From the Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church
Bishop Ruben Saenz Jr., President
October 12, 2026
To the people called United Methodists in Africa, Europe, the Philippines, and the United States, and to all who seek the way of Christ:
Grace and peace to you in the name of Jesus Christ.
We write about an event in one nation because it holds up a mirror to all of us. Every society, on every continent where our church lives, is tempted to answer violence with spectacle, to bless national power with the name of God, and to make a whole people pay for the crime of one. What is happening in the United States is a local test of a global faithfulness.
On November 5, 2009, 13 people were killed and more than 30 wounded at Fort Hood, a U.S. Army base in Texas. We grieve with the families of the fallen and with the survivors who still carry wounds in body and spirit. Nidal Hasan has admitted to these killings. He must be held fully accountable, and nothing we say excuses what he did.
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