Many Christian faith traditions include a calendar of saints in which the church celebrates the particular witness of saints on a daily b...

This is a photo of this past Sunday's "Selma 50 March" that was in the Selma Times Journal. I didn't realize that the bri...

[Pictured (from left) are: Bill Haase, rotarian; Donna Stalter, Rotary president; Rev. Robert McDowell, First United Methodist Church...

Our church has been hosting Sharing Hope which is an initiative to help eliminate local poverty. Several members of our congregation are ...

During this Thanksgiving week, I'm thankful for…Sharing Hope!  Recently, the Family and Children First Council of Fairfield County pr...

  A friend of mine in the church offers this very insightful take on today's "end of the world" prediction:   Here we...

If you are interested in helping to eliminate local poverty, you may be interested in attending a "Sharing Hope" informational ...

  We believe it necessary to speak about the possibility of the Pearl House and what the ramifications of such a facility might have ...

"The church must be reminded that it is not the master or the servant of the state, but rather the conscience of the state." ...

Maple Street UMC in Lancaster, Ohio has opened a free store which provides clothing and household items for people in need.  Next to the ...

For the Unemployed Heavenly Father, we remember before you those who suffer want and anxiety from lack of work. Guide the people of this l...

Graeme McDowell from Northern Ireland became the unexpected winner of golf's US Open held at Pebble Beach this weekend. He beat out golf...

It's been a week now since Glenn Beck compared a church's emphasis on "social justice" as a code name for communism and n...

Below is information on the initial United Methodist response to the earthquake in Chile. We pray for the people of Chile in this great tim...

Today, we mourn the loss of Rev. Sam Dixon, head of the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) who died from injuries sustained from t...

" Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere ." - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

This new United Methodist thirty second commercial has been airing during CNN Headline News. Here it is.

The information below is the official United Methodist stance on HIV/AIDS, an excerpt from a sermon I preached a little over a year ago enti...

OK. I admit it. The McDowells' like to celebrate Christmas early by decorating the house a week before Thanksgiving. It's odd that w...

Whether you're a Yankees fan or not (I was pulling for the Phillies) you gotta like this brief story of how they are making a difference...