New York, NY, March 3, 2011--The United Methodist Church's chief mission leader has expressed solidarity with the Christian community in Pakistan in the wake of the assassination of the most prominent Christian in that country's government.
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Date posted: Mar 03, 2011

Public celebration of Christmas--public testament of faith in Jesus Christ--is not always easy, or even safe. As we move into a new year, my prayer list includes persons and situations in which Christian brothers and sisters lost their lives in recent days because of their faith, or where a public official was killed for trying to protect religious rights of Christians.
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Date posted: Jan 07, 2011

October 29, 2010--On October 31, 2000, the United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 1325, dubbed "Women, Peace, and Security." This week, to celebrate ten years since the resolution's passage, hundreds of global citizens gathered with United Methodist Women at the Church Center for the United Nations (CCUN) to strategize on new and creative ways to hold governments accountable for the resolution's implementation.
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Date posted: Oct 29, 2010

From late July through early August 2010, heavier than usual monsoon rains drenched Pakistan. These heavy rains provoked flash floods that have taken the lives of at least 1,200 Pakistanis. The rains have chased millions from their homes and left thousands stranded and awaiting rescue. As we respond to the disaster through our gifts to UMCOR, we also pray for the communities impacted by these floods.
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Date posted: Aug 17, 2010

Two Pakistan leaders, moderator Rev. Samuel Robert Azariah of the Pakistan Church and principal Resha Qadir Bakhsh of the Dar-Ul- Mussarat School, shared the challenges and achievements of the Pakistan Church with Global Ministries staff, including Mr. Thomas Kemper, the new head of the General Board of Global Ministries, the United Methodist mission agency.
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Date posted: Aug 11, 2010

New York, NY, November 10, 2009--More than $1.8 million in "mission opportunity grants" were approved or confirmed by directors of the United Methodist General Board of Global Ministries at their annual meeting in Stamford, Connecticut, in mid-October.
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Date posted: Nov 10, 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.
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Date posted: Oct 19, 2009

New York, NY, September 14, 2009--Christian institutions in Pakistan continue to carry out their work and witness despite a series of attacks on churches and communities, according to a Pakistani Protestant leader.
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Date posted: Sep 14, 2009