The Missouri Methodists June 2025

In the June issue of The Missouri Methodists you’ll read about a men’s ministry that has gone up in smoke, pastors preaching through the ups and downs, a financial health report from the Conference and much more. Read it now at www.moumethodist.org/magazine.

Action Urged to Save Nonprofit Tax Exemptions

The United Methodist Board of Church and Society, the denomination’s social witness agency, is raising alarms about a provision passed by the U.S. House Ways and Means committee. The provision would enable the U.S. Treasury secretary to label any nonprofit a “terrorist-supporting organization” and unilaterally strip it of its tax-exempt status. Under the measure, the agency says, “any administration — Republican or Democratic — could punish and shut down nonprofit organizations that don’t agree with that administration’s agenda or policies.” The agency offers guidance for advocating against including this provision in the budget reconciliation bill. Read action alert.

Lovett Weems to Host Webinar for Leaders

The Rev. Lovett H. Weems Jr., longtime director of the Lewis Center for Church Leadership and prolific United Methodist author, is scheduled to lead an online workshop, titled “The Right Stuff,” for church leaders at 11 a.m. U.S. Central time May 21. He will discuss how to ask the right questions about pain points and explore actionable responses. Amplify Media, a ministry of the United Methodist Publishing House, offers the webinar. Learn more and register.