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United Methodist Reporter closing

UMR Communications, publisher of the Reporter and 45 other editions, traces history to pre-Civil War Methodist newspapers in Texas.
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Church vitality: What is the secret to growth?

Florida pastor sees congregation grow by 25 percent in one Sunday as he does ‘what a pastor is called to do.’
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Welcome to the Dakotas Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church! Our Conference spans the states of North and South Dakota. Our church family includes more than 270 congregations. In 2011 the Dakotas Conference experienced a 4% growth in attendance. 

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A Message from the Bishop

Bishop
Christ is risen! Our Lenten journey toward the empty tomb and the Easter celebration is complete. We have entered the glorious season of Easter. Christ is risen, indeed! Alleluia! Mark’s gospel account of Jesus’ resurrection has the woman who went to the tomb to care for Jesus’ body asking a profound and universally held question. Who is going to roll the stone away from the entrance for us? Who is going to roll the stone away so we can see and experience the empty tomb?
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