Friday Digest | Aug 04, 2023 |
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 | “Today, we are young, and tomorrow we will be pastors (and) lay leaders of the church that we love much. Building a shop for income generation is the beginning of change.”
— William Ilunga Mushimukata, a youth leader in Congo.
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| Youth help their peers through small businesses | | KABONDO, Congo (UM News) — Through small-scale businesses, Kabondo Center United Methodist Church youth are helping their peers who struggle with school fees and other expenses. In a shop built on the church compound, youth make and market ice to people who fish for a living. They also sell soft drinks and generate income from teachers who pay to use their printer. The Rev. Betty Kazadi Musau reports. | | | | |
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| California-Nevada Conference
Retired Bishop Melvin Talbert dies | | WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Members of the Council of Bishops were notified Aug. 4 that retired Bishop Melvin Talbert has died. Talbert served as resident bishop of the California-Nevada Conference from 1988 until his retirement in 2000. United Methodist News is at work on a feature obituary that will be posted on UMNews.org and shared in an upcoming Daily Digest. | | | | |
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| New date, place set for bishop's trial | | GLENVIEW, Ill. — The church trial of Bishop Minerva Carcaño will be moved to the North Central Jurisdiction of The United Methodist Church, Bishop Alfred W. Gwinn announced on Aug. 4. Gwinn, a retired bishop from the Southeastern Jurisdiction, will preside over the trial, which will begin Sept. 19. The trial will be held at the headquarters of Wespath Benefits and Investments in Glenview. Bishop Frank Beard, president of the North Central Jurisdictional College of Bishops, will assist active bishops in the college in selecting approximately 50 jurors from around the jurisdiction. Carcaño, who has been suspended for more than a year, is facing a church trial after a Western Jurisdiction committee brought charges under church law. The charges are undisclosed. | | | | |
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| North Texas Conference
Churches join in trilingual VBS | | DALLAS — Three United Methodist faith communities collaborated on a vacation Bible school in English, Spanish and American Sign Language. Jared Lewis has the story. | | | | |
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| Great Plains Conference
Conference offers post-disaffiliation grants | | TOPEKA, Kan. — The Great Plains Conference will offer grants to United Methodist faith communities dealing with the aftershocks of disaffiliation votes. Grants will go to Nebraska and Kansas churches that voted against disaffiliation but are struggling financially in the aftermath. There also will be grants for United Methodists who want to form a new worshipping community after their church chose to leave. David Burke reports. | | | | |
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| Upper New York Conference
Praying the Psalms | | LIVERPOOL, N.Y. — In the latest episode of the Upper New York Conference’s “Spiritual Practices” podcast, the Rev. Nancy Dibelius guides listeners through Praying the Psalms, a practice that began in the first centuries of the Christian church. | | | | |
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| New 2023 annual conference reports posted | | NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UM News) — United Methodist News is posting 2023 annual conference reports. New this week are the Burundi and Kivu conferences. | | | | |
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| UMAC
Preparing for General Conference at UMAC | | CHARLESTON, S.C. — In a new video message, the Rev. Gary Graves, secretary of the General Conference, invites United Methodist communicators to learn more about the upcoming legislative assembly during UMAC 2023 Oct. 22-25 in Charleston. Graves will be among the speakers at the United Methodist Association of Communicators annual meeting, sharing information and answering questions about what General Conference is, why it’s important and how it works. The agenda also includes a brief overview of legislative topics, insights from veteran communicators and resources. | | | | |
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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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Thursday, Aug. 10-Saturday, Aug. 12 | | |
| Monday, Aug. 21-Friday, Sept. 29
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Youth connect with God, one another | DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (UM News) — More than 2,500 attendees converged on Daytona Beach for Youth 2023, the quadrennial youth gathering from Discipleship Ministries. The four-day event incorporated worship, workshops, Bible study, fellowship time and service opportunities. Church leaders say they left feeling hopeful about the future of the denomination. Crystal Caviness has the story.
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New ruling in conference dispute with SMU | DALLAS (UM News) — A Texas appeals court has largely sided with the South Central Jurisdictional Conference of The United Methodist Church in its nearly four-year battle to retain some governance over Southern Methodist University. SMU is considering appealing aspects of the new ruling. Sam Hodges reports. | | |
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Faith leaders join call for peace treaty to end Korean War | WASHINGTON (UM News) — This year marks the 70th anniversary of the Armistice Agreement of the Korean War, but since a peace treaty was never negotiated, the war has technically never ended. United Methodist leaders joined a broad coalition of peace advocates and various faith traditions for the three-day National Mobilization to End the Korean War. The Rev. Thomas E. Kim has the story. | | |
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Vonner installed as women's group leader | DALLAS (UM News) — Sally Vonner’s installation as top executive of United Women in Faith took place in her native Texas, before a crowd that included many family members and longtime friends. She’s the second African American woman to lead the New York-based mission group, which last year changed its name from United Methodist Women. Sam Hodges reports. | | |
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Oklahoma's high court puts hold on meeting | OKLAHOMA CITY (UM News) — The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Aug. 2 granted the Oklahoma Conference's request for an emergency stay on a judge’s order to hold a special session, pending the outcome of the conference’s appeal. The stay means the conference can cancel the special session that was planned for Aug. 5. In a letter to the conference, Bishop James G. Nunn said, “This summer’s court cases are just a small bump in the momentum we have in the Oklahoma Annual Conference.” | | |
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Church separation takes center stage in Liberia | MONROVIA, Liberia (UM News) — An executive meeting of the Liberia Annual Conference was held for advocacy groups with differing views on The United Methodist Church’s future to discuss what the conference would do after the 2024 General Conference. Liberian Conference Bishop Samuel Quire said he “will remain a United Methodist until otherwise ordered.” E Julu Swen reports. | | |
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Ask The UMC
Our Living World: Energy | NASHVILLE, Tenn. — God provided energy for life on our planet through sun, wind and water. Human-generated energy from fossil fuels and the patterns of human activity that depend on those fuels now imperil all life. United Methodists are committed to developing energy sources and ways of life that sustain life for all in our living world. In a six-part series, Ask The UMC explores how United Methodists seek to sustain and renew links to our living world. | |
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