Enjoy the Springing into Joy devotional series as we prepare for the arrival of Easter! New devotionals will be added to our website https://t.co/DPL2F5SwoY
Reading Buddies will soon be back in session. The community-wide volunteer effort to help elementary students build their reading skills is organized by Dayton FUMC. Now, after a 2-year hiatus due to COVID, the program is relaunching at the end of March.
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In the midst of the pandemic, churches of the Texas Annual Conference demonstrated their creativity and resiliency, time and time again. Congregations found new ways to continue their work for the transformation of the world.
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Recent events have signaled an uncertain future for the UMC. Bishop Scott Jones explained that many questions have been raised by TAC members. While navigating the challenging waters ahead, he will seek to lead with clarity, fairness, and transparency.
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During the Annual Conference, Bishop Scott Jones commissions pastors with a special ceremony and they become provisional members of the Texas Annual Conference as they continue toward their ordination.
Let’s meet a few of the 2022 candidates:
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Today, Bishop Scott J. Jones @Extreme_Center awarded the CEO of Houston @MethodistHosp System the first ever leader of the year proclamation from the Texas Annual Conference for his remarkable leadership with COVID-19. Thank you, Dr. Marc Boom! #UMC#COVID19#houstonmethodist.
We need more churches where making a Christian commitment is not simply a graduation from a confirmation class, but it’s a lifelong commitment reinforced by weekly worship, daily prayer, daily Bible study, extravagant generosity and ministry with the poor. #UMC
Bishop Scott J. Jones’ Episcopal Address at this year’s Annual Conference focused on the event’s theme, “Faith, Hope, Love.” In the midst of difficulty, trusting God is essential. Only through faith can the correct perspective be reached.
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The upcoming roundtable discussion “Faith & Spirituality in a Pandemic” will take place on Wednesday, June 2, 2021, beginning at 8:30 AM.
Go to https://t.co/7HwvoHXUJP to register for the live stream discussion!
Pastor Leo Tyler arrived at Bear Creek United Methodist Church only weeks before Hurricane Harvey hit Houston, and for the past year, COVID19. Through it all, the leader has stayed focused on his mission – to build diversity in the congregation.
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When Rev. David Briggs was first appointed to Abundant Life UMC in the summer of 2014, the church stood alone on 10 acres of land. Today, Abundant Life’s campus now houses a clinic, and the congregation is putting the finishing touches on a preschool.
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A year has passed since COVID-19 shut down schools and moved classrooms online. The TAC, already committed to education with the We Love All God’s Children Initiative, is stepping up this summer and next year to help in new ways.
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Bishop Scott J. Jones officially announces Rev. Dr. Will Reed’s appointment as Properties Manager for the Texas Annual Conference. Rev. Dr. Will Reed most recently served as Senior Pastor of FUMC, Pasadena.
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From Bishop Jones:
For the last year, we've needed hope like never before. We've struggled with a pandemic, increased deaths, & disease, racial injustice, economic disruption, political turmoil, an attack on our capital, & isolation from others.
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The onset of the #pandemic may have caused most outreach efforts to grind to a halt – but not at the Windsor Village Church Family in Houston. Instead, the church saw an opportunity to help even more people at a time when the need was greatest.
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The pandemic is not over - continued masking, social distancing, & hand washing are going to be important for several more months. Share this video. This is not a political decision, but one based on science which guides of love of God and neighbor. Grace & Peace, Scott J. Jones
A special message from Bishop Jones to the Texas Annual Conference: Friends, decisions about worship protocols belong to local church leadership. But I urge all United Methodists, if they attend worship in person, to mask up for the love of Christ and others.