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2020 State of the Church Report

Jesús and his pregnant wife, Mariana, care for their 1-year-old daughter, Kataleya, at a tent camp in Juárez, Mexico, where they and dozens of other migrants are waiting for an appointment with U.S. immigration officials to request asylum in the U.S. The young family has been living in a two-person camping tent for two months. They are among some 16,000 asylum seekers who are stranded in Juarez following implementation of the Trump administration’s Migrant Protection Protocols, which force asylum seekers to stay in Mexico while they wait for their immigration proceedings. Photo by Mike DuBose, UM News.

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Methodism has always been a movement of the heart, striving for perfect love of God through focused spiritual disciplines. During of this time of anxiety and isolation, United Methodists kept their hearts turned toward God.

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Watch Over One Another in Love

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Christian worship and devotion during social distancing

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State of the Church 2020

Blessed are the pure in heart

Renee Featherston from Braden Memorial United Methodist Church attends worship with her great-great niece, 6-year-old Caliyah Crenshaw, at Gordon Memorial United Methodist Church in Nashville, Tenn. The churches worshiped together at Gordon on the Sunday following the March 3 tornado that heavily damaged the Braden Memorial. Photo by Kathleen Barry, UM News.
Members of Gaberone United Methodist Church in Gaberone, Botswana, practice social distancing May 31 during the first service following a seven-week lockdown related to the coronavirus. Attendance is limited to 50 people or less during the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo by David Mandiyanike, Gaberone United Methodist Church.
Volunteer Jennifer Jannetty checks James Crigger’s temperature as he arrives for worship at Franklin (Tenn.) First United Methodist Church. The church, which recently returned to in-person worship, has adopted safety protocols to help prevent the possible spread of COVID-19. Photo by Mike DuBose, UM News.
Barbara Layden (front) joins with other parishioners in giving praise during worship at Franklin (Tenn.) First United Methodist Church. The church has adopted safety protocols, including no congregational singing, to help prevent the possible spread of COVID-19. Photo by Mike DuBose, UM News.
Lydie Acquah (front) joins in singing during the 10th anniversary celebration for the Voice of Hope (La Voix de l’Espérance), the radio station of The United Methodist Church in Côte d’Ivoire, at Jubilee United Methodist Church in Abidjan. Acquah is the station’s director. Photo by Isaac Broune, UM News.
The The Rev. Isaac Broune (left), pastor of Bethel Quartier-Eléphants in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, shares Communion with the Ohouo family (from left, Appolos, Fabrice, Chiadon and Chantal) during a service in their home. While churches are closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, members are conducting services at home with resources provided by their pastors. Photo by John Mel, UM News.
Laura Kreiselmaier serves Holy Communion during an outdoor worship service at Glendale United Methodist Church in Nashville, Tenn., July 26, 2020. UM News.
The Rev. Nolan Donald gives the sermon during the Galilean Beach service, a ministry of Foley (Ala.) United Methodist Church at Gulf State Park in Gulf Shores, Ala. Photo by Mike DuBose, UM News.