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  1. <rss xmlns:a10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title>United Methodist News RSS Feed</title><link>https://www.umnews.org/</link><description>The latest news from the United Methodist News Service. UM News: Fair. Faithful. Trusted.</description><language>en</language><copyright>2024 United Methodist Communications</copyright><managingEditor>newsdesk@umcom.org (Julie Dwyer)</managingEditor><image><url>https://www.umnews.org/-/media/umc-media/2024/03/11/15/36/umnews-logo-1000px.png?h=367&amp;w=1000</url><title>United Methodist News RSS Feed</title><link>https://www.umnews.org/</link></image><ttl>60</ttl><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{99382C7B-99FD-4DDD-AC09-5D37E9640BCF}</guid><link>https://www.umnews.org/en/news/educator-delegate-dies-in-south-africa</link><title>Educator, delegate dies in South Africa</title><description>The Rev. 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United Methodists celebrating in a courtyard of the Charlotte Convention Center after the ban on gay clergy was lifted. 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