Church Trust Law Webinar with Lloyd J. Lunceford
Church Trust Law Webinar: Tuesday, May 10, 7 PM Central Time *** Do United Methodist congregations own their buildings? What is a trust? Can the United Methodist trust be revoked? Is there a legal process for disaffiliating from the UM Church separate from what is in...
Good Friday
By Shannon Vowell Sunrise that day: Your own Creation displaying glory. But no joy for You; You stumbled, pain-wracked, through the story To see it to its bitter end, To see it through... No hope, no friend Could there attend You as You faced What no one else could...
The Consolation of Listening
By Max Wilkins- “Listen carefully to my words; let this be the consolation you give me.” – Job 21:2 “Just give them some words of encouragement.” The assignment from the Rev. Michael Agwanda, director of Life for Children Ministries in Kenya, seemed simple enough. It...
Dithering UM Leadership in West
By Walter Fenton- According to a United Methodist News Service article dated August 23, 2016, Bishop Grant Hagiya, president of the Western Jurisdiction's College of Bishops, said newly elected Bishop Karen Oliveto, an open lesbian married to a deaconess in The United...
Archive: Methodism’s Silent Minority
Archive: Methodism's Silent Minority The following article by the Rev. Dr. Charles W. Keysor was published in the Christian Advocate, July 14, 1966. Keysor's essay galvanized evangelicals in the then Methodist Church. Within months of its publication the Good...
We Don’t Like Your Ethics, But Please Fund Ours
By Walter Fenton- Shortly before Christmas, local churches in the Mountain Sky Episcopal Area of The United Methodist Church received a letter requesting monetary gifts for a "Vital Congregations Sustentation Fund." The letter, signed by the 16 jurisdictional...
Make a Year-End Gift to Good News
There is still time to make a 2019 gift to Good News. Please remember: 1. All gifts mailed to Good News that are postmarked on or before December 31, 2016 are considered charitable gifts for the 2016 tax year. 2. Any credit or debit card transaction completed online...
What Mary Teaches Us About God
In Part 2 of a 2 part series on Mary, mother of Jesus, the Rev. Rob Renfroe shows us about her relationship with God. "So one, its critically important that we come to a good understanding of who God is, but it can be terribly difficult and confusing doing so. So...
