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Ask the UMC Shorts

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Ask The UMC Shorts is a collection of brief videos answering frequently asked questions about The United Methodist Church. Each episode is 3-6 minutes long. If you have a question you’d like us to address, you can email it to us or use our live chat link.

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An offering plate is passed down the pew at Cathedral of the Rockies, a United Methodist church in Boise, Idaho. The General Council on Finance and Administration board surveyed U.S. conference treasurers to find out what impact potential church disaffiliations and church closures will have on the apportionment formula over the next four years. 2018 file photo by Mary Kienzle, United Methodist Communications.

In this installment of Ask The UMC Shorts, the Rev. Taylor Burton Edwards explains the clergy appointment process in The United Methodist Church.

United Methodists pray for those who have died, commending them to God’s mercy and care. Photo by Kathleen Barry, United Methodist Communications.

In this installment of Ask The UMC Shorts, the Rev. Taylor Burton Edwards explains how United Methodists pray for the dead.

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