Clergyman Wins Nomination for US Senate

The Rev. Mark Holland, a United Methodist elder, won the Democratic Party nomination for a U.S. Senate seat from Kansas. He’ll face a Republican incumbent, Sen. Jerry Moran. Holland, 53, has led churches but also has been a mayor and county commissioner. He founded the group Mainstream UMC. Read the story from the Great Plains Conference at https://www.greatplainsumc.org/newsdetail/longtime-umc-pastor-holland-wins-u-s-senate-nomination-16592889.

Examining Threats to Life

United Methodists value life and the opportunity for all to experience it abundantly. That is why The United Methodist Church rejects suicide and euthanasia (medically assisted dying), as well as capital punishment. Ask The UMC has more on the church's stance and response to threats of life in Part 6 of its Valuing Life series. Read the story from United Methodist Communications at https://www.umc.org/en/content/ask-the-umc-valuing-life-threats-to-life.