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arrow icon. Lenten Prayer Calendar from Latin American Biblical University 
Becky Harrell is serving as a missionary in San Jose, Costa Rica, with the Board of Global Ministries of The United Methodist Church.

San Jose, Costa Rica, March 7, 2011--An annual Lenten Prayer Calendar invites prayers for students at the Universidad Biblica Latinamerica (Latin American Biblical University) in San Jose, Costa Rica.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Education | Global connections | Lent | Loans | Prayers | Youth | Focus on Leadership Development | Caribbean Islands | Central America | Costa Rica | Latin America | South America |
Date posted: Mar 07, 2011

arrow icon. United Methodist-Related Seminary in Costa Rica Joins Latin American HIV/AIDS Study Program 

New York, NY, December 1, 2010--The Latin American Biblical University, an ecumenical school in Costa Rica with strong United Methodist ties, is one of four seminaries in Latin America that is developing a master's degree in theology with an emphasis on HIV/AIDS ministries.
Source: Health & Welfare Ministries, GBGM
More about: AIDS/HIV | Health | Welfare | Focus on Ministry with the Poor | Argentina | Brazil | Colombia | Costa Rica |
Date posted: Dec 01, 2010

arrow icon. Soccer or Seminary? A Young Man's Choice 
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"Why theology and not futbol?"
Perhaps a better question might be
"Why not theology AND futbol?""> San Jose, Costa Rica, June 23, 2010--Juan Antonio Timpson had a choice to make: Would it be soccer or seminary?

Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Education | Evangelism | Global connections | John Wesley | Focus on Leadership Development | Costa Rica | South Africa |
Date posted: Jun 23, 2010
arrow icon. Taking a Walk: A New Year at Latin American Biblical University 
Becky Harrell serves in San Jose, Costa Rica, as Coordinator of Work/Study Teams and Editor of Informational Bulletins at the Latin America Biblical University (UBL).

San Jose, Costa Rica, February 24, 2010--My walk to work each day is very short, only about four city blocks, but there are times when those five minutes are so filled with the presence of the Lord that my heart is full for the day.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Education | Evangelism | Globalization | Mission opportunities | Focus on Leadership Development | Costa Rica |
Date posted: Feb 24, 2010

arrow icon. Serve God and Sing God's Song 
Maravilloso/Wonderful: Pastors, Christian educators, and musicians from El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Honduras worked to add richness and power to their worship services.

New York, NY, December 1, 2009--In an unprecedented event, a total of 113 Methodist leaders--pastors and laity--from Central America took part in a two-week experience that, in the words of participant Angie Mejia equipped "more people to serve God and sing God's song."
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Christian love | Communities | Evangelism | Family | GBGM events | Global connections | Music | United Methodist Church | Youth | Partners/partnerships | Focus on Congregational Development | Caribbean Islands | Central America | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Guatemala | Latin America | Nicaragua |
Date posted: Dec 01, 2009

arrow icon. Primetimers Mission Study and Activity Cover Broad Range of Topics and Locales 
Primetimers group poses in front of Lovely Lane Chapel at Epworth By The Sea on St Simons Island, GA, the home base for the event

New York, NY, October 6, 2009--Environmental protection, Methodism in Latin America, music in Jamaica, and justice issues along the US-Mexican border are among the week-long educational forums available to United Methodist older adults in 2010 and early 2011 through the Primetimers mission volunteer program.
Source: GBGM Press Releases
More about: Environment | GBGM events | Justice | Volunteers | Costa Rica | Jamaica | Mexico |
Date posted: Oct 06, 2009

arrow icon. Forty Years of Methodist Collaboration in Latin America and the Caribbean 

São Paulo, Brazil, August 27, 2009-- Representatives of Methodist churches from across Latin America and the Caribbean gathered at the Methodist University of São Paulo, August 17-21, to celebrate 40 years of collaboration in ministry.
Source: GBGM Press Releases
More about: Communities | Ecumenical | Global connections | International affairs | Mission opportunities | United Methodist Church | Partners/partnerships | Focus on Congregational Development | Argentina | Bolivia | Brazil | Caribbean Islands | Chile | Colombia | Costa Rica | Cuba | Dominican Republic | Ecuador | El Salvador | Guatemala | Honduras | Mexico | Nicaragua | Panama | Peru | Puerto Rico | Uruguay | Venezuela |
Date posted: Aug 27, 2009

arrow icon. Mississippi Youth Drowns While on Mission Volunteer Trip 
Marshuan Braxton, a 17-year-old from the New Albany United Methodist Church, was drowned on Sunday, June 21, while on a mission volunteer trip to Costa Rica
Source: GBGM Press Releases
More about: GBGM news | United Methodist Church | Volunteers | Youth | Focus on Leadership Development | Costa Rica | United States |
Date posted: Jun 26, 2009
arrow icon. Mission Leader René Bideaux Dies at 77 
New York, NY, May 18, 2009--The Rev. René O. Bideaux, a former United Methodist missionary and mission agency executive, died on May 13 in Asheville, North Carolina, and was memorialized at the Biltmore United Methodist Church there on May 17. He was 77.
Source: GBGM Press Releases
More about: Missionaries | Costa Rica |
Date posted: May 18, 2009
arrow icon. Reflections on a Gathering of Missionaries 
38 missionaries from Latin America and the Caribbean gathered in Costa Rica for a regional mission personnel consultation.
November 25, 2008--The connectional nature of The United Methodist Church was evident and celebrated as 38 missionaries from Latin America and the Caribbean gathered in Costa Rica in early November for the first regional mission personnel consultation in many years.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Communities | Global connections | Globalization | Human rights | International affairs | Justice | Missionaries | Peace | United Methodist Church | Partners/partnerships | Bolivia | Caribbean Islands | Costa Rica | Latin America |
Date posted: Nov 26, 2008
arrow icon. A New Podcast: Stephanie Kellner 
Stephanie Kellner is a missionary with the General Board of Global Ministries of the United Methodist Church serving as a Mission Intern with the Jubilee Project in Sneedville, TN. Interview by Mary Beth Coudal, Global Ministries staff.
Source: Missionary stories
Costa Rica |
Date posted: Jul 15, 2008
arrow icon. Hallelujah Moment from Costa Rica
 'We Are Two Mexicans Eager to Join in Service'

Ivonne and Isaias Ramos. "God has given us a special privilege to work with an institution characterized by its sensitivity in responding to the training needs of the churches and people of Latin America,” say Ivonne and Isaias Ramos.
Source: Mission Education
More about: Bible | Education | Missionaries | Costa Rica |
Date posted: May 15, 2008
arrow icon. United Methodist Church Commissions 13 New Missionaries 
Newly commissioned missionaries and staff at the October 2007 Fall Commissioning Service. In a multilingual, international, and spirit- filled ceremony, 13 people were commissioned on October 9 for United Methodist missionary service in Europe, Asia, Latin America, Africa, and the United States.
Source: GBGM Press Releases
More about: GBGM events | GBGM news | Missionaries | Angola | Bolivia | Brazil | Cambodia | Costa Rica | Ecuador | Germany | Latvia | Mexico | Russia |
Date posted: Oct 10, 2007
arrow icon. Costa Rica Partnership to Train Hispanic Ministers 
A partnership with a university in Costa Rica to train Hispanic United Methodist pastors in the United States addresses a critical new building block in efforts to develop educated leaders for The United Methodist Church. Under an agreement between Latin American Biblical University and the United Methodist General Board of Higher Education and Ministry, a pilot program will launch in August with an initial enrollment of about 15 students. The agreement was signed in May.
Source: United Methodist News Service
More about: Education | United Methodist Church | Costa Rica | United States |
Date posted: Jun 27, 2007
arrow icon. Encounter with Christ Puts Latin America  
Church construction in by Volunteers in Mission, a program of the United Methodist Church, Costa Rica Drug cartels in Colombia, the custody case over Cuban Elian Gonzalez, earthquakes in El Salvador, the killing of missionaries in Peru, and military testing on the Puerto Rican island of Vieques— these are the issues that dominate the news about the Caribbean, Central and Latin America in the United States.
Source: Mission Stories
More about: Communities | Evangelism | Evangelization | GBGM programs | Mission opportunities | Missionaries | Volunteers | Central America | Costa Rica |
Date posted: May 15, 2001
arrow icon. Indigenous People in Costa Rica Work to Regain Land  
NEW YORK (UMNS) – The challenge for indigenous people in Costa Rica is not just regaining control of their land but also sustaining themselves and their environment.
Source: United Methodist News Service
More about: Communities | Ecumenical | Environment | GBGM programs | Human rights | Volunteers | Costa Rica |
Date posted: Mar 12, 2001
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