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Volunteers

Local Church
Students from the United Methodist Hanwa Primary School in Macheke, Zimbabwe, play in an inflatable airplane during a children’s fun day sponsored by Zimbabwe Volunteers in Mission, a ministry of the denomination’s Baltimore-Washington Conference. Photo by Kudzai Chingwe, UM News.

Jumping with joy at United Methodist mission school

Zimbabwe Volunteers in Mission from the Baltimore-Washington Conference organized a day of fun for students at Zimbabwe’s Hanwa Mission, including jumping castles, face-painting, food and more.
General Conference
Volunteer Nicole Jones helps welcome an attendee to the United Methodist General Conference in Charlotte, N.C., on April 29. More than 1,000 volunteers have donned the distinctive red apron as volunteers at the legislative assembly, which continues through May 3 at the Charlotte Convention Center. Photo by Larry McCormack, UM News.

Seeing red: Volunteers make conference run smoothly

Donning crimson aprons, United Methodists answer questions, guide delegates and visitors, and keep things running like a well-oiled machine.
Congregations
United Methodist churches in the Washington District help make Easter a little brighter for children in need. Photo courtesy of the Western Pennsylvania Conference.

Churches join forces to provide Easter baskets

Thanks to the connectional efforts of six United Methodist churches, 167 children received Easter baskets stuffed with books, toys, stuffed animals, candy, plastic eggs, money and more.
Faith Stories
Sally Ball and Paul Morgan are married at Magnolia Avenue United Methodist Church in Knoxville, Tenn., on Dec. 30, 2023. Photo by Tim Jackson, courtesy of the Holston Conference.

When Paul met Sally: Volunteers find love

Paul Morgan met Sally Ball amid the dusty archives at Magnolia Avenue United Methodist Church in Knoxville, Tenn. Almost two years later, after showing up from separate churches to help get the 100-year-old building back on its feet, the two were married in Magnolia Avenue’s sanctuary.

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