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(RNS) — After a four-year COVID-19 delay, and the departure of about 25% of its U.S. churches, the United Methodist Church is meeting again and the issue of human sexuality is back on the agenda.
Religious groups urge people to get the shot for COVID-19, especially those left behind. //end headline wrapper ?> Get a daily rundown of the top stories on Urban Milwaukee Community residents line up for a pop-up COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Trinity United Methodist Church in Madison on Sunday, April 11. The ribbons are a church memorial to Wisconsin residents who have died from COVID-19. Courtesy Rev. Breanna Illéné/Wisconsin Examiner. On a Saturday afternoon in April, The Rev. Kerri Parker learned of a pharmacy with a batch of extra COVID-19 vaccines. The doses needed to be used quickly...
Trinity United Methodist’s pop-up clinic was a moving, spiritual moment for Illéné. “It was really powerful to have that many people walking through the basement and filling this building that should be used for ministry,” the pastor says, especially since regular worship in person still isn’t safe in the pandemic. “So to be able to open it up in a way that can actually help the community was super amazing.” The pandemic has been woven into the fabric of her church, literally. While the building isn’t in use, Trinity’s congregation has been creating a ribbon memorial for Wis...