Thomas Kemper letter: Dear Friends, Please join me in praying for our brothers and sisters in Senegal. They are facing political violence as they prepare for coming elections scheduled for this Sunday. According to Global Ministries national in mission, Aly Bashir, 20 people have died, hundreds have been injured, and hundreds more arrested.
Source: GBGM Mission News
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Date posted: Feb 23, 2012

When Gary retired from his work as a human resources trainer and teacher in the year 2000, he thought his career was over. Little did he know, his life's work had just begun. Now, at 63 years old, Gary says, "I can't wait for the next 10 years."
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Communities | Ethics | Justice | Missionaries | Focus on Congregational Development | United States |
Date posted: Jan 25, 2012

The global mission agency of The United Methodist Church joins the voices of other Methodists and of the global ecumenical community in expressing grave concern over the Fijian government's recent restrictions placed on the Fiji Methodist Church.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Civil rights | Evangelism | Ethics | Global connections | Human rights | International affairs | Justice | Prayers | United Methodist Church | Focus on Congregational Development | Fiji |
Date posted: Sep 15, 2011

Labor Day is not an excuse to buy items on sale at department stores. Labor is a legacy of 19th-century US workers who fought for and won legal guarantees for workers, such as the garment workers who made (and make) the clothes sold in the sales racks at department stores.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Advocacy | Civil rights | Ethics | Human rights | Justice | Mission opportunities | Social Principles | Youth | Focus on Leadership Development | Focus on Ministry with the Poor | United States |
Date posted: Sep 02, 2011

As part of the Healthy Families, Healthy Planet initiative, maternal health advocates from the Global South visit the United States to share their experiences with United Methodists and government policymakers. Their purpose is to urge congregations to support increased funding for international family planning.
Source: New World Outlook
More about: Bioethics | Children | Communities | Ethics | Family | Health | Human rights | Missionaries | Welfare | Women | Focus on Ministry with the Poor | Focus on Global Health | Sierra Leone |
Date posted: Aug 05, 2011

Dallas, Texas, July 29, 2011--Using the story of Peter and Cornelius in Acts 10 as an illustration of crossing boundaries in ministry, Doug Cunningham and Dionisio Salazar led a diverse group of church leaders through three sessions at the School of Congregational Development about how to build a multicultural congregation.
Source: GBGM Mission News
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Date posted: Aug 04, 2011

The United Methodist Church's current focus on ministry with the poor stands in strong continuity with the Methodist heritage back to founder John Wesley in 18th century England.
Source: GBGM Mission News
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Date posted: May 20, 2011

At this time of year, Ms. Josephine Deere's phone at the Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference starts ringing off the hook as United Methodists call, asking her to refer worship leaders to celebrate Native American Ministries Sunday. The giving on this Special Sunday undergirds Native American networks and scholars within the United Methodist connection.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Civil rights | Communities | Ethics | Human rights | Justice | Martin Luther King Day | Special Sundays | Focus on Congregational Development | Focus on Ministry with the Poor | United States |
Date posted: Apr 27, 2011

When we pray for those who wrong us, we transform ourselves and become clearer channels for God's power, through which we can promote peace with justice in the world.
Source: GBGM Mission News
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Date posted: Apr 14, 2011

March, Women's History Month, is full of special days, such as the World Day of Prayer, Ash Wednesday, St. Patrick's Day, the first day of Spring, and this weekend, Ecumenical Advocacy Days.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Advocacy | Children | Education | Ethics | Family | Health | Human rights | Justice | Missionaries | Poverty | Welfare | Women | Focus on Ministry with the Poor | Sierra Leone |
Date posted: Mar 24, 2011

Jesus is almost always on the road in the New Testament Gospels, first traveling around Galilee, preaching, healing, and teaching his disciples the lessons of faith; then in Matthew, Mark, and Luke, he makes a prolonged journey to Jerusalem.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Bible | Christian love | Ethics | Jesus Christ | Lent | Prayers | Focus on Congregational Development |
Date posted: Mar 09, 2011

March 1, 2011--What makes a space holy? I guess it has something to do with the undeniable presence of the divine in a space where something happens that transcends everyday reality. A space where miracles happen.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Civil rights | Ethics | Human rights | Justice | Martin Luther King Day | Resolutions of the UMC | United Methodist Church | Focus on Leadership Development | United States |
Date posted: Mar 01, 2011

This is a fateful week for southern Sudan, where a referendum is under way on the political future of the region. The issue is whether South Sudan will become a separate nation from the northern and western parts of the country.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Conflict | Ethics | Global connections | International affairs | United Methodist Church | Violence | War | Focus on Congregational Development | Sudan |
Date posted: Jan 13, 2011

Ted Williams is the man with the golden voice who has been vaulted to global media attention this week after more than 13 million people saw him on a YouTube video.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Christian love | Economy | Ethics | Health | Human rights | Hunger | Missionaries | Poverty | United Methodist Church | Urban | Methodism | Focus on Ministry with the Poor |
Date posted: Jan 10, 2011

Public celebration of Christmas--public testament of faith in Jesus Christ--is not always easy, or even safe. As we move into a new year, my prayer list includes persons and situations in which Christian brothers and sisters lost their lives in recent days because of their faith, or where a public official was killed for trying to protect religious rights of Christians.
Source: GBGM Mission News
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Date posted: Jan 07, 2011

September 17, 2010--The number of Americans living in poverty has climbed, and The United Methodist Church is looking for ways to help.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: AIDS/HIV | Children | Ethics | Globalization | Health | International affairs | Poverty | Water | Welfare | Focus on Ministry with the Poor | Africa | Asia and the Pacific Islands |
Date posted: Sep 17, 2010

Nashville, Tennessee, August 3, 2010--Racial and ethnic communities, along with immigrants, will play important roles in the future of The United Methodist Church in the United States. More cross-cultural ministries are also emerging. These facts were clearly in evidence at the 2010 School of Congregational Development meeting in Nashville July 29 to August 2.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Christian love | Ecumenical | Ethics | Human rights | John Wesley | Justice | Martin Luther King Day | Race | United Methodist Church | Focus on Congregational Development | Africa | Asia and the Pacific Islands | Latin America |
Date posted: Aug 03, 2010

New York, NY, July 21, 2010--The Methodist Church of Mexico is deeply concerned about immigration policy in its own country and the United States, and it especially questions the soundness of the new Arizona law that criminalizes undocumented people in that state.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Civil rights | Economy | Ethics | Globalization | Human rights | Immigration | Justice | Martin Luther King Day | Poverty | Refugees | Statements | Focus on Ministry with the Poor | Latin America | Mexico | United States |
Date posted: Jul 22, 2010

Edinburgh, June 4, 2010--Christian mission among people of other faiths was a complex, recurring theme at "Witnessing to Christ Today," the broadly ecumenical World Mission Conference held in Edinburgh, Scotland, June 2-6.
Source: GBGM Mission News
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Date posted: Jun 04, 2010

Author Anne Katherine explores interpersonal boundaries and when individuals should "draw the line."
Source: GBGM Mission News
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Date posted: Jun 03, 2010

New York, NY, March 9, 2010--It's census time in the United States, the year to count every resident of the nation, whether citizen, permanent resident, or immigrant.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Communities | Ethics | Human rights | Immigration | Justice | Race | Refugees | Welfare | Focus on Ministry with the Poor | United States |
Date posted: Mar 09, 2010

New York, NY, February 10, 2009--The top United Methodist mission executive has welcomed the decision of the world's seven richest nations to forgive Haiti's outstanding debts to them in the wake of the devastating January 12 earthquake.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Economy | Emergencies | Ethics | International affairs | Poverty | Welfare | Focus on Ministry with the Poor | Haiti |
Date posted: Feb 10, 2010

On January 21, 2010, the US government extended "Temporary Protective Status" (TPS) to Haitians. This status permits eligible Haitian nationals to stay and work in the US for 18 months. Eligible Haitians are those who have resided continuously in the US since January 12, 2010, and have been physically present since January 21, 2010.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Advocacy | Education | Ethics | Global connections | Immigration | Justice | Natural disasters | Refugees | United Methodist Church | Statements | Focus on Ministry with the Poor | Haiti |
Date posted: Feb 08, 2010