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Global Mission Grants Cover Four United Methodist Priorities

New York, NY, November 10, 2009--More than $1.8 million in "mission opportunity grants" were approved or confirmed by directors of the United Methodist General Board of Global Ministries at their annual meeting in Stamford, Connecticut, in mid-October.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Education | Finance | Health | Focus on Congregational Development | Focus on Leadership Development | Focus on Ministry with the Poor | Focus on Global Health | Congo DR | Japan | Middle East | Pakistan | Palestine |
Date posted: Nov 10, 2009

The UMCOR Hotline for July 14, 2009
In Today's Hotline: US: Experiencing the Life of a Refugee CENTRAL ASIA: Health Education US: “Drink it for Justice” DRC: Reviving Samuteb Hospital
Source: UMCOR
More about: Agriculture | Emergencies | Finance | Health | Hunger | International affairs | Natural disasters | Refugees | UMCOR | United Methodist Church | Congo DR | Kazakhstan | United States |
Date posted: Jul 14, 2009

Missions Board Suffers Loss of Investment Income

Like many other institutions, the United Methodist Board of Global Ministries lost millions in its investments in 2008.
Source: United Methodist News Service
More about: Economy | Finance | GBGM news | United Methodist Church |
Date posted: May 01, 2009

Mission Agency Reduces 2009 Operating Budget by Seven Percent
The General Board of Global Ministries, the international mission agency of The United Methodist Church, is reducing its 2009 operating budget by $3.9 million, or seven percent, because of a combination of economic factors.
Source: GBGM Press Releases
More about: Economy | Finance | GBGM news | United Methodist Church | United States |
Date posted: Feb 20, 2009

Gratitude and Giving in Tough Times
Many of us have never experienced or even imagined anything like the economic downturn headlining the news. The term "recession" has finally been deemed appropriate to describe the current state of the US economy. For many, these are tough times.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Advent | Christmas | Donations | Finance | United States | World |
Date posted: Dec 09, 2008

What Really Matters: Alleviating Poverty Among Children
New York, NY, October 10, 2008--As global financial markets ebb and flow, one thing remains constant--the need to care for children. In light of the current fiscal crisis, United Methodists have an opportunity to affirm their commitment to what really matters. And it's not the state of one's stock portfolio; what matters is the state of the world's children.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Children | Family | Finance | Health | Hunger | Poverty | United States |
Date posted: Oct 09, 2008

Announcement: New E-Newsletter from The Advance
In a few days, The Advance is launching a free monthly email newsletter. Advancing Hope will give you the updates on United Methodist missionaries and projects that can be supported through The Advance.
Source: Advance
More about: Advocacy | Finance | GBGM programs | Health | Missionaries | Newsletters | United Methodist Church | Volunteers | Women | Youth | Advance | Mission updates |
Date posted: Oct 07, 2008

Mission Agency Seeks Financial Officer for Position in Moscow
New York, NY, Sept. 22, 2008--The United Methodist General Board of Global Ministries is seeking applicants for consideration as an area financial officer executive based in Moscow for work with the Russia Mission Initiative, which covers a large geographical region.
Source: Mission Personnel
More about: Finance | Global connections | United Methodist Church | Russia |
Date posted: Sep 22, 2008

Advancing Hope With 60 Years of Giving
For the past 60 years, The Advance for Christ and His Church has received more than $1.2 billion and has responded to human need in more than 100 countries. One hundred percent of each gift to The Advance reaches its intended mission or ministry.
Source: GBGM Press Releases
More about: Advent | Finance | GBGM programs | Bolivia | Sierra Leone | World |
Date posted: Apr 28, 2008

Global Ministries' Director Shares the Stewardship Message
Congress has revised the tax law to permit donors over age 70 1/2 to make charitable gifts through their IRAs without suffering a tax penalty. Your gift - ranging from as little as $10 to the legal maximum of $100,000 - can help support your favorite charities.
Source: GBGM Administration
More about: Donations | Finance | GBGM news | United States |
Date posted: Nov 27, 2007

Designated Mission Giving Program Has New Staff and Plans New Look for 60th Birthday
"Our new staff team represents a new structure of accountability designed to improve internal communication and fortify relationships with the broad mission constituency," said Ms. Shawn Bakker, who as director of the Advance is also an associate general secretary of the mission agency.
Source: GBGM Press Releases
More about: Finance | GBGM events | GBGM programs | Advance | World |
Date posted: Oct 18, 2007

Laotian United Methodists Seek to
Educate Leaders for Tomorrow
The education of pastors and lay leaders is a pressing need in the emerging United Methodist Church in Laos. At the end of 2006, none of the 55 lay preachers and local pastors had even high school diplomas. But prospects for education are looking better.
Source: GBGM Press Releases
More about: Bible | Education | Finance | GBGM news | International affairs | United Methodist Church | Advance | Partners/partnerships | Methodism | Laos |
Date posted: Jan 03, 2007

Committee Approves Pilot Program for Liberia Pension
The executive committee of the United Methodist Council of Bishops has approved a proposal to the denomination's finance agency to pilot a pension program in the church's Liberia Annual Conference. The proposal will use over-funding of $1 million in a prior United Methodist pension plan that existed until 1982.
Source: United Methodist News Service
More about: Finance | Health | United Methodist Church | Methodism | Older adults | Africa | Liberia |
Date posted: Nov 01, 2006

New Pastoral Leadership Emerges in Lithuania and Latvia
New pastoral leadership is emerging in the Baltic countries of Latvia and Lithuania, but help is needed in paying clergy salaries, according to supporters.
Source: United Methodist News Service
More about: Christian love | Communities | Finance | GBGM programs | International affairs | United Methodist Church | Partners/partnerships | Methodism | Europe | Latvia | Lithuania |
Date posted: May 11, 2006

Women's Division Addresses Overspending Issues
Addressing "a long-standing pattern of overspending," directors of the Women's Division of the United Methodist Board of Global Ministries, approved major changes for the 2007 budget.
Source: United Methodist News Service
More about: Finance | GBGM events | GBGM news | GBGM programs | United Methodist Church | Women | North Eastern U.S. | United States |
Date posted: Apr 04, 2006

"He Made Me a Watchman, Upon a City Wall"
The Holy Day of Christmas with its message of peace stands in stark contrast to the mood in Washington. Members of the House of Representatives have left to wrap presents and place them under the tree. The Senate, now in session, is eager to do the same. Both houses will likely be back before the end of the year to undo the “gifts” House and Senate negotiators are offering the American people: $42 billion in budget cuts and a $453 billion defense spending package; drilling in the Artic, reductions in student loans and more cuts in welfare benefits.
Source: Women's Division
More about: Advocacy | Economy | Finance | Women | United States |
Date posted: Dec 28, 2005

Be Repairers of the Breach: Participate in a Sisterhood of Support
In recent months, United Methodist Women all over the country have responded with remarkable generosity to the needs of all affected by the hurricanes. This special offering provides an opportunity to respond again, to participate in a powerful sisterhood of support to “be repairers of the breach” caused by these disasters.
Source: Women's Division
More about: Finance | Women | United States |
Date posted: Nov 21, 2005

“Reflect Broadly on Education: For Such a Time is This!”
On July 30, 2005, Jan Resseger of the United Church of Christ Justice and Witness Ministries office, addressed United Methodist Women at the Public Education Summit in Nashville, Tenn. These United Methodist Women members demonstrated a commitment to public education, already served in a variety of positions in the public education sector, participated in the weekend-long event to set a direction for the organization around advocacy, and were part of the organization’s Phase III of the Campaign for Children
Source: Women's Division
More about: Advocacy | Bible | Children | Civil rights | Education | Finance | Human rights | Jesus Christ | Justice | Poverty | Race | Women | United States |
Date posted: Nov 14, 2005

UMCOR’s AREGAK Program:
Improving Opportunities forYouth in Armenia
In 1997, the Armenia office of the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) established the Sustainable Guaranteed Agricultural Assistance for Women (AREGAK) program to give women the opportunity to take out small loans to establish or grow small businesses. The goal of the program is for women to increase their families’ incomes and well- being by selling goods.
Source: New World Outlook
More about: Agriculture | Communities | Economy | Finance | GBGM programs | Loans | UMCOR | United Methodist Church | Partners/partnerships | Methodism | Armenia |
Date posted: Nov 01, 2005

United Methodist Women Focus on Finance: Talking Points
The Women’s Division of The United Methodist Church responds to the needs and concerns of millions of women, children, and youth in the United States and around the globe. As the Division works to respond proactively to the gospel mandate of Jesus Christ, we are aware of the ongoing changes and trends within our denomination and society
Source: Women's Division
More about: Children | Finance | Women | Youth | United States |
Date posted: Oct 24, 2005

Fall 2005 Report of the Women's Division Treasurer
I greet you in the name of Christ and pray God’s blessing on each of you. Today, I completed my third week as your treasurer. Having the good fortune to attend the ‘Envisioning the Future’ event in August, I’ve had the opportunity to construct some tactical initiatives for the Section on Finance as we move forward.
Source: Women's Division
More about: Finance | Women | United States |
Date posted: Oct 13, 2005

Women's Division to take new approach to finances
A long-term decline in funding, impacted by inflation, will mean a new approach to finances for the Women's Division of the United Methodist Board of Global Ministries.
Source: Women's Division
More about: Children | Finance | Women | Youth | United States |
Date posted: Oct 12, 2005

Louisiana bishop predicts huge financial toll on churches
The toll from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita is going to be significant for the Louisiana Annual Conference, according to Bishop William Hutchinson. "There is not a single church in New Orleans Parish that has not been impacted by Hurricane Katrina, and now some have been hit again by Rita," Hutchinson said at a Sept. 26 meeting of Baton Rouge District pastors.
Source: United Methodist News Service
More about: Emergencies | Finance | Natural disasters | United Methodist Church | United States |
Date posted: Sep 28, 2005

Online Giving Is Easy--If You're Careful
United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) reports that online donations exceed two million dollars since Hurricane Katrina slammed into a Gulf State region nearly the size of Great Britain. The report included gifts received Aug. 29 to Sept. 8, 2005. But in the wake of the storm, press reports have cautioned donors to take care with their credit card information.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Donations | Emergencies | Finance | Natural disasters | UMCOR | United Methodist Church | Advance | Methodism | United States |
Date posted: Sep 13, 2005

New Placements for Mission Personnel Available
The General Board of Global Ministries (GBGM) is seeking a limited number of missionaries for specialized assignments.
Source: Mission Personnel
More about: Economy | Finance | GBGM programs | International affairs | Mission opportunities | Missionaries | United Methodist Church | Methodism | World |
Date posted: Sep 07, 2005

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