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The Missouri Methodists October 2022

The Missouri Methodists October 2022

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Responding to the Push

October 26, 2022

Fred Koenig

Responding to the Push

Rev. David Gilmore is unsettled by how things are going in the church. The rhetoric and divisiveness are doing harm. That troubles him. He has been approached by people considered far right, far left and right down the middle, asking him if he would consider putting his name forward to be ...

Conference Leaders Learn About Redlining

September 30, 2022

Fred Koenig

Conference Leaders Learn About Redlining

In simplest terms, redlining can be defined as a lack of investment in one neighborhood in favor of another, typically based on race. Although that may sound vague, it usually refers to specific policies and practices regarding where home loans would be made, with “red lines” drawn on ...

Having the Talk

September 30, 2022

Having the Talk

While a few churches have severed themselves from the United Methodist denomination over an anticipated difference in policy regarding the ordination of openly gay pastors and same-sex marriage at some point in the future, others have rarely discussed the issue directly, even though it has...

Remembering Tragic Events of the Past

September 30, 2022

Fred Koenig

Remembering Tragic Events of the Past

Gabriel Levi On September 7, several United Methodist church members and Missouri Conference staff took part in a ceremony on the courthouse lawn in Columbia to remember the lynching of a Black man named George Bush, who was killed at that location 133 years ago.  The event involved ...

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