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arrow icon. The UMCOR Hotline for November 17, 2009 
In Today's Hotline: *PHILIPPINES: Typhoon Recovery *UMCOR: UMCOR Receives Second Four-Star Rating *US: Training for Disaster Response *DRC: Restore Wings of Relief *EVENT: Immigration Reform
Source: UMCOR
More about: Christmas | Emergencies | Immigration | Natural disasters | UMCOR | United Methodist Church | Congo DR | Philippines | United States |
Date posted: Nov 17, 2009
arrow icon. First Monday: Internet Resource on the Church and Immigration
Trina Scott-Zuor (left) and Amy Spaur are commissioned missionaries of The United Methodist Church. Trina is one of JFON Iowa’s Regional Attorneys serving clients in western Iowa. Amy serves as the Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator for JFON Dallas-Fort Worth. First Monday is a monthly internet newsletter that offers valuable resources on the church and immigration issues in the United States.  It is issued by Justice for our Neighbors (JFON), a network of free legal clinics for immigrants related to UMCOR--the United Methodist Committee on Relief.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: GBGM programs | Immigration | Justice | Missionaries | Newsletters | Refugees | UMCOR | United Methodist Church | United States | World |
Date posted: Nov 03, 2009
arrow icon. Much of Shalom "Summit" to be Broadcast 

Columbia, South Carolina, October 23, 2009-- Major portions of the seventh national "summit" of Communities of Shalom, a movement of faith- inspired community development, will be broadcast live from its meeting site in Columbia, South Carolina, October 31.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Christian love | Health | Immigration | Poverty | Focus on Ministry with the Poor | Focus on Global Health |
Date posted: Oct 26, 2009

arrow icon. The UMCOR Hotline for October 13, 2009 
In Today's Hotline: *WORLDWIDE: Help Disaster Survivors *RESOURCES: World Food Day, Oct. 16 *GEORGIA: Bringing Home the “Dough” *JFON: Bay Area JFON Successfully Launched *EVENT: Change the World Conference
Source: UMCOR
More about: Emergencies | Hunger | Immigration | Natural disasters | Refugees | UMCOR | United Methodist Church | Georgia | Indonesia | Philippines | United States | World |
Date posted: Oct 13, 2009
arrow icon. The UMCOR Hotline for September 29, 2009 
In Today's Hotline: PHILIPPINES: Typhoon Ketsana Response ARMENIA: World Food Day, Oct. 16 JFON: Setting a Captive Free EVENT: Mental Illness Awareness Week
Source: UMCOR
More about: Emergencies | Hunger | Immigration | Natural disasters | Refugees | UMCOR | United Methodist Church | Armenia | Philippines |
Date posted: Sep 30, 2009
arrow icon. The UMCOR Hotline for September 15, 2009 
In Today's Hotline: *WORLDWIDE: Relief Supplies Needed *DRC: Support Aviation Ministry *US: Churches Unite for HIV Testing Day *JFON: Immigration Awareness
Source: UMCOR
More about: AIDS/HIV | Health | Immigration | Natural disasters | UMCOR | United Methodist Church | Congo DR | United States |
Date posted: Sep 15, 2009
arrow icon. The UMCOR Hotline for September 1, 2009 
In Today's Hotline: *SRI LANKA: Born to Fish *US: Miracle Choir *RESOURCES: Reverse Trick-or-Treat *EVENT: National Depression Screening Day, Oct. 8
Source: UMCOR
More about: Agriculture | Emergencies | Health | Immigration | International affairs | Natural disasters | Refugees | UMCOR | United Methodist Church | Sri Lanka | United States |
Date posted: Sep 01, 2009
arrow icon. The UMCOR Hotline for July 21, 2009 
In Today's Hotline: *PHILIPPINES: UMCOR Opens New Office *US: Clothes for Arriving Refugees *ZIMBABWE: Cheering for Pencils *JFON: Restoring Temporary Status
Source: UMCOR
More about: Children | Education | Emergencies | Immigration | Natural disasters | Refugees | UMCOR | United Methodist Church | Philippines | United States | Zimbabwe |
Date posted: Jul 21, 2009
arrow icon. United Methodist Task Force Promotes Award-Winning Film on Immigration 
Promotional Poster available at madeinla.com. New York, NY, June 22, 2009--Made in LA is an Emmy award-winning film on the three-year experience of three immigrant women who stood up to exploitation in a Los Angeles sweatshop run by a trendy clothing retailer.
Source: GBGM Press Releases
More about: Advocacy | GBGM news | Human rights | Immigration | Justice | Resolutions of the UMC | Women | Mission studies | United States | World |
Date posted: Jun 22, 2009
arrow icon. Hallelujah Moment from Japan: "God Is So Good" 
Debbie Umipig-Julian with Mustafa, Eva, and their children, KC, and Zilan. Mustafa wandered through the mountains for a long time and finally had to flee his home country in order to preserve his life after he quit a militant group. A Kurd from Turkey, Mustafa ended up in Japan where he met Eva, a Filipina working in the entertainment industry.
Source: Mission Education
More about: Advocacy | Global connections | Human rights | Immigration | Race | Japan | Philippines | Turkey |
Date posted: Jun 09, 2009
arrow icon. United Methodist Bishops Advocate Comprehensive Immigration Reform in US
May 2009 Council of Bishops meeting in Bethesda, MD. Bethesda, Maryland, May 14, 2009—The full Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church has appealed to the President and Congress of the United States to support "comprehensive immigration reform" that would, among other goals, provide pathways to citizenship and reunify families separated by current policies.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Advocacy | Christian love | Communities | Family | GBGM programs | Human rights | Immigration | United Methodist Church | Statements | North Eastern U.S. | United States |
Date posted: May 13, 2009
arrow icon. United Methodist Leaders Welcome Obama Intentions on Immigration 
Bishop Minerva Carcaño marches Feb. 28 in Phoenix with demonstrators to protest crackdowns on undocumented persons by Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio. A group of United Methodist bishops has welcomed a White House announcement that President Barack Obama plans to include immigration law reform on his 2009 political agenda.
Source: GBGM Press Releases
More about: Human rights | Immigration | United States | World |
Date posted: Apr 16, 2009
arrow icon. New Arab Christian University in Israel Has Strong Methodist Connections 
The Rev. Elias Chacour.

New York, NY, April 9, 2009--The first Arab Christian university in Israel, slated for Nazareth, has numerous Methodist connections, including United Methodist mission ties.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Conflict | Ecumenical | Education | Global connections | Immigration | International affairs | Justice | Missionaries | Peace | Race | War | Israel | Middle East | Palestine |
Date posted: Apr 09, 2009

arrow icon. The UMCOR Hotline for April 7, 2009 
In Today's Hotline: US: Red River Flood Recovery UMCOR: Buy Fair Trade Chocolate US: New Birthing Kits JFON: New Guardians
Source: UMCOR
More about: Agriculture | Easter | Emergencies | Health | Hunger | Immigration | International affairs | Justice | Natural disasters | UMCOR | United Methodist Church | United States |
Date posted: Apr 07, 2009
arrow icon. Border Health Partnership Builds on Local Initiative 
Pharr Better: Mission teams repair 8-10 homes each year for families that live in substandard conditions.

Pharr, Texas, March 20, 2009--A new United Methodist Border Health Partnership in South Texas is building on the work of a small membership congregation in the city of Pharr, near McAllen and just across the Rio Grande from the Mexican city of Reynosa.
Source: GBGM Press Releases
More about: Communities | Education | Evangelization | Health | Human rights | Hunger | Immigration | Justice | Mission opportunities | Race | Volunteers | Youth | Mexico |
Date posted: Mar 20, 2009

arrow icon. The UMCOR Hotline for March 10, 2009 
In Today's Hotline: *LIBERIA: In the Honey Business *UMCOR: One Great Hour of Sharing *US: Ohio Church Helps Sudan *US: United Methodists Show Fair Trade Support *JFON: Reuniting a Family
Source: UMCOR
More about: Agriculture | Emergencies | Hunger | Immigration | International affairs | Natural disasters | UMCOR | United Methodist Church | Liberia | Sudan | United States |
Date posted: Mar 10, 2009
arrow icon. Arizona United Methodist Facility Receives Federal Job Stimulus Grant 
Medical assistant Rebecca Mijares checks the blood pressure of a young patient at the Centro de Saluad at United Methodist Women-supported Wesley Community Center in Phoenix, AZ. Phoenix, Arizona, March 10, 2009--Wesley Community Center, a Phoenix facility related to The United Methodist Church, is sharing in a $3.9 million federal economic stimulus grant aimed at increasing regional jobs in the health- care section.
Source: GBGM Press Releases
More about: Advocacy | Children | Communities | Economy | Education | Family | Immigration | John Wesley | Poverty | Refugees | United Methodist Church | Volunteers | Welfare | Wesley | Urban | United States |
Date posted: Mar 10, 2009
arrow icon. United Methodists Join Protest against Arpaio 
United Methodist Bishop Minerva Carcaño marching to protest crackdowns on undocumented persons by Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio. United Methodist Bishop Minerva Carcaño offered a blessing and words of peace to thousands gathered to march in protest of the treatment of immigrants by Sheriff Joe Arpaio.
Source: United Methodist News Service
More about: Advocacy | Civil rights | Communities | Human rights | Immigration | Justice | Refugees | United Methodist Church | United States | Western U.S. |
Date posted: Mar 02, 2009
arrow icon. United Methodists Join in Call for Justice, Comprehensive Immigration Reform 
Bishop Minerva Carcaño Washington, DC, February 12, 2009--Faith communities in the United States are being called to pray and work for a just and comprehensive reform of what were described as broken immigration laws.
Source: GBGM Press Releases
More about: Advocacy | Christian love | Human rights | Immigration | Justice | Refugees | United Methodist Church | Statements | North Eastern U.S. | United States |
Date posted: Feb 12, 2009
arrow icon. The UMCOR Hotline for February 10, 2009 
In Today's Hotline: AFGHANISTAN: Winter Worries; SOUTH AFRICA: Overcoming Hunger; JFON: Hope for the Future; US: Choose Fair Trade Chocolate on Valentine’s Day; UMCOR: One Great Hour of Sharing - March 22nd
Source: UMCOR
More about: Agriculture | Emergencies | Hunger | Immigration | International affairs | One Great Hour of Sharing | UMCOR | United Methodist Church | Afghanistan | Africa | United States |
Date posted: Feb 10, 2009
arrow icon. The UMCOR Hotline for January 13, 2009 
In Today's Hotline: GAZA: On Watch for Relief Entry ZIMBABWE: Generous Donations Help Zimbabwe JFON: Seeking Asylum in the US UMCOR: 100-Ton Challenge Over Halfway Mark
Source: UMCOR
More about: Agriculture | Conflict | Emergencies | Immigration | International affairs | Refugees | UMCOR | United Methodist Church | Violence | War | Palestine | United States | Zimbabwe |
Date posted: Jan 13, 2009
arrow icon. Brooklyn Church Offers a Warm Welcome to Hundreds of Immigrants 
Maudelyn (left), shown with Alston (right), from Tobago, found JFON at Wesley UMC after she lost thousands of dollars to an unscrupulous lawyer. When Pastor Pauline Wardell-Sankoh came to John Wesley United Methodist Church in 2000, she did not realize the extent of passion for immigration justice that had begun to take root a year earlier. The church, with a membership of about 200, is located in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn.
Source: New World Outlook
More about: Advocacy | Education | GBGM programs | Immigration | Justice | Refugees | UMCOR | United Methodist Church | Volunteers | North Eastern U.S. | United States |
Date posted: Jan 05, 2009
arrow icon. The UMCOR Hotline for December 30, 2008 
In Today's Hotline: ZIMBABWE: A Compassionate and Comprehensive Response CÔTE d'IVOIRE: UMCOR Trains Hundreds in the Fight against Malaria CUBA: UMCOR Provides Hurricane Relief US:United Methodists Pull Together for Record-Breaking Flood Bucket Distribution GEORGIA: UMCOR Provides Relief to Conflict Survivors US: Justice for Our Neighbors Expands to 26 Clinics WORLDWIDE: Shining a Light on HIV/AIDS DRC: Free Medicine for the Democratic Republic of Congo
Source: UMCOR
More about: AIDS/HIV | Conflict | Emergencies | Health | Hunger | Immigration | International affairs | Natural disasters | Refugees | UMCOR | United Methodist Church | Africa | Cote d´Ivoire | Cuba | Georgia | United States | Zimbabwe |
Date posted: Dec 30, 2008
arrow icon. 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
arrow icon. Missionary-Immigration Lawyers Needed for Michigan and Tennessee 

New York, NY, Nov. 21, 2008--The United Methodist mission agency needs two immigration lawyers to provide legal counsel at up to three congregation-based immigration clinics in Michigan and Tennessee.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Advocacy | Ethics | Immigration | Justice | Missionaries | United Methodist Church | United States |
Date posted: Nov 21, 2008

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