Columbia Union News

“We never imagined that, months later, it would become a virtual event, allowing participants as far away as California, Illinois and Texas to join us!"

The candidate will serve in an interim capacity until the Union’s constituency meeting July 10-11, 2021.

Many churches across the Columbia Union Conference are still closed for in-person worship due to the coronavirus pandemic, including all churches in the Allegheny East and West conferences. Churches in the New Jersey Conference have experienced 38 deaths as a result of COVID-19. Eighty percent of these churches are now open at 25 percent capacity, reported President Dave Weigley at the September 17 Columbia Union Conference Executive Committee meeting.

 

Today Kelly Butler Coe was promoted to associate director during the Columbia Union Conference Executive Committee meeting.

 

Avec des masques et des bureaux séparés de six pieds (ou plus), les enseignants et les élèves des écoles de l’Union de Fédérations de Columbia font face à une année scolaire qui semble bien différente que les années passées.

 

“We can’t pretend that there aren’t issues in the church,” says Renée Battle-Brooks, executive director of the Prince George’s County Human Relations Commission in Maryland. She serves as the chair of the recently formed Columbia Union Task Force on Racism in the Church.

« C’est une nécessité pour nous tous d’être inclusifs, d’évaluer la façon dont nous exerçons le ministère et essayer de se respecter et de s’honorer les uns les autres en tant qu'enfants de Dieu, travaillant ensemble pour faire avancer la mission et essayer de comprendre le point de vue de chacun », ajoute Dave Weigley, Président de l’Union de Columbia.

This spring and summer, one student from each of the Columbia Union Conference academies received the Caring Heart Award from Columbia Union’s Office of Education. Those honored demonstrated a commitment to service and witnessing.