Mankato’s Centenary United Methodist Church prides itself as being an inclusive community that sponsors ministries that support various segments of the community. Most of these efforts rise up through ...

The First United Methodist Church, 300 E. Main St., will present Native American Ministries on Sunday. The program develops and strengthens Native American ministries within the annual conference, ...

Ben Black Bear Jr., at far left, with (back row) his wife Arlene, mother Iva and father Ben Black Bear Sr., and daughters (front row) Benita and Berlene, on his ordination day in 1976. Credit: St.

The opportunity came through the Minnesota Conference of the United Methodist Church and its Committee on Native American Ministry. It is chaired by Pastor Dawn Houser, who is Ojibwe. The committee ...