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May 02, 2024

By: Todd Seifert

One of the questions most often asked of me when I would speak to groups during my first career as a journalist was “Why don’t you ever put good news on the front page?” The answer...


Mar 05, 2024

By: Todd Seifert

The statement was simple, but I found it to be profound.    Our Thessalonian-native guide Aliki — Alice in English — was sharing facts in her colorful way with a group of Great ...


Oct 18, 2023

By: Transition into Ministry Program

Rev. Maddi Baugous serves at Omaha First United Methodist Church and is part of the TiM (Transition into Ministry) program. As part of the program, mentoring pairs get to identify ...


Aug 31, 2023

By: Todd Seifert

Powwows are an exercise for the senses.   The bright colors of the dancing regalia hit nearly every color of the spectrum. The traditional songs and rhythmic tapping of the drum ...


Jul 19, 2023

By: Todd Seifert

Would people in the United States stand for Americans to be held captive? Would Americans do nothing as other countrymen and women were beaten mercilessly, starved, violated in ...


Jun 28, 2023

By: Micah Corps

This week's Micah Corps update comes from Joseph Kasongo, a native of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and a student at Southwestern College, majoring in computer science and ...


Jun 14, 2023

By: Micah Corps

This week we begin our contributions from members of the 2023 Micah Corps. This submission is from Julia Davidchik, a Columbus, Nebraska, native who is finishing her sophomore year ...


Nov 09, 2022

When disasters happen around the world, Great Plains is invited to help, and we respond! It is what our ministry is all about – serving with compassion and care as we are the hands ...


Oct 27, 2022

Members of Grace United Methodist Church in Winfield have established a partnership with the Alliance for a Healthy Kansas, a statewide coalition working throughout Kansas to ...


Oct 26, 2022

For the past 15 years, students at Burke High School in Omaha have been steered in successful directions thanks to a project co-founded by Omaha St. Luke UMC. The Teen Center ...


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