The Missouri Conference of the United Methodist Church is excited to announce the release of the companion curriculum for season three of the Faith and Race Podcast, which highlighted the legacies of five of Missouri’s ...
St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church in DeSoto again served as a host of Night to Shine, sponsored by the Tim Tebow Foundation. The unforgettable prom night experience, centered on God’s love and celebrating people with ...
For more than 100 years, the Lydia Patterson Institute has been enhancing educational opportunities at the Texas-Mexico border, serving as a high school for students in Juarez, Mexico, who may not have otherwise had ...
Green Trails United Methodist Church’s Pastor, Rev. Dr. Linda Settles, will appear on the Kelly Clarkson show on Thursday, February 16 on KPLR at 3 p.m. Pastor Settles will showcase the Church’s work in partnership ...
The South Central Jurisdiction Black Methodists for Church Renewal met in St. Louis, MO October 20 - 22, 2022. The meeting theme was Attempting Great Things for God based on Ephesians 3:20.
Missouri’s United Methodists supported several Freedom Schools this summer, flipping what could have been a “summer slide” into a season of growth. The origins of Freedom Schools can be traced back to when African ...
Juneteenth (June 19) marks the day in 1865 when U.S. federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to take control of the state and ensure all African Americans were freed.
The following story is part three in the What I’ve Learned series, in which Missouri Conference leaders share what they’ve learned in the past year around issues involving race and culture.
Rev. Emanuel Cleaver III of St. James UMC in Kansas City considered several colleges when he was in high school but had an offer that made his decision easy: a basketball scholarship to Philander Smith for him and his ...
The Missouri Conference of the United Methodist Church is excited to announce the release date of season three of the Faith and Race Podcast. Beginning on May 5, new episodes will become available weekly on Thursdays. ...
Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love. Make every effort to keep yourselves united in the Spirit, binding yourselves together with peace.
A friendship that was forged by a Mozambique Initiative Volunteers In Mission team lead to a family relocating to Missouri to serve churches here. Rev. Naftal Naftal had no thoughts of moving to the U.S. when he ...
By Nikki Lerner Worship music can be one of the most divisive or unifying tools in the church today. It amazes me how many conversations I have had with fellow worship leaders and pastors centering around the subject of...
The NextGen Conversations podcast seeks to empower NextGen leaders to create dynamic, Christ-centered ministries. In its debut season, we spoke with several Missouri ministry leaders about concepts and ideas that are ...
We’re celebrating a few of Black leaders who were important to Missouri United Methodist History. Rev. Dr. John Doggett Rev. Dr. John Doggett answered his call to ministry on the west coast, where he started a ...
By Lauren Miers Parents of school-aged children know keeping kids motivated to continue their online distance learning schoolwork is difficult. Rev. Charity Goodwin and her sister Tramaine Williams encouraged their ...