COSHOCTON − The Cardinal Chorale will perform at 7 p.m. Thursday, at the Roscoe United Methodist Church. Organized in 1995 by its conductor, Charles Snyder, the group is a select 40-voice traveling ensemble of high school and collegiate singers from around Ohio and neighboring states. The six-day, seven-concert tour will include shows in Bowling Green, […]
Firefighters knocked down a fire Friday at Summerfield United Methodist Church, a vacant east-side church that closed last June. A Milwaukee Fire Department official said the cause of the fire was still under investigation. No one was injured, and crews were heading home about an hour after they were called to the church at North […]
Salem cycling clubs hold ride May 15 to honor cyclists killed Two bicycle clubs in Salem are hosting a Ride of Silence at 7 p.m. May 15 to honor cyclists who have been killed or injured while riding bikes. The event is being put on by the Salem Bicycle Club and Salem Bike Vision. According […]
The United Methodist Church losing a quarter of its churches in five years is just the start. The organization’s budget is shrinking, too, as the denomination grapples with the exit of more than 7,600 churches amid divisions over LGBTQ+ rights. A spending plan being proposed to the upcoming UMC General Conference — the group’s top […]
BULLARD, Texas (KETK) – Bullard Methodist Church had a blast with their “Easter Egg-splosion” event in Bullard on Saturday. LIST: Easter sunrise services across East Texas The so-called “Egg-splosion” featured an Easter egg hunt, pancakes and sausage for breakfast, a petting zoo and pony rides. It was also an “Egg-splosion” of community. “It’s a great […]
Editor’s note: To celebrate Black History Month, the Journal & Courier is featuring daily briefs about prominent Black community members in Tippecanoe County. LAFAYETTE, Ind. — In 1866, a year after the end of the Civil War, the Lafayette African Methodist Episcopal congregation considered digging a basement under their deteriorating Cincinnati Street Church because the […]
The Spartanburg County Coroner has identified man who was shot and killed by Spartanburg Methodist College campus security early New Year’s Day. The man was identified as Victor Figueroa Roblero, 48, according to an email sent by county coroner, Rusty Clevenger, on Thursday afternoon. Roblero was identified via fingerprints from the National Crime Information Center. […]
Dec. 25—It’s not a stretch to say that Julian Rush lived a bold, unconventional life — particularly for a Methodist pastor from the deep South. In addition to being one of the first openly gay pastors in Colorado, Rush served as onetime director of the Colorado AIDS Project and was a lifelong civil rights advocate. […]
The United Methodist Church has been undergoing a major upheaval as more than 7,000 congregations across the country, one quarter of the total, decided whether to leave the denomination or remain United Methodist. This splintering resulted from a long-simmering debate over theological differences and the role of LGBTQ people in the church. WHY IS THE […]