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	German "Container Church" Dedicates New Center Oranienburg, Germany, May 19, 2009--The United Methodist "Church in the Container" of Oranienburg, Germany, has a new center from which to serve a community with a dramatic past and acute contemporary needs. Source: GBGM Press Releases More about: Christian love \| Communities \| GBGM news \| International affairs \| United Methodist Church \| Methodism \| Focus on Congregational Development \| Europe \| Germany \| Date posted: May 19, 2009
	Intercultural Ministry in Western Europe--Growing and Challenging Berlin, Germany, February 9, 2009--The number of United Methodist international and migrant congregations is growing across Western Europe, particularly in Germany, and the diversity is requiring new, creative approaches to ministry. Source: GBGM Press Releases More about: Communities \| International affairs \| Missionaries \| United Methodist Church \| Europe \| Germany \| Date posted: Feb 10, 2009
	Mary from Nigeria Fourth Week of Advent 2008 Sisters and brothers, in those days a decree went out… from the government of Angela Merkel, the new chancellor in the Federal Republic of Germany. All the refugees & asylum seekers in the country had to be distributed among the regions of the whole republic according to their nationalities. Source: United Methodist Churches More about: Advent \| Christmas \| Immigration \| Refugees \| Germany \| World \| Date posted: Dec 04, 2008
	Mission as the Church's Vocation: "Take Faith into Life" Says German Bishop Dresden, Germany, Nov. 21, 2008--Mission is the vocation of the church, the United Methodist bishop of Germany declared in rallying clergy and lay leaders to greater efforts in evangelism and new church starts. Source: Mission Contexts and Relationships More about: GBGM news \| Global connections \| Globalization \| International affairs \| United Methodist Church \| Germany \| Date posted: Nov 21, 2008
	Missionary Tends to International Congregations in Germany A growing number of international United Methodist congregations now exist within Germany, where their members range from Americans to Africans, diplomats to asylum seekers, students to business people. All, according to Bishop Rosemarie Wenner of the Germany area, are welcome within the United Methodist Church in Germany. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: Communities \| Ecumenical \| GBGM programs \| International affairs \| Missionaries \| United Methodist Church \| Methodism \| Europe \| Germany \| Date posted: Feb 05, 2008
	Missionary Installed as Coordinator of United Methodist International and Migrant Ministries in Germany Rev. Carol Ann Seckel, a United Methodist missionary, was installed on January 6 as coordinator of international ministries in Germany. Source: GBGM Mission News More about: GBGM programs \| Missionaries \| United Methodist Church \| Advance \| Germany \| Date posted: Jan 14, 2008
	United Methodist Church Commissions 13 New Missionaries 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
	United Methodist Seminary in Germany Has New Dean and is Showing Growth Dr. Joerg Barthel, a professor of Old Testament, is the new dean, or rector, of the United Methodist Theological Seminary in Reutlingen. He was elected earlier in the month by the trustees of the school. Source: United Methodist Churches More about: Education \| United Methodist Church \| Europe \| Germany \| Date posted: Jul 16, 2007
	United Methodists Among Signers of German Agreement on Mutual Recognition of Baptism The United Methodist Church is one of 11 denominations in Germany that have agreed to mutual recognition of Christian baptism. The parties also include the Roman Catholic and Lutheran Churches. "The agreement is a big step forward in the ecumenical fellowship in Germany," said Bishop Rosemarie Wenner, the United Methodist bishop in Germany, who was reached at a meeting of the Council of Bishops in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. She responded to questions by email. Source: GBGM Press Releases More about: Christian love \| Communities \| Ecumenical \| International affairs \| United Methodist Church \| Methodism \| Europe \| Germany \| Date posted: May 02, 2007
	First Non-U.S. Woman Bishop Preaches to United Methodists It began with the story of the stoles. The Aug. 16 worship service at the 2006 International United Methodist Clergywomen's Consultation was one of unnamed women bringing forth stories told with stoles to the stage. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: International affairs \| United Methodist Church \| Women \| Methodism \| Germany \| North Central U.S. \| United States \| Date posted: Aug 17, 2006
	Container-size church means hope in Berlin White City is a place where a legacy of conflict dating back to the 1930s still intrudes into every day life. This area of Oranienburg, a suburb of Berlin, still has as many as 2,000 unexploded bombs - dropped during World War II - buried beneath its surface. Nicknamed "White City" because of its sprawl of uniform white block apartment buildings, the area was also home to Soviet soldiers during the Cold War when Oranienburg was part of what was then East Germany. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: Christian love \| Communities \| International affairs \| Methodism \| Germany \| Date posted: Oct 19, 2005
	Church helps community living with destructive legacy During World War II, 20,000 bombs were dropped on the suburb of Oranienburg. Six decades later, as many as 10 percent or 2,000 of those bombs still lie unexploded beneath this community. No one knows where they are. When one is discovered, everyone in the area has to evacuate. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: Children \| Christian love \| Communities \| International affairs \| Methodism \| Germany \| Date posted: Oct 19, 2005
	Worldwide Methodist community responds to relief effort Louisiana native and United Methodist News Service reporter Kathy Gilbert was on assignment in Liberia when Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast. Upon learning where she was from, the children of Reeves Memorial United Methodist Church in Monrovia presented Gilbert with a $20 donation "to help the children of Louisiana." Source: United Methodist News Service More about: Christian love \| Communities \| Donations \| Emergencies \| International affairs \| Natural disasters \| Prayers \| UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| Partners/partnerships \| Methodism \| Africa \| Cote d´Ivoire \| Cuba \| Germany \| Haiti \| Korea \| Liberia \| Mozambique \| Taiwan \| United Kingdom \| United States \| Zimbabwe \| Date posted: Oct 07, 2005
	First United Methodist Woman Bishop Outside of USA is Elected in Germany The Rev. Rosemarie Wenner of Germany has become the first woman elected to the United Methodist episcopacy outside of the United States. She was elected at the Germany Central Conference of the denomination convened in Wuppertal on February 16. She received two- thirds of the 100 votes cast on the fourth ballot. Source: GBGM Press Releases More about: United Methodist Church \| Methodism \| Germany \| Date posted: Feb 17, 2005
	European delegates prayerfully celebrate European Union expansion The United Methodist General Conference took a moment from their demanding meeting schedule to celebrate the opportunities and challenges facing the ten nations joining the European Union today. Source: General Conference More about: General Conference \| International affairs \| Bulgaria \| Czech Republic \| Estonia \| Europe \| Germany \| Hungary \| Ireland \| Italy \| Kazakhstan \| Latvia \| Lithuania \| Poland \| Portugal \| Slovakia \| Sweden \| Date posted: May 01, 2004
	An open letter to the United Methodist Church in Germany We have been deeply shocked to learn of the deaths of our missionary couple, We have been deeply shocked to learn of the deaths of our missionary couple, Dr. Dietmar and Birgit Ziegler. In the early hours of this Saturday morning, they were fatally injured in a road accident just outside Nairobi on their way back to Maua. We received the news during today's meeting of our Commission on Mission. Source: Mission Personnel More about: Missionaries \| Germany \| Kenya \| Date posted: Oct 16, 2003
	'Methodistmobile' spreads Gospel across Europe As a boy, Martin Kienle dreamed of one day driving a bus or a truck. Now 29, he is living that dream, driving the state-of-the-art "EmK Mobil" bus (loosely translated as "Methodistmobile") for the German United Methodist Church. The $1 million bus is the church's rolling mission in Europe, traveling to conferences, festivals, shopping centers and other places to spread the Gospel. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: Christian love \| Communities \| Education \| Evangelism \| International affairs \| Youth \| Methodism \| Europe \| Germany \| Date posted: Aug 08, 2003
	European Methodists find common ground at festival At first glance, it may be hard to imagine that European Methodists have met together in large numbers only twice: once during the Cold War and then again this summer. But considering everything that has conspired to keep them apart - differences in language, history, culture, church structure and geography, and even politically fraught visa application processes - one begins to appreciate what an achievement the July 30-Aug. 3 European Methodist Festival really is. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: Christian love \| Communities \| Global connections \| International affairs \| United Methodist Church \| Methodism \| Austria \| Bulgaria \| Denmark \| Europe \| Germany \| Ireland \| Italy \| Kazakhstan \| Portugal \| Russia \| Sweden \| United Kingdom \| United States \| Date posted: Aug 08, 2003
	Church delegations speaking with European leaders about Iraq The Feb. 18 meeting at 10 Downing Street is the third such exchange about Iraq between U.S. religious leaders and European politicians. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: Advocacy \| Ecumenical \| International affairs \| Peace \| War \| Europe \| France \| Germany \| Iraq \| Italy \| Russia \| United Kingdom \| United States \| Date posted: Feb 19, 2003
	The France You Never Knew - Faith, History, Cuisine and Culture: Primetimers Event 2003 In the gorgeous French setting, participants will learn and experience French culture and cuisine, study with experienced lecturers the life and work of the Nobel Prize winning humanitarian, Albert Schweitzer, Methodism in France and learn about the war history of the Alsace Area. Participants will spend one day in three countries, France, Switzerland and Germany. Source: Mission Volunteers More about: Mission opportunities \| Volunteers \| France \| Germany \| Switzerland \| Date posted: Dec 16, 2002
	European Methodists Prepare for a 2003 Wesley Festival: A Report from the European Methodist Council Meeting in Stuttgart/Germany, September 9-10, 2002 European Methodists will use next years 300th anniversary of John Wesley’s birthday to invite the world to an All-Europe Methodist Festival. It will be held from July 30 to August 3, 2003 in Potsdam, Germany, near Berlin. Methodists from the United Methodist Churches in Europe, the British and Irish Methodist Church and the autonomous Methodist Churches of Southern Europe will gather to celebrate their common faith and heritage and to share their hope with one another. Source: Mission Contexts and Relationships More about: Communities \| Ecumenical \| International affairs \| United Methodist Church \| Europe \| Germany \| Date posted: Oct 18, 2002
	Report of Floods in Germany, Czech Republic, and other European Countries The Rev. Peter Siegfried, GBGM Executive Secretary for Europe and North Africa sends in a report after the Floods that brought much damage earlier this year and how United Methodists have helped and been helped. Source: GBGM Administration More about: Christian love \| Communities \| Emergencies \| GBGM programs \| Health \| International affairs \| Natural disasters \| UMCOR \| Austria \| Czech Republic \| Germany \| Hungary \| Russia \| Slovakia \| Date posted: Sep 20, 2002
	A Love Story Thomas and Susan Shaw are assigned by the General Board of Global Ministries of The United Methodist Church to Hamburg, Germany. An excerpt of their recent newsletter gives testimony of how prayer changes things. Source: Missionary stories More about: Children \| Christian love \| Communities \| International affairs \| Prayers \| Germany \| Date posted: Aug 26, 2002
	Eleven New Missionaries Commissioned A new group of international missionaries, from six countries and seven annual conferences, have been sent forth by the General Board of Global Ministries to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ through a variety of ministries. The 11 missionaries have been assigned to eight countries. Source: GBGM Press Releases More about: Missionaries \| Brazil \| Cambodia \| Germany \| Kenya \| Liberia \| Nepal \| Russia \| Sierra Leone \| Tanzania \| United States \| Zimbabwe \| Date posted: Apr 05, 2002
	Germans help Congolese find missionary home in Liberia With the help of United Methodists in Germany, a Congolese family unable to return to their native country is beginning missionary service in Liberia. Wala Dodee Olangi Mungombe and Katehe Pierre Mungombe were commissioned as missionaries in December by the United Methodist Board of Global Ministries. On Feb. 3, Lindenkirche, their home church in Wittenau, Berlin, and the local United Methodist district had their own sending ceremony for the Mungombes, who hope to leave Germany for Liberia by March 15, once final paperwork has cleared for their two children. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: Christian love \| International affairs \| Missionaries \| Congo DR \| Germany \| Liberia \| Date posted: Feb 11, 2002
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