religion and Race
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
| | WASHINGTON — Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated from Sept. 15-Oct. 15 each year in the United States. The United Methodist Commission on Religion and Race has an infographic with facts about Hispanics' impact on The United Methodist Church and suggestions for ways to celebrate. United Methodist News has an overview in Spanish about the month’s development. The article can be read in English through Google Translate. | | | | |
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| Global Ministries
'Racism and the Native American Community'
| | ATLANTA — Racism against Native Americans is the topic of the next “Raise Up Your Voice Against Racism” webinar, set for 5 p.m. U.S. Pacific time Sept. 21. The event will cover Indian massacres, forced-march relocations, the so-called "Indian wars," deaths by starvation and disease, and boarding schools where Native Americans were taught to reject their own culture. | | | | |
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| Kairos Response, MFSA
Webinar on Black and Palestinian relations
| | WASHINGTON — United Methodists for Kairos Response and Methodist Federation for Social Action, both advocacy groups, have a webinar on “Black-Palestinian Solidarity” at 1 p.m. U.S. Eastern time Sept. 22. | | | | |
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| | | | Here are some of the activities ahead for United Methodists across the connection. If you have an item to share, you can add it to the calendar by clicking here. |
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Supporting Wesleyan evangelism amid pandemic | LAFAYETTE, Ind. (UM News) — In this time of a global pandemic, World Methodist Evangelism is celebrating its 50th anniversary and continuing its work of equipping people to share Christ's love across continents. That work includes building a social media community around John Wesley's practice of prayer and fasting. Heather Hahn reports. | | |
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Celebrating Asbury's impact on 2 shores | BRISTOL, England (UM News) — The 250th anniversary of Francis Asbury’s crossing of the Atlantic from England to America is being celebrated jointly by the Methodist Church of Britain and The United Methodist Church. Though virtually unknown in England, Asbury went on to build the Methodist movement in America and became one of the first two bishops of what is today The United Methodist Church. Tim Tanton reports. | | |
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Reyes, jurist for nation and church, dies | MANILA, Philippines (UM News) — Justice Ruben T. Reyes served on both the Supreme Court of the Philippines and the top court of The United Methodist Church. Fellow United Methodists remember Reyes, who died Sept. 13 at age 82, for his meticulousness, broad legal knowledge and passion for prayer. Heather Hahn has the obituary. | | |
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Bishop cares for Sierra Leone after tragedy | FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (UM News) — After the death of Sierra Leone Conference Bishop John K. Yambasu in August 2020, retired Bishop Warner H. Brown Jr. was named as interim episcopal leader. The bishop said he sees his role as a caregiver. He talks about the challenges and highlights of the past year and his hopes for the future. Phileas Jusu has the story. | | |
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Commentary: Examine United Methodist real estate | ROCKVILLE, Md. (UM News) — For a variety of reasons, including cost of upkeep, these days many churches are having to close some of their buildings or close altogether. Church leaders need to collect and assess real estate data to make good decisions, says Rick Reinhard, who has worked in management positions involving a number of United Methodist properties. "The real estate crisis is the church's elephant in the room," he writes. | | |
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