New York, NY, April 29, 2011--The 400th anniversary of the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible is a dramatic reminder of a central theme in the Protestant mission movement: the drive to translate Scripture into the everyday languages people use.
Source: GBGM Mission News
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Date posted: May 04, 2011

Lucie Harrison Girls High School was established by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1912, thanks to the devoted efforts of the Rev. Dr. John C. Butcher. At that time, residents of Methodism's Northern India area, where Dr. Butcher was missionary in charge, considered the education of girls to be unnecessary.
Source: New World Outlook
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Date posted: Jan 20, 2011

September 9, 2010--Retired United Methodist Bishop James K. Mathews, who had a lifelong passion for mission work and evangelism, died Sept. 8 in Washington, D.C. He was 97.
Source: GBGM Mission News
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Date posted: Sep 10, 2010

Edinburgh, Scotland, June 9, 2010--The 2010 World Mission Conference in Edinburgh recognized a direct descendent of the only Korean participant, who was Methodist, at a landmark missionary conference a hundred years ago.
Source: GBGM Mission News
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Date posted: Jun 09, 2010

Milan, Italy, March 30, 2010--For nearly a decade, the small Protestant community in Italy has been assisting immigrant brothers and sisters from all over the world. The Chiesa Evangelica Metodista di Milano, to which I belong, is a testimony of this phenomenon.
Source: GBGM Mission News
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Date posted: Mar 30, 2010

New York, NY, December 22, 2009--Was the Copenhagen summit on climate change a moral and diplomatic failure?
Source: GBGM Mission News
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Date posted: Dec 22, 2009

HIV/AIDS affects people in all nations at all strata of society. Thanks to the United Methodist Global AIDS Fund, United Methodists and their partners can fight this disease in various countries through church, community, and hospital-based projects.
Source: New World Outlook
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Date posted: Nov 01, 2009

New York, NY, October 19, 2009--Five loaves from diverse cultures represent the bread of life and the church as the body of Christ in a new litany for Holy Communion introduced at the annual meeting of The United Methodist Board of Global Ministries.
Source: GBGM Mission News
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Date posted: Oct 19, 2009

Evanston, Illinois, August 2, 2009--Emmanuel United Methodist Church, Evanston, Illinois, has housed a succession of ethnic congregations, including Scandinavian and Caribbean, since it was built in the city north of Chicago on Lake Michigan more than 110 years ago.
Source: GBGM Mission News
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Date posted: Aug 03, 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.
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Date posted: May 05, 2009

New York, NY, Oct. 2, 2008--The Methodist Church in India has called upon the president of the country to take "serious steps" to end violence against Christian minorities in several areas of India.
Source: GBGM Press Releases
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Date posted: Oct 03, 2008