Rethink Church - Change the World

By Jackie Campbell, WPAUMC News It’s time to shine the light of Christ around the world – and let others see it! On April 24-25, United Methodists will participate in Change the World, a movement to connect church members and friends across the world in service on one weekend to make a difference locally and globally. The weekend coincides with World Malaria Day, April 25. It’s the day our denomination kicks off the Imagine No Malaria campaign to eliminate the killer...

UM Colleges Offer Strong Connection to WPA Students

The United Methodist Church is connectional in countless ways. One of those ways is the connectional nature of United Methodist higher education. At the Christmas Conference of 1784, Bishop Francis Asbury had a vision that Methodists could educate the masses, opening their minds and forging an educated and enlightened population of church and community leaders for generations to come. Bishop Asbury’s legacy lives on in the 21st Century through church agencies and over 120 United...

March 5, 2010 The Journey Continues

There was once a young soldier who was traveling through the country when he stopped to rest his horse in a small village. As he walked around the small houses, he spotted a wooden fence. On the fence were nearly 40 small chalk circles. In the center of each was a bullet hole. What amazing accuracy, the soldier thought as he examined the fence. There is not a single shot that has not hit the bull’s eye. The soldier quickly set out to find the one who possessed such great skill. He was...

UM Colleges Offer Strong Connection to WPA Students

The United Methodist Church is connectional in countless ways. One of those ways is the connectional nature of United Methodist higher education. At the Christmas Conference of 1784, Bishop Francis Asbury had a vision that Methodists could educate the masses, opening their minds and forging an educated and enlightened population of church and community leaders for generations to come. Bishop Asbury’s legacy lives on in the 21st Century through church agencies and over 120 United...