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Closed by the city
Church and city officials are working together to expedite the reopening of Magnolia Avenue United Methodist Church after the building was closed and declared “unfit for human habitation" in East Knoxville.
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Another GC2020 delay brings relief, chagrin
General Conference delegates expressed mixed emotions after a second postponement pushed the denomination’s top lawmaking assembly to next year. From UM News. Read story.
Planned denomination gets name
Traditionalists committed to leaving The United Methodist Church have chosen “Global Methodist Church” as the name for the denomination they plan to launch. From UM News. Read story.
Walking the Appalachian Trail for UMCOR
Health issues haven't deterred Jimmy Dillon from walking the Appalachian Trail to raise money for the United Methodist Committee on Relief. He's hiked more than 800 miles despite heart issues, cancer and swelling limbs. From UMC Global Ministries. Read story.
Hymns can be healing
"The language of God" is what Karen Crenshaw Swenson calls hymns. The retired librarian and journalist in Georgia says hymns inspired her to support civil rights in the 1960s and more recently cope with the coronavirus pandemic. From UM Communications. Read story.
What the Bible teaches about history
A Bible scholar notes that conflicting narratives can coexist, teaching Americans how to approach a national history of both glory and shame. From The Conversation. Find out more.
Photo of the Week
As part of their monthly Go.Do. ministry, First United Methodist Church in Maryville has collected items to aid various ministries over the last four years. For the most recent project, church members donated personal supplies to help the food pantry at Norwood United Methodist Church in Knoxville. Total collected: 510 toilet paper rolls, 440 soap bars, and 180 deodorants.
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