Throughout 2024, Church and Society celebrated the momentous 100-year history of the United Methodist Building, offering educational resources and sharing extraordinary stories about the building and the dedicated people committed to social witness since 1924.
The United Methodist-affiliated Rust College World Renowned A’Capella Choir performed in the Simpson Memorial Chapel Dec. 4 for the United Methodist Building’s 100th anniversary grand finale. Throughout 2024, the United Methodist Board of Church and Society has celebrated the momentous 100-year history of the United Methodist Building, offering educational resources and sharing stories about the building and the dedicated people committed to social witness since 1924.
Your support of the World Service Fund apportionment supports program-related general agencies, which are especially important to the common vision, mission, and ministry of The United Methodist Church.
Rust College is one of the black colleges supported by the Black College Fund which provides financial support to maintain solid, challenging academic programs; strong faculties; and well-equipped facilities.
After bringing the 100th anniversary to life, the United Methodist Building’s year-long celebration closed with a historic UMB100 Worship Service, December 4, 2024, which featured the incredible Rust College choir, known as the World Renowned A'Cappella Choir.
Led by music director Dr. Karl Twyner, the Rust College World Renowned A'Cappella Choir, has toured South Africa and five countries in Europe, including the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France.
“We have a group of young people of all different backgrounds, who know how to support and love on each other, which helps us to sing better– unity in mind and spirit is what makes this choir so special,” said Karl Twyner, Music Director, Rust College World Renowned A'Cappella Choir.
Rust College, a United Methodist affiliated school and historically Black liberal arts college from Holly Springs, Mississippi, announced that the World Renowned A'Cappella Choir has been selected to participate in the prestigious 36th Annual Verona International Choral Competition in Verona, Italy from March 26 -30, 2025. Rust College was the only college choir selected from the United States for the competition.
“This opportunity to compete on an international stage is both an honor and a challenge that our students are eager to embrace,” said Dr. Karl Twyner. “We look forward to sharing our music and representing Rust College and the United States in Verona.”
Through this choral competition, you can support a United Methodist witness on an international stage. Join the effort to help the Rust College Choir students cover their cost for travel, accommodations and performance fees.
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One of seven apportioned giving opportunities of The United Methodist Church, the Black College Fund provides financial support to maintain solid, challenging academic programs; strong faculties; and well-equipped facilities at 11 United Methodist-related historically black colleges and universities. Please encourage your leaders and congregations to support the Black College Fund apportionment at 100 percent.
The World Service Fund provides basic financial support to program-related general agencies, which are especially important to the common vision, mission, and ministry of The United Methodist Church. Through World Service funding, agencies support annual conferences and local congregations in living out God’s mission for the worldwide Church. General agencies also provide essential services and ministries beyond the scope of individual local congregations and annual conferences through services and ministries that are highly focused, flexible, and capable of rapid response.
