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arrow icon. "Do What It Takes"--New Missionaries Challenged 
Yae Eun Kim, a fourth grader from the First United Methodist Church in Flushing, sings at the service, accompanied by Si Hwan Byun on the danso, the traditional Korean flute.

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

arrow icon. Missionaries and Their Families  
Fresie and Rukang Chikomb

Among the ten new missionaries to be commissioned at the First United Methodist Church in Queens on Tuesday, October 11, 2011, four of the new missionaries--Fresie and Rukang Chikomb, and Eumin and Prumeh Kim--are married couples. Serving as a family with children poses special challenges and opportunities for missionaries.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Children | Education | Family | Global connections | International affairs | Missionaries | Prayers | United Methodist Church | Focus on Leadership Development | Congo DR | Kazakhstan | Korea |
Date posted: Oct 11, 2011

arrow icon. Early Korean Methodist Mission Leader Remembered at World Mission Conference 

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
More about: Ecumenical | Evangelism | Global connections | International affairs | Missionaries | United Methodist Church | Partners/partnerships | Methodism | Statements | Focus on Leadership Development | Africa | Asia and the Pacific Islands | India | Korea | South Africa |
Date posted: Jun 09, 2010

arrow icon. Christian Mission and Other Faiths: A Complex Issue 

Edinburgh, June 4, 2010--Christian mission among people of other faiths was a complex, recurring theme at "Witnessing to Christ Today," the broadly ecumenical World Mission Conference held in Edinburgh, Scotland, June 2-6.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Christian love | Communities | Evangelism | Evangelization | Ethics | Global connections | Globalization | Human rights | International affairs | Jesus Christ | John Wesley | Partners/partnerships | Methodism | Statements | Focus on Congregational Development | Korea | Romania | South Africa | United Kingdom |
Date posted: Jun 04, 2010

arrow icon. Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Features Situation of Division in Korea 
The 2009 poster is online at geii.org.

New York, NY, January 9, 2009--"That They May Become One in Your Hand," a line from the prophet Ezekiel, is the theme of the 2009 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. The materials for this year's ecumenical observance come from the experience of churches in the divided land of Korea.
Source: GBGM Press Releases
More about: Christian love | Communities | Ecumenical | GBGM events | Globalization | International affairs | Prayers | Korea |
Date posted: Jan 09, 2009

arrow icon. Mission Leaders Renew Call for
 Prayers for Captive Koreans

Mission leaders of The United Methodist Church have renewed their call for Christians and all people of goodwill to pray for the release and well-being of 19 Korean mission volunteers held by Taliban forces in Afghanistan.
Source: GBGM Administration
More about: GBGM news | Human rights | International affairs | United Methodist Church | Afghanistan | Korea |
Date posted: Aug 24, 2007
arrow icon. Ecumenical Update on Koreans Held in Afghanistan 
Many United Methodists are deeply concerned about- -and in prayer for--the group of Korean mission volunteers held captive by the Taliban in Afghanistan. The General Board of Global Ministries receives daily requests for information updates.
Source: GBGM Press Releases
More about: Ecumenical | International affairs | Prayers | Afghanistan | Korea | South Korea |
Date posted: Aug 14, 2007
arrow icon. Prayers for Korean Mission Volunteers Held in Afghanistan 
The directors and staff of the United Methodist General Board of Global Ministries are in fervent prayer for the safety and quick release of the group of Korean Christian volunteers being held by the Taliban in the Qarabagh District in Afghanistan. We are also remembering the family and the congregation of the Rev. Bae Hyung-kyu, a young Presbyterian pastor from Bundang, who has already been shot by the captors.
Source: GBGM Press Releases
More about: Advocacy | Christian love | Communities | Ecumenical | Emergencies | Human rights | International affairs | Prayers | United Methodist Church | Violence | Korea | Afghanistan |
Date posted: Aug 01, 2007
arrow icon. Pastoral Letter on Campus Shootings from United Methodist Korean American Group 
We are deeply saddened and grieved by the tragedy at Virginia Polytechnic Institute in Blacksburg on Monday, April 16th. We express our deepest sympathy and condolences to the victims and their families as they mourn and grieve the loss of their loved ones. We join together in praying for those killed and wounded, their families, the community at Virginia Tech and all those affected by this deadly rampage.
Source: GBGM Administration
More about: Christian love | International affairs | United Methodist Church | Korea | North Eastern U.S. | United States |
Date posted: Apr 19, 2007
arrow icon. Mission Leader Sees Hope in Six-Party
 Agreement on North Korea Nuclear Issue

The United Methodist Church’s chief mission executive is hopeful that a new six-party agreement will not only lead to a phase out of North Korea’s nuclear weapons program but also open the door to talks on a permanent peace for the Korean peninsula.
Source: GBGM Press Releases
More about: GBGM news | International affairs | Peace | Prayers | United Methodist Church | Korea | North Korea | South Korea | United States |
Date posted: Feb 16, 2007
arrow icon. Missionary Minute:
 October 29, 2006

University students in many countries realize that, as heirs of a global world, it is essential to learn the English language. Missionaries who teach English prepare students to contribute to the society of the future. It is a challenge to design and develop new courses in English.
Source: Advance
More about: Missionaries | Advance | Korea |
Date posted: Oct 23, 2006
arrow icon. Evangelism is 'Powerful Dynamic' for Methodist Movement 
Participants in the July 20-24 World Methodist Conference were reminded of the powerful role that evangelism plays in today's world Methodist movement.
Source: United Methodist News Service
More about: Ecumenical | Evangelism | International affairs | United Methodist Church | Methodism | Korea | South Korea |
Date posted: Jul 31, 2006
arrow icon. Ecumenism at 'Turning Point,' Kobia Tells Methodists  
Speaking as a fellow Methodist, the chief executive of the World Council of Churches told the World Methodist Conference that the ecumenical movement is "at a turning point in its history."
Source: United Methodist News Service
More about: Ecumenical | International affairs | United Methodist Church | Methodism | Korea | South Korea |
Date posted: Jul 28, 2006
arrow icon. Methodist Women, Youth Gather in Korea 
Addressing issues of justice and faith, Methodist women and youth held separate gatherings in South Korea before attending the World Methodist Conference.
Source: United Methodist News Service
More about: Communities | Ecumenical | International affairs | United Methodist Church | Women | Youth | Methodism | Korea | South Korea |
Date posted: Jul 26, 2006
arrow icon. Worship Service Focuses on Demilitarized Zone 
Sunday, July 23, became a new Day of Pentecost as some 300 delegates from the World Methodist Conference participated in a worship service on peace and reunification at Imjingak (the Demilitarized Zone between South and North Korea). 
Source: United Methodist News Service
More about: Christian love | Ecumenical | Peace | Prayers | United Methodist Church | Methodism | Korea | South Korea | World |
Date posted: Jul 24, 2006
arrow icon. Two Korean, U.S. Conferences Pledge to Work Together  
Methodists in two regions half a world apart - one in the United States, one in South Korea - have signed a covenant to work together on making disciples.
Source: United Methodist News Service
More about: Communities | Ecumenical | International affairs | United Methodist Church | Methodism | Korea | North Eastern U.S. | South Korea | United States |
Date posted: Jul 24, 2006
arrow icon. World Methodist Council Elects Barrett as Chairperson  
The Rev. John C.A. Barrett of the British Methodist Church is the new chairperson of the World Methodist Council, which includes churches in 132 countries.
Source: United Methodist News Service
More about: Ecumenical | International affairs | United Methodist Church | Methodism | Korea | South Korea | United States | World |
Date posted: Jul 24, 2006
arrow icon. Methodists From Around World Gather Amid Global Tensions 
Drawing representatives from churches in 132 countries, the World Methodist Council met July 18-19, followed by the July 20-24 World Methodist Conference. "God in Christ Reconciling" (II Corinthians 5:18) is the theme for the 19th conference, which is meeting at Seoul's Kum Nan Church for worship, dialogue and study. Conference participants come during a time of high tension following North Korea's recent missile tests.
Source: United Methodist News Service
More about: Conflict | International affairs | Peace | Resolutions of the UMC | United Methodist Church | Violence | War | Methodism | Israel | Korea | Lebanon | Middle East | North Korea | South Korea |
Date posted: Jul 21, 2006
arrow icon. World Methodists Approve Further Ecumenical Dialogue  
World Methodists have unanimously approved a resolution authorizing further dialogue with the Roman Catholic Church, with the stated aim of "full communion in faith, mission and sacramental life."
Source: United Methodist News Service
More about: Ecumenical | International affairs | United Methodist Church | Methodism | Korea | South Korea | World |
Date posted: Jul 20, 2006
arrow icon. What is Clean and What is Unclean?
 That is the question....

A leading Christian scholar and theologian and his professor wife receive the traditional New Year greeting in their home from missionaries Sonia and
Dwight Strawn.
Sonia and Dwight Strawn, GBGM missionaries in Korea share a Lenten Message.
Source: Mission Personnel
More about: Bible | Christian love | Communities | Education | Jesus Christ | Lent | United Methodist Church | South Korea | Korea |
Date posted: Apr 03, 2006
arrow icon. Helen Kim  
Charles Cole, Editor of the series, The United Methodist History of Mission, shares some excerpts describing the impact of a few women on mission history in The United Methodist Church - in this instance, Helen Kim.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Christian love | Evangelization | GBGM programs | Missionaries | United Methodist Church | Women | Methodism | Korea | United States | World |
Date posted: Mar 09, 2006
arrow icon. Sharing of Stories Can Transform the World, Education Event Reveals  
Women from the Philippines led the morning worship at the Asian Women’s Leadership Training. As the United States celebrates American Education Week, November 14-18, Korean-American United Methodist Women were returning home from their own training event with a different perspective on education – one in which the educator learns as much as the student.
Source: WD Press Releases
More about: Education | Poverty | Women | Korea |
Date posted: Nov 15, 2005
arrow icon. Korean Methodists Up by $100,000 Their Gift To Rebuild US Churches Downed by Hurricanes 
From left to right, Korean Bishop Kyoung-Ha Kim, New York Bishop Jeremiah Park (center), and Rev. R. Randy Day as The Korean Methodist Church presented its initial gift of $55,000 to The United Methodist Church for Hurricane Katrina relief. The Rev. R. Randy Day, chief executive of the General Board of Global Ministries, announced the gift at a meeting of the Connectional Table of his denomination at Lake Junaluska. He said that Bishop Kyoung-Ha Kim, president of the council of bishops of the Korean denomination, made a commitment of $100,000 in new money in a letter dated October 25.
Source: GBGM Press Releases
More about: Donations | Emergencies | GBGM news | Natural disasters | United Methodist Church | Methodism | Korea | United States |
Date posted: Nov 07, 2005
arrow icon. 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
arrow icon. Methodists of Korea Send $55,000 for Hurricane Katrina Relief 
The Korean Methodist Church has given $50,000 to the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) for use in the areas devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Methodist women in Korea sent $5,000 more to assist women and children affected by the storm.
Source: GBGM Press Releases
More about: Christian love | Communities | Emergencies | GBGM news | GBGM programs | International affairs | Natural disasters | UMCOR | United Methodist Church | Methodism | Korea | South Central U.S. | South Eastern U.S. | South Korea | United States |
Date posted: Sep 16, 2005
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