Advent is the season in the Christian year when we hear and participate in the time of waiting for the birth of the Messiah, and we look with hope for the second coming of Christ. It is a time of intentional prayer for the light of Christ to fill the darkest corners of our world. We hear the voice of God in scripture. We hear the voices of God's people around the earth as we pray together for the brilliant light of Christ's love to warm the hearts and lives of humankind.
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Date posted: Nov 13, 2009

Oct. 14, 2009 | STAMFORD, Conn. (UMNS) Shannon and David Goran use the Internet to advertise their campus ministry to students in the Ukraine. So it seemed fitting that the young couple’s formal commissioning as missionaries of The United Methodist Church could be viewed live as a Webcast.
Source: GBGM Mission News
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Date posted: Oct 15, 2009

Stamford, Connecticut, October 14, 2009--"The Lord is among us," the president of the General Board of Global Ministries told directors of the mission agency at their annual meeting, held in Stamford, Connecticut on October 12-14.
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Date posted: Oct 14, 2009

Stamford, Connecticut, October 13, 2009--The United Methodist Church formally commissioned 40 persons to mission vocations in a powerful service of celebration and commitment on the night of October 13 in Stamford, Connecticut.
Source: GBGM Mission News
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Date posted: Oct 14, 2009

Stamford, Connecticut, October 13, 2009-- Those who engage in mission form the "connective wiring" that makes possible the sharing of God's love by United Methodists and ecumenical partners with all of God's children, the chief mission executive of the denomination told directors of the General Board of Global Ministries, meeting October 12-14 in Stamford, Connecticut.
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Date posted: Oct 13, 2009

The General Board of Global Ministries cordially and joyfully invites all members of The United Methodist Church to take part in the commissioning of new missionaries, deaconesses, and home missionaries on the evening of October 13, 2009.
Source: GBGM Mission News
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Date posted: Oct 12, 2009

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

Gallant, Alabama, September 29, 2009--A year- long celebration will mark the 125th anniversary of a United Methodist missionary movement devoted to the ministry with the poor and marginalized in the United States.
Source: GBGM Mission News
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Date posted: Oct 01, 2009

New York, NY, September 28, 2009--The United Methodist Church will commission 32 missionaries and nine deaconesses and home missioners in an October 13 celebration that will be the first such service broadcast live on the internet.
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Date posted: Sep 28, 2009

London, August 14, 2009--The Methodist Church in Britain reported that nine Methodist Church leaders earlier arrested in Fiji have appeared in court on charges of violating public emergency regulations and were released pending a second hearing on September 24.
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More about: Civil rights | GBGM events | Global connections | Human rights | Music | Prison | United Methodist Church | Fiji |
Date posted: Aug 14, 2009

New York, NY, August 13, 2009--An early November consultation will bring together those who are or want to become involved in United Methodist mission partnerships in Eastern European and Balkan countries.
Source: GBGM Press Releases
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Date posted: Aug 13, 2009

New York, NY, August 10, 2009--The United Methodist Church in the United States has an increasingly global look and sound--a reality clearly evident at the 2009 School of Congregational Development.
Source: GBGM Mission News
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Date posted: Aug 10, 2009

Evanston, Illinois, August 1, 2009--Forming strong new congregations takes a "theology of being in mission" as much as a "theology of attraction," according to a United Methodist bishop who holds a key position in his denomination's global structure.
Source: GBGM Mission News
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Date posted: Aug 01, 2009

Evanston, Illinois, August 1, 2009--A number of Protestant women celebrated for their social ministries across the past two centuries understood themselves to be primarily evangelists, although they were rarely allowed to preach.
Source: GBGM Mission News
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Date posted: Aug 01, 2009

Evanston, Illinois, August 1, 2009--A renewed emphasis on evangelism and new church development is taking place across the global United Methodist Church.
Source: GBGM Mission News
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Date posted: Aug 01, 2009

Evanston, Illinois, July 31, 2009--A dynamic Chicago preacher told her United Methodist denomination to stop acting "de-powered" and respond to Jesus' call to get up and move out.
Source: GBGM Mission News
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Date posted: Jul 31, 2009

Evanston, Illinois, July 30, 2009--The 2009 United Methodist School of Congregational Development got under way with a rousing appeal to the denomination to greatly increase the number of ordained clergy under the age of 35.
Source: GBGM Mission News
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Date posted: Jul 30, 2009

New York, NY, July 16, 2009--The vibrant and successful inter-Methodist mission in Cambodia is the focus of a consultation set for September 17-19 in Metairie, Louisiana.
Source: GBGM Mission News
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Date posted: Jul 16, 2009

Charlotte, North Carolina, July 1, 2009-- United Methodists committed to church growth and Christian service in Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam will convene in Charlotte, North Carolina, in early October for a Southeast Asia Mission Consultation.
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Date posted: Jul 02, 2009

New York, NY, May 5, 2009--"Justice through Service" is the theme of the 2009 conference of South Asian Youth (SAY), a domestic organization within The United Methodist Church. It will take place August 7-9 at a retreat center in Larkspur, Colorado.
Source: GBGM Press Releases
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Date posted: May 05, 2009