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New Bishops Welcome African Immigrants
Photo: Wabash Conference Superintendent John Lane introduces the new bishops at Welcome Home. The new Free Methodist Church – USA bishops chose a seemingly unlikely place for their first public...
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Remembering Bible Scholar, Professor, Author and FM Elder John E. Hartley
Free Methodist Elder John E. Hartley, Ph.D., served for 47 years at Azusa Pacific University in roles such as chair of the department of biblical studies and the division of philosophy and religion. He...
View ArticleGC19 Issue (Online Exclusive)
Click here to download and read LIGHT + LIFE’s exclusive coverage of the historic General Conference 2019 in an online-only special edition of the magazine. This e-edition is the only place you’ll find...
View ArticleGetting to Know the New Bishops
Exactly two weeks after being consecrated at General Conference 2019, new Free Methodist Church – USA Bishops Linda Adams, Keith Cowart and Matt Whitehead interrupted their crowded schedule of planning...
View ArticleFreedom Sunday: Gathering, Worshipping and Giving to End Trafficking
In rural Thailand, 20 tribal children who were living in extreme poverty are more resilient against human trafficking. Now that they reside at an International Child Care Ministries hostel, they can...
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Bishops Announce U.S. and World Assignments
Greetings FMC family! As your new Board of Bishops, we want to update you on some things that have been on our hearts and also share the decisions we’ve made regarding our U.S. and world area...
View ArticlePastors Learn to Start (and Continue) Strong
This year’s Starting Strong attracted new, aspiring and experienced Free Methodist Church – USA pastors and spouses to the World Ministries Center in Indianapolis to connect with their bishops and...
View ArticleMeet ICCM’s New Director
Alma Thompson has a passion for helping children and introducing them to Jesus. That passion has taken on different expressions that have included adopting a child, teaching fourth-graders, connecting...
View ArticleFree Methodists Prepare for Uncontainable Awakening
The Free Methodist Church – USA and other streams of the Wesleyan movement are partnering together and attracting other likeminded Christians who share the hope of bringing sustained revival to our...
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Outreach Features Reproducing FM Church
Outreach is known for its annual “100” issue that honors the fastest-growing and largest churches in the United States. This year, the magazine added a new recognition, the “100+ Reproducing Churches...
View ArticleMarketplace Manna Supports the Worldwide Church
As missionaries Al and Diane Mellinger help Christians in the Balkans establish livelihood groups to support their families, they face the challenge of finding opportunities to sell the products the...
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Loving God and Building Hope
A focus on prayer and love recently led the Crossing Free Methodist Church to turn its vacant parsonage into an emergency shelter for people facing homelessness in Shiawassee County, Michigan, and it...
View ArticleBishop Linda Adams Named Asbury Alumna of the Year
Rev. Dr. Linda Adams has been chosen as Distinguished Alumna of the Year 2019 at Asbury Theological Seminary! Asbury Seminary’s Distinguished Alumni award is designed to honor alumni who, in their...
View ArticleThe Board of Bishops Responds to UM Affiliations
Grace Fellowship United Methodist Church of Katy, Texas, has voted to leave the UMC and begin a process of affiliating with the Free Methodist Church – USA. If the Texas Conference approves their...
View ArticleChurch in a Coffee Shop: Coastline Makes Disciples in Downtown Seattle
Seattle is famous for the Space Needle and its technology companies, music, frequent rain and coffee — but what about its spiritual vitality? The Atlantic magazine notes in an article titled “The...
View ArticleHow Should Churches Respond to the COVID-19 Outbreak?
The church is one of the first places people turn in times of crisis according to researchers, but how should congregations respond to the coronavirus pandemic? Should worship services and activities...
View ArticleFormer Southern Michigan Superintendent George Harold Bonney | 1925-2020
The Rev. George Harold Bonney (Harry) of Spring Arbor, Michigan, died Monday, March 23, at the age of 94 after a brief illness. He was the son of Clarence and Edith Bonney, born on Sept. 17, 1925, in...
View ArticleCentral Names Mindi Grieser Cromwell Ministry and Theology Chair
On behalf of the Academic Office and Search Committee, Central Christian College of Kansas is pleased to announce that the Rev. Mindi Grieser Cromwell, Ph.D., will be the Edris and Albert Chaney Bible...
View Article“I Always Called Out to God”
The Rev. Dr. Sheila Houston has been interviewed on national television and on the stages of megachurches. Her expertise and courage have attracted the attention of politicians, journalists and...
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Football Legend Tony Dungy to Headline Deaconess Pregnancy & Adoption Fundraiser
Deaconess Pregnancy and Adoption recently announced a date change to its annual Angels of Destiny event, now being held on Thursday, July 30, at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in...
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