Our Favorites of 2024

Here is some of our favorite UMC.org content from 2024!

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Stories about innovative ministries and faithful living

Videos that inspire and motivate us

Podcasts that encourage us to learn and grow

Dogs participate in therapy dog training at Pinnacle View United Methodist Church in Little Rock, Arkansas. Photo courtesy of the Community Pet Ministry at Pinnacle View UMC.

The pet ministry at Pinnacle View UMC has become a multifaceted effort that serves pet parents, therapy dogs and animal lovers in the community.

Banner for Sanctuary Comics and Games, and outreach ministry of Village UMC

Discover how Sanctuary Comics and Games in Oklahoma City, supported by Village UMC, creates a safe, inclusive space for neurodivergent individuals and comic enthusiasts, blending community, faith, and gaming in a unique ministry model.

Special Needs Ministry at Memorial Drive UMC in Houston, Texas

Learn about the importance of ministry with neurodiverse individuals and families, as well as ideas for your own ministry, whether new or well-established.

Worship at McKendree UMC in Lawrenceville, GA

The laity are not part of God’s church, the laity ARE God’s church! Learn how each lay person can answer the call to love and serve their community.

Some of The United Methodist Church’s newest congregations include (clockwise from top left) Love UMC in Texas, Grace UMC in Georgia, Bryan Community Church in Texas and Open Hearts UMC in South Carolina.

New United Methodist churches launched and grew after disaffiliation votes. They are dynamic congregations, Spirit-led and community-focused.

Prayer can be a way of life

Rev. Joseph Yoo shares how reframing how we think about some of our daily actions leads us deeper into a lifestyle of constant prayer.

Quatrece McKinney volunteers with children at Community Care Fellowship in Nashville Tennessee

A ministry celebrates 40 years walking alongside housing insecure individuals and families.

The Recap | Episode 19

Mission community receives food supplies | Unhoused individuals find assistance | Flood victims receive aid from UMCOR | NOMADS serve across U.S. | #BeUMC

Interpreting Holy Week through art helped a group of United Methodists in North Carolina experience Christ's crucifixion-- and their own faith -- in new ways. Acrylic on canvas titled "Jesus dies on the cross" by Kate Danford.

Interpreting Holy Week through art helped a group of United Methodists in North Carolina experience Christ's crucifixion, and their own faith, in new ways.

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