United Methodists were among those who worked closely with the lifelong Baptist in his evangelism efforts. Throughout his public ministry, Billy Graham transcended denominational boundaries. presidents and drew countless people to Christian discipleship through his televised revival crusades. The world-renowned evangelist offered counsel to U.S. “She was always ready to help others even when she herself needed some help.”
Andrzej Malicki, superintendent of The United Methodist Church in Poland. “She was always ready to encourage others to follow Christ,” said the Rev. She was a member of Good Shepherd United Methodist Church in Warsaw for decades and served as secretary at the headquarters of The United Methodist Church in Poland from 1959 to 1983. Bogucka-Regulska joined the Methodist Church just after World War II. 12, 1944, during the Warsaw Uprising, she and her mother were arrested and taken to Auschwitz-Birkenau along with about 4,000 other women and children. 19, 2017, in Warsaw, Poland, at the age of 92. Jadwiga Bogucka-Regulska, a faithful and committed United Methodist, was one of the last survivors of the infamous Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi concentration camp. “Jean Stockton danced to the glory of God thousands of times all over the world,” Chamberlain said. said her Baptist father, who disapproved of dancing, never saw his daughter perform. 11, 2017, at 87, but the United Methodist Council of Bishops celebrated her legacy at a memorial service this year. She also was an accomplished Bible teacher. She was a pioneer in liturgical dance, bringing inspiration to worship services and teaching the sacred art to others. For Stockton, dancing was an act of Christian devotion. She also loved to dance, and as a graduate student, she supported her husband in seminary by teaching dance classes. She accompanied her husband of 64 years, Bishop Thomas Barber Stockton, as he took on pastoral appointments across North Carolina and served as episcopal leader of the Virginia Conference from 1988 to 1996.
Jean Weaver Stevens Stockton, the daughter of a Baptist pastor and wife of a United Methodist bishop, was frequently on the move - and she had a gift for movement. This list includes two deaths late last year. Here are 17 remembrances, listed in order of date of death. United Methodists this past year marked the passing of multiple trailblazing women, a Holocaust survivor, a world-changing evangelist and a Bible popularizer. United Methodist News names three Arkansans as influential Christians of 2018
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