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The Rev. René Lawson. Photo courtesy of the author.

Clergy morale in today's time
Reports indicate that clergy burnout is at an all-time high. Showing them appreciation would go a long way.
Mission and Ministry
Members of the Glen View Football Academy practice soccer on a makeshift field near Harare, Zimbabwe. They are part of a United Methodist program that reaches out to young addicts and other vulnerable youth to put them on a better path. Photo by Eveline Chikwanah, UM News.

United Methodists help young addicts kick habit
Church couple starts soccer academy in Zimbabwe to help fight drug and substance abuse and to rehabilitate local youth.
Faith Stories
Jay Weaver, a founding member of popular Christian band Big Daddy Weave and a lifelong United Methodist, passed away from complications of COVID-19 on Jan 2. Photo courtesy of St. Paul United Methodist Church via Facebook.

Remembering Jay Weaver of Big Daddy Weave
The lifelong United Methodist was a founding member of the popular Christian music group. He passed away due to complications from COVID-19.
Multicultural Ministry
The three churches sharing Immanuel United Methodist Church’s facilities are represented in different languages on the sign in front of the church in Kenosha, Wis. The collaboration is reflected scripturally in the passage from Ecclesiastes 4:12: “A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.” Photo by the Rev. Peter Daekyu Lee.

Bilingual appointments give new life to declining Korean churches
The Wisconsin Conference’s new appointment initiative helps respond to the trend of declining Korean and other ethnic churches.

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