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Southwest Texas news

Membership slips for 1st time since ’93
Austin UMs plan downtown walk to reconcile split
Austin laywoman, congregation honored at celebration
Groups field-test proposed vision, mission statements
Lake Travis UMs jumping for joy over leap day
12 congregations to send women to March 18-20 Alamodome event
Wimberley UMC retreat envisions new direction for disciple-making
UMs plan to attend movie, not church, Ash Wednesday
2 congregations to use Passion for evangelism, faith development


Across the denomination

UM leaders to consider 1,500 proposals
Study proposes UM theology on Holy Communion
UM assembly to be more multinational, bishop says
UMC faces danger of schism, Southwest Texan tells panel




News in brief

Commentary

We should be able to discuss differences like brothers
Can we agree on boundaries for UM dialogue?

McAllen District news

UMs in McAllen walk for hungry Feb. 8
Faith communities reach out to victims of disaster, tragedy
McAllen church sends team to Honduras
District plans VIM trip to Sierra Madre
College, high school students repair houses in Mission

Corpus Christi District news