Longtime International Mission Board leader Clyde D. Meador died April 26. He was 79.
BELTSVILLE, Md. (BP) -- I cringe with every remembrance of an occasion when I was the new pastor at First Baptist Church of Beltsville. David Lee, then the BCM/D executive director, invited convention pastors, along with their families, to a getaway weekend at a beautiful retreat center in Pennsylvania.
Bishop Tracy Smith Malone speaks during a news conference after delegates to the 2024 United Methodist General Conference in Charlotte, N.C., voted in favor of a Worldwide Regionalization plan. The body voted for an amendment to the denomination’s constitution that will now go before annual conference voters for potential ratification. (Photo by Mike DuBose, UM News)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (RNS) — The top legislative body of the United Methodist Church passed a series of measures Thursday (April 25) to restructure the worldwide denomination to give each region greater leeway in tailoring church life to its own customs and traditions.
FARMERSVILLE, Texas (BP) – SBC President Bart Barber has announced his appointments to the 2024 Committee on Committees. Adam Blosser, pastor of Goshen Baptist Church in Spotsylvania, Va., will lead the committee as chair, and Elizabeth Graham from First Baptist Church, Concord, Tenn., will serve as vice chair.
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WASHINGTON (BP) – A coalition of 17 states that outlaw abortion is suing the federal government for naming employee leave for elective abortions as a benefit of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA).
Bishop Tracy Smith Malone speaks during a news conference after delegates to the 2024 United Methodist General Conference in Charlotte, N.C., voted in favor of a Worldwide Regionalization plan. The body voted for an amendment to the denomination’s constitution that will now go before annual conference voters for potential ratification. (Photo by Mike DuBose, UM News)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (RNS) — The top legislative body of the United Methodist Church passed a series of measures Thursday (April 25) to restructure the worldwide denomination to give each region greater leeway in tailoring church life to its own customs and traditions.
