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United Methodists endorse change that could give regions more say on LGBTQ and other issues

United Methodist delegates have overwhelmingly endorsed a constitutional amendment seen by advocates as a way of defusing debates over the role of LGBTQ people in the church by giving rule-making autonomy to each region of the international church. Delegates voted 586-164 on Thursday for the “regionalization” proposal on the third day of their 11-day General Conference, the legislative body of the United Methodist Church, meeting in Charlotte, North Carolina. The plan would create multiple regional conferences — one for the United States and others covering areas ranging from ...

Finding Faith: ‘Yet Jacob I have loved; But Esau I have hated…’

“Yet Jacob I have loved; But Esau I have hated…” Malachi 1:2 and 3. Did you ever think God, who has been described as “love” could hate? (1John 4:8… God is Love.) I was challenged to research the meaning of that word hate as used in this verse (Malachi 1:3). The Hebrew word ...

Local Church Briefs

Church Yard Sales Curtin United Methodist Church, located at 305 Curtin Village Road, Howard, will have their Spring Yard-N-Bake Sale on April 19-20. On Friday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., there will be yummy treats, pies, homemade soups, hotdogs and sloppy joes to buy to eat in or take home. Stop in to say hello, checkout the bargains and grab a bite to eat. For more information please contact: Larry at 814-355-9588 or Diane at 814-769-0017. Laurel Run United Methodist Church, 2899 Laurel Run Road, Beech Creek, will have a Yard and Bake Sale on Friday, April ...

Pope sides with Peruvian villagers who accused group of trying to steal their land

QUITO, Ecuador — Pope Francis on Saturday sided with a group of Peruvian villagers who have complained that companies linked to a powerful South American church group have tried to evict them from their land using lawsuits and obscure land titling schemes. In a video recorded at his residence in the Vatican, the Pope sent a message of support to members of the San Juan Bautista de Catacaos farmers community in northern Peru, who have been fending off lawsuits from companies associated with the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae since 2014. “I know what happened to you,” the Pope ...

Faith can be a funny thing

Upon hearing, directly from God, the announcement that Abraham was going to become a Daddy at 100 years old, while his wife Sarah was 90 years old. The scriptures record “Abraham fell on his face and laughed” Genesis 17:17. We’ve all heard “Laughter is good for the soul,” but all ...

Local church briefs

Yard and bake sale FLEMINGTON — St. Lukes' United Church of Christ in Flemington will be having an Indoor Yard and Bake Sale Friday, May 3 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Sandwiches and yummy homemade desserts will be served for your dining pleasure. Free tech class HOWARD — St. Mark Lutheran Church, 850 Snydertown Road, Howard, will host a free technology class covering online prescription drug resources at 11 a.m., Tuesday, May 7. The in-person class is led by Mid-State Literacy Council, which is partnering with Senior Planet from AARP to help people age 50 and older learn new online ...