Churches in the Texas Hill Country opened their doors as flood displacement shelters on Thursday, taking in families whose homes and recreational vehicles had been swept away by rapidly rising rivers that killed at least two people.
At Calvary Temple Church in Kerrville, one of the churches providing help, volunteer Soyla Reyna spent hours managing a shelter that drew nearly 50 people through the morning, according to The Texas Tribune. They came seeking supplies and refuge after floodwaters tore through the region.
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Across much of Africa, churches have long been more than places of worship - they are also trusted centres of community life that step in where public services cannot reach.
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Everybody knows about the decline in birthrates. Fewer people understand why—or just how significantly it could transform society in the next few decades.
Start with Something
“If we start with something, work together, and stay ambitious, hope stops being a thing we wait to feel and becomes something we create.” —Malala Yousafzai
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Lay Preacher Training Informational Webinar
The role of lay preacher has been an important part of the church from its earliest days. As the clergy shortage grows and churches are under increased financial strain, the need for licensed lay preachers grows each year.
When God changes our plans: trusting Him through disappointment
We believe in a God who is faithful and able to do far more than we can ask or imagine. Yet life does not always unfold the way we expected. We pray, we persevere, we seek to be faithful and obedient, and still, a door closes; an unexpected diagnosis arrives; a relationship ends. Plans we held so tightly suddenly unravel. A dream we thought God had given us seems to disappear before our eyes.
How churches can adopt their own pet ministries
There is more to pet ministry than blessing animals once a year.
For over two decades, the Rev. Betsy Singleton Snyder and pet ministry director Gayle Fiser of Pinnacle View United Methodist Church in Little Rock, Ark., have helped United Methodist churches develop ministries that care for both pets and the people who love them.
Their new book, New Tricks: How Pet Ministry Can Transform Faith Communities and Change Lives, shares practical guidance for congregations looking to begin their own ministries.
Lay Preacher Training Informational Webinar
The role of lay preacher has been an important part of the church from its earliest days. As the clergy shortage grows and churches are under increased financial strain, the need for licensed lay preachers grows each year.
When God changes our plans: trusting Him through disappointment
We believe in a God who is faithful and able to do far more than we can ask or imagine. Yet life does not always unfold the way we expected. We pray, we persevere, we seek to be faithful and obedient, and still, a door closes; an unexpected diagnosis arrives; a relationship ends. Plans we held so tightly suddenly unravel. A dream we thought God had given us seems to disappear before our eyes.
How churches can adopt their own pet ministries
There is more to pet ministry than blessing animals once a year.
For over two decades, the Rev. Betsy Singleton Snyder and pet ministry director Gayle Fiser of Pinnacle View United Methodist Church in Little Rock, Ark., have helped United Methodist churches develop ministries that care for both pets and the people who love them.
Their new book, New Tricks: How Pet Ministry Can Transform Faith Communities and Change Lives, shares practical guidance for congregations looking to begin their own ministries.
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