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Apr

2020

UMPH Plans Staff Reductions

Nashville, April 30, 2020 – The United Methodist Publishing House (UMPH) reported today that a combination of pre-COVID-19 trends, the impact of the pandemic on church attendance since mid-March, and the unpredictable rates at which congregations will return to regular activities for the remainder of 2020, will result in sales levels that are 40% to 50% lower than the same period last year. 

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Apr

2020

Far-Reaching Permission To Use UMPH Resources For Online Worship During Crisis

Nashville, April, 2020 – As we continue to receive requests for clarification about use of copyrighted resources online during the crisis, UMPH is emphasizing full permission for churches to use worship materials, especially during the COVID-19 crisis.
 

The copyright page in the 1992 United Methodist Book of Worship grants permission as follows:
 

“United Methodist congregations may reproduce for worship or educational purposes any item from The United Methodist Book of Worship for one-time use, as in a bulletin, special program, or lesson resource, provided that the copyright notice and acknowledgement is included in the reproduction.” 
 

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Mar

2020

United Methodists Connected – In Hope and Healing

Nashville, March, 2020 – United Methodists Connected – In Hope and Healing

In this unexpected and menacing moment in history, nothing is more pressing in the work of the Church than care for our planet and all God’s people. 

We are counseled to reduce physical proximity as we strive to flatten the COVID-19 curve to avoid overwhelming our health care systems and protect the health of our families, friends, coworkers, and neighbors near and far.

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14

Mar

2020

Cokesbury Operations During The Coronavirus Outbreak

Dear Partners in Ministry:

In light of growing concerns regarding the novel coronavirus and the COVID-19 disease, we join with you in taking prompt and practical steps to advance safety and health as our witness to God’s promises of hope and healing. The decisions all of us make will be an example that will help save many lives in our congregations and communities.

Cokesbury is actively working to maintain essential services to continue partnering with you while also taking steps to protect our staff members and their families. Effective immediately, we have deployed our staff to work remotely and we are providing enhanced medical and paid leave benefits to care for employees and their family members.

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14

Mar

2020

The United Methodist Publishing House Grants Temporary Permission for UM Book of Worship and UM Hymnal Ritual Resources

Nashville, March, 2020 – The outbreak of COVID-19 in the US and the resulting cancellation of group gatherings has led many United Methodist churches to plan online virtual worship experiences.

To assure that local churches have the resources they need, the United Methodist Publishing House (UMPH) announced that it is granting permission to livestream and post online selected content from the United Methodist Book of Worship (BOW) as congregations care for their members during the international health crisis.

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