The China News Summary is compiled monthly by the United Methodist China Program, Room 1335, General Board of Global Ministries, The United Methodist Church, 475 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10115.
Source: Evangelization and Church Growth
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Date posted: Aug 19, 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
More about: Economy | Evangelization | GBGM events | Global connections | Globalization | Resolutions of the UMC | United Methodist Church | Methodism | Statements | Focus on Congregational Development | United States |
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
More about: GBGM events | Globalization | John Wesley | United Methodist Church | Focus on Congregational Development |
Date posted: Aug 01, 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
More about: Education | GBGM events | Globalization | United Methodist Church | Youth | Focus on Congregational Development | Focus on Leadership Development |
Date posted: Jul 30, 2009

The China News Summary is compiled monthly by the United Methodist China Program, Room 1335, General Board of Global Ministries, The United Methodist Church, 475 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10115.
Source: Evangelization and Church Growth
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Date posted: Jul 22, 2009

June 25, 2009 | NEW YORK (UMNS)--Bishop Joaquina Filipe Nhanala says it is too soon to tell whether more women in Mozambique have decided to enter the ministry because of her leadership.
Source: GBGM Press Releases
More about: Global connections | Globalization | Poverty | Race | United Methodist Church | War | Women | Focus on Leadership Development | Mozambique |
Date posted: Jun 25, 2009

The China News Summary is compiled monthly by the United Methodist China Program, Room 1335, General Board of Global Ministries, The United Methodist Church, 475 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10115.
Source: Mission Contexts and Relationships
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Date posted: Jun 08, 2009

The China News Summary is compiled monthly by the United Methodist China Program, Room 1335, General Board of Global Ministries, The United Methodist Church, 475 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10115.
Source: Mission Contexts and Relationships
More about: Economy | Ecumenical | GBGM programs | Global connections | Globalization | International affairs | Internet | Newsletters | Research | Older adults | Mission updates | Asia and the Pacific Islands | China | Hong Kong | Macau | Taiwan | Tibet |
Date posted: May 29, 2009

New York, NY, May 12, 2009--One year ago, on May 12, 2008, at 2:28 in the afternoon, the Longmenshan fault in Sichuan province, China, buckled and ripped in two. Whole towns and villages were reduced to rubble; school buildings collapsed like accordions.
Source: GBGM Mission News
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Date posted: May 12, 2009

New York, NY, May 1, 2009--Scholarships totaling $1,348,321 for advanced and college- level study in the 2009-2010 academic year were approved on April 29 by directors of the General Board of Global Ministries, meeting in Stamford, Connecticut.
Source: GBGM Mission News
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Date posted: May 01, 2009

The China News Summary is compiled monthly by the United Methodist China Program, Room 1335, General Board of Global Ministries, The United Methodist Church, 475 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10115.
Source: Mission Contexts and Relationships
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Date posted: Apr 24, 2009

New York, NY, April 24, 2008--In the age of Shrek and Bart Simpson, how does the church teach children about Christian mission and the Christian message?
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Children | Global connections | Globalization | Music | United Methodist Church | Youth |
Date posted: Apr 24, 2009

New York, NY, April 3, 2009--The head of the United Methodist Church's mission agency has thanked the Methodist Church of Great Britain for its role in keeping the concerns of poverty and environmental protection in the public eye as representatives of the world's 20 strongest economies met in London.
Source: GBGM Press Releases
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Date posted: Apr 03, 2009

New York, NY, March 17, 2009--The Rev. Sam Duree is a man with a mission cause: supporting the United Methodist Theological Seminary in Russia. His mission means: birdhouses--$100,000 worth of birdhouses, designed, built, and sold with proceeds going to the school in Moscow.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Education | Evangelism | Evangelization | Globalization | Russia |
Date posted: Mar 17, 2009

The China News Summary is compiled monthly by the United Methodist China Program, Room 1335, General Board of Global Ministries, The United Methodist Church, 475 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10115.
Source: Mission Contexts and Relationships
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Date posted: Mar 16, 2009

New York, NY, March 13, 2009--A study of United Methodist ministry needs and possibilities with Pacific Islanders in the United States is being organized by the denomination's mission agency.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Communities | Global connections | Globalization | International affairs | John Wesley | United Methodist Church | Methodism | Asia and the Pacific Islands | Fiji | Guam | Marshall Islands | Samoa | Tonga |
Date posted: Mar 13, 2009

February 20, 2009--As the faltering economy grips even the remotest parts of the earth, Nepal does not emerge unscathed. Politically, socially and economically, life is unstable. Even the ability to have a work day often revolves around the presence or absence of electricity. Crime has risen, the inflation rate is soaring, and it seems there is no solution in sight.
Source: Mission Education
More about: Communities | Economy | Evangelization | Global connections | Globalization | International affairs | Prayers | United Methodist Church | Nepal |
Date posted: Feb 20, 2009

As you consider ways to celebrate Black History Month in your worship services, explore the rich diversity of hymnody and song that has been born out of the African American experience. Consider the themes and scriptures that will be used during the month of February. Explore the many African American resources in your own denominational songbooks and hymnals that will enhance these themes and scriptures.
Source: Mission Education
More about: Civil rights | Global connections | Globalization | Lent | Martin Luther King Day | Music | United States |
Date posted: Jan 30, 2009

The China News Summary is compiled monthly by the United Methodist China Program, Room 1335, General Board of Global Ministries, The United Methodist Church, 475 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10115.
Source: Mission Contexts and Relationships
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Date posted: Jan 23, 2009

January 23, 2009--The first of ten children born to rubber plantation workers, I was brought up in very modest circumstances.
Source: Mission Education
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Date posted: Jan 22, 2009

There is still time for young adults between the ages of 20 and 30 to apply for short-term, volunteer mission service in the 2009 Global Justice Volunteers program of The United Methodist Church. The 2009 areas of service are Asia and Africa.
Source: Mission Volunteers
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Date posted: Jan 21, 2009

Washington, DC, January 20, 2009--Two prayers were included in the inaugural ceremonies marking the start of the presidency of Barack Hussein Obama, the first African American president of the United States.
Source: GBGM Press Releases
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Date posted: Jan 20, 2009