New Sensory Room and Resources Are Designed So That All People Feel Welcome in Church

By Rick Wolcott* The mission of Vermilion Grace UMC (West Plains District) is “to invite all into joyous and caring Christian community.” To welcome “all”, the church in March unveiled a new sensory room next to the sanctuary. Partially funded by a grant from the East Ohio Conference of The United Methodist Church, the room [...]

Bishop Tracy S. Malone Becomes the First Black Woman Elected President of the Council of Bishops

https://player.vimeo.com/video/883396208?h=a8b8c77f3c&title=0&byline=0&portrait=0 To download the video above, first click the share button in the upper right corner of the video window, then click the Vimeo link. Then, on the Vimeo page click the download link underneath the video window. Council of Bishops For Immediate Release Friday, November 11, 2023 LAKE JUNALUSKA, N.C. – Bishop Tracy S. [...]

Re-imagining Youth Ministry in a Post-COVID World

By Rick Wolcott* “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing!Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.” - Isaiah 43:18-19 (NIV) Youth ministry is vital to the church of today and [...]