Category: News

For decades, steward reports at the District Conference have been predictable. In response, the district implemented an interactive District Steward Ministry Fair, allowing local leaders to serve as operational consultants rather than mere reporters.

What good is a commercial kitchen that never feeds hungry families? What good is a fellowship hall that rarely welcomes lonely people? What good are classrooms that sit dark while children need tutoring, parents need support, seniors need companionship, and recovering people need a safe place to gather? Every unused room represents not merely vacant space but unrealized ministry.

Bishop Payne warned us that “when the church ceases to think, the church ceases to exist.” Perhaps another truth deserves consideration: when the church ceases to prophesy, she risks forgetting why God raised her in the first place.

A faithful church must be willing to speak truth to power, advocate for vulnerable communities, and remain rooted in the gospel rather than partisan loyalty. Ultimately, the greatest challenge facing many congregations may not be financial or demographic. It may be theological. 

Republicans who want to see America great again are gearing up for the midterm elections in November. They are a nervous group right now because they can see the handwriting on the wall. It’s in big bold letters, and it simply says, “I’m cooked. Just stick a fork in me because I’m done.”

On the weekend of primary elections, thousands gathered throughout Selma and Montgomery, Alabama for “All Roads Lead to the South” and the National Day of Action for Voting Rights, where clergy, activists, organizers, students, elders, elected officials, and community voices assembled to confront ongoing attacks against voting rights, gerrymandering, and systematic efforts to silence marginalized communities, while reminding the nation that the struggle for Black dignity, Black political power, and full democratic participation did not end in 1965 and has never fully disappeared from the American landscape.

Ultra-processed foods, like soda and snacks, are derivatives of whole foods, created through formulations that enable mass, low-cost production. These foods have been chemically treated and contain high amounts of additives, like salt and sugar, to make them more pleasing to taste, while possessing little nutritional value. Further, UPFs are linked to numerous health dangers, such as obesity, heart disease, and diabetes. The growth of these foods has created an epidemic of malnutrition among Americans, which has caused the health of the nation to be in decline.