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	"Do What It Takes"--New Missionaries Challenged New York, NY, October 12, 2011--A dynamic Korean American church in one of earth's most ethnically diverse neighborhoods was the setting where ten new United Methodist missionaries were sent into the world on October 11. Source: GBGM Mission News More about: Children \| Education \| Evangelization \| Family \| Global connections \| International affairs \| Missionaries \| Prayers \| United Methodist Church \| Youth \| Focus on Leadership Development \| Congo DR \| Italy \| Kazakhstan \| Korea \| Mongolia \| Palestine \| Uganda \| Ukraine \| Date posted: Oct 12, 2011
	Missionaries Prepare to be Sent Into the World After more than three weeks of training, ten United Methodists will be commissioned and sent to missionary assignments around the world. Global Ministries executive Judy Chung says that the training helps prepare the individuals for the mission field while building a foundation of support. Source: GBGM Mission News More about: Evangelization \| Mission opportunities \| Missionaries \| United Methodist Church \| Youth \| Focus on Leadership Development \| Congo DR \| Italy \| Kazakhstan \| Palestine \| Uganda \| Ukraine \| Date posted: Oct 04, 2011
	Methodist Diversity in Europe on the Rise Berlin, Germany, February 2, 2011--As in the Day of Pentecost in Acts 2, people who spoke different languages joined a symphony of prayers and praise to God: French, Italian, Twi, Shona, German, Russian, Estonia, and English. Source: GBGM Mission News More about: Communities \| Ecumenical \| Global connections \| Globalization \| Human rights \| International affairs \| Mission opportunities \| Refugees \| United Methodist Church \| Statements \| Focus on Congregational Development \| Austria \| Congo DR \| France \| Germany \| Ghana \| Haiti \| Italy \| Portugal \| Russia \| Sweden \| United Kingdom \| Zimbabwe \| Date posted: Feb 04, 2011
	Concerning Immigrants "My Church Has Taught Me" 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 More about: Global connections \| Hate \| Immigration \| International affairs \| Peace \| Race \| Focus on Congregational Development \| Benin \| Ghana \| India \| Italy \| Japan \| Philippines \| Togo \| Date posted: Mar 30, 2010
	Italian Methodists Elect New President, Focus Ministry on Immigrants New York, New York, October 22, 2009--The Methodist community of Italy now has its first woman president, who is assuming her duties at a time when the small church is seeking to increase it ministry among immigrants. Source: GBGM Mission News More about: Communities \| Global connections \| Hate \| Missionaries \| United Methodist Church \| Violence \| Partners/partnerships \| Urban \| Focus on Congregational Development \| Italy \| Date posted: Oct 22, 2009
	Mission Leader Welcomes G-8 Pledge to Combat Hunger New York, NY, July 10, 2009--The chief mission executive of The United Methodist Church welcomed a pledge by the world's eight richest nations to provide $20 billion of agricultural production and food security to the poorest countries over the next three years. Source: GBGM Press Releases More about: Donations \| Economy \| Ethics \| Global connections \| Poverty \| United Methodist Church \| Statements \| Focus on Ministry with the Poor \| Africa \| Canada \| France \| Italy \| Japan \| Russia \| United Kingdom \| United States \| Date posted: Jul 10, 2009
	Hallelujah Moment from Italy: "Peace and Possibilities" January 9, 2009--“Cosa?!” [What?!] “Che e successo!?” [What happened?!] One of the teenagers from Ghana got a call on his cellphone on the way home from a church confirmation trip. His 19-year-old friend, Abdul, had been killed in Milan. Over the course of several phone calls and articles in the morning’s paper, the details began to emerge. Source: Mission Education More about: Children \| Communities \| Conflict \| Global connections \| Globalization \| Hate \| Justice \| Peace \| Race \| Violence \| Youth \| Urban \| Italy \| Date posted: Jan 09, 2009
	Hallelujah Moment From Italy Who's at the Table? Potlucks can take on many forms. In some parts of Indiana in the United States, they're called "pitch-ins"; in many European Methodist churches, "bring and share." The Italian Protestants call such a meal "agape." Source: Mission Education More about: Christian love \| Ecumenical \| GBGM programs \| Missionaries \| United Methodist Church \| Advance \| Europe \| Italy \| Date posted: Nov 16, 2007
	Globalization and the Church: An Italian Methodist Perspective An Ecuadorian teenager sporting a Denver Nuggets cap shares a Turkish kebab with his Italian girlfriend. Technicians from India operate the service center for a German cell-phone company based in Italy. These are some of the faces of economic globalization in Milan, Italy. But globalization has other faces here, too: a young Filipino woman carrying two heavy bags of groceries in one hand while supporting an elderly Italian woman with the other ... Source: New World Outlook More about: Christian love \| Communities \| Ecumenical \| GBGM programs \| Globalization \| Hunger \| International affairs \| United Methodist Church \| Methodism \| Italy \| Date posted: Mar 07, 2006
	Ecumenism in Milano The Rev. David A. Markay and his wife Rev. Kristin C. Markay serve as pastors of the multi- cultural, English-language ministry of the Chiesa Metodista di Milano (The Methodist Church of Milan) in Italy. This ministry is an outgrowth of the Italian Methodist/Waldensian Church's missional emphasis of "Offering hospitality to the stranger/Being the church together." This is an excerpt from their recent newsletter. Source: Mission Personnel More about: Christian love \| Communities \| Ecumenical \| GBGM programs \| Missionaries \| United Methodist Church \| Italy \| Date posted: Feb 13, 2006
	'…All of You Who Are Weary and Carry Heavy Burdens…' Every time Waldensian and Methodist Christians in Italy welcome the stranger, they are honoring a child of God, and offering a bold retort to anti-immigration voices. Source: Mission Personnel More about: Christian love \| Communities \| Ecumenical \| Immigration \| Missionaries \| Refugees \| United Methodist Church \| Methodism \| Italy \| Date posted: Nov 17, 2005
	Crossing the Aisle Once a month the Italian and English-speaking communities worship together. Bi-lingual worship, we are discovering, is not a precise science. Long explanations, puzzled looks, and clapping out of rhythm are all part of an awkward courtship. Source: Mission Personnel More about: Children \| Christian love \| GBGM programs \| Missionaries \| United Methodist Church \| Methodism \| Italy \| Date posted: May 12, 2005
	Mission Evangelism Leader to Sing In Vatican Opera Dedicated to Pope The Rev. Dr. ST Kimbrough, a mission evangelism leader of The United Methodist Church, is singing at the Vatican on April 8 in an opera performance dedicated to Pope John Paul II, whose funeral was held earlier in the day. The opera is “I Am the Way,” written by the late Metropolitan Opera singer Jerome Hines. Kimbrough will reprise the role of Peter, which he sang when the opera was recorded some years ago by the Radio Luxembourg Symphony Orchestra. The performance is the first of the opera at the Vatican. Source: GBGM Press Releases More about: Ecumenical \| Evangelism \| International affairs \| Music \| Italy \| Vatican City \| Date posted: Apr 08, 2005
	Mission Leader Pays Tribute to Pope John Paul II as Champion of Peace The Rev. R. Randy Day paid tribute to Pope John Paul II, as “a powerful champion of peace between and within nations” and a steadfast opponent of the death penalty. The 84-year-old pontiff, Day said, “was consistent throughout his long papacy in the promotion of non-violent solutions to disputes large and small, and he was unswerving in his opposition to the menace of nuclear weapons.” Source: GBGM Press Releases More about: Conflict \| Ecumenical \| Human rights \| War \| Statements \| Italy \| United States \| World \| Date posted: Apr 02, 2005
	All are Welcome to this Lord's Supper One tram and one subway ride from the Methodist Church of Milano is the Chiesa della Santa Maria delle Grazie, the home of Leonardo da Vinci’s, The Last Supper. Painted some 500 years ago, the artist offered his vision of the Holy Thursday meal. Leonardo’s use of lines and angles draws onlookers into the scene. Recently restored colors make the disciples’ faces, the glasses on the table, and the bread on the plates seem almost real. Source: Mission Personnel More about: Christian love \| GBGM programs \| Jesus Christ \| Lent \| Missionaries \| United Methodist Church \| Partners/partnerships \| Methodism \| Italy \| Date posted: Mar 23, 2005
	Being the Church Together The Revs. Kristin and David Markay are missionaries with the General Board of Global Ministries. In August 2004, the Markay family moved to Italy, where Kristin and David have been asked to serve as pastors to the English- speaking community of the Chiesa Evangelica Metodista di Milano. This ministry is an outgrowth of the Italian Methodist/Waldensian Church's missional emphasis of "offering hospitality to the stranger," which in the case of the congregation in Milano is the largest immigrant community from Africa, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Source: Missionary stories More about: Christian love \| Communities \| Ecumenical \| International affairs \| Missionaries \| United Methodist Church \| Partners/partnerships \| Methodism \| Italy \| Date posted: Nov 05, 2004
	Farewells, Hellos, and Thank Yous in the Lives of Missionaries David and Kristin Markay, GBGM missionaries served in The United Methodist Church in Lithuania, Missionaries-in Residence at the General Board of Global Ministsries, and now anticipate moving to Italy where they will serve as pastors to the English speaking community of Chiesa Evangelica Metodista di Milano. Below they share some thoughts on their ministry past and future. Source: Missionary stories More about: Christian love \| Communities \| Missionaries \| United Methodist Church \| Methodism \| Italy \| Lithuania \| Date posted: Jun 25, 2004
	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
	Young United Methodist Women Member Participating in Global Conference on Child Labor Young United Methodist Woman, Kim, 17, from Cal., will be attending the first ever Children’s World Congress on Child Labor May 10-13 in Florence, Italy. Source: Women's Division More about: Children \| Women \| Italy \| United States \| Date posted: Apr 08, 2004
	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
	United Methodist bishop takes hope for peace to Rome When United Methodist Bishop William Boyd Grove visited Rome recently, a number of Italians asked him if he thought a U.S.-led war against Iraq could be averted. He gave the same answer to each question: "My political hope is small, my gospel hope is large." Source: United Methodist News Service More about: Advocacy \| Christian love \| Ecumenical \| Human rights \| International affairs \| Peace \| War \| Vatican City \| Iraq \| Italy \| United States \| Date posted: Mar 03, 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
	Methodist church deals with flood aftermath in Milan, Italy Congregations based at the Methodist church in Milan, Italy, are continuing to cope with flood damage caused by a Nov. 26 storm. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: Ecumenical \| Emergencies \| Italy \| Date posted: Dec 10, 2002
	Muslim-Christian Summit Appeals for Peace The Roman Catholic lay association, the Community of Sant'Egidio, sponsored a Muslim-Christian summit Oct. 3-4, 2001 at the organization's international headquarters in Rome. Source: United Methodist Reporter More about: Advocacy \| Ecumenical \| Peace \| Italy \| World \| Date posted: Oct 10, 2001
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