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arrow icon. Hallelujah Moment from Palestine: The Bee Hive Project 

“The Bee Hive Project” will purchase beehives, train local people as beekeepers, and sell honey so that needy families in Wadi Foquin will have incomes.
Source: Mission Education
More about: Agriculture | Children | Global connections | Peace | Poverty | Women | Youth | Partners/partnerships | Focus on Congregational Development | Israel | Palestine |
Date posted: Sep 18, 2009

arrow icon. Church Witness Remains Strong in Pakistan Despite Recent Attacks 
Bishop John Malik leads the Diocese of Lahore in the Church of Pakistan.

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.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Communities | Conflict | GBGM news | Hate | International affairs | Peace | Violence | Pakistan |
Date posted: Sep 14, 2009

arrow icon. Mission Leaders Appeal for End to Violence against Christians in Pakistan 
Protesting violence in the community of Gojra, Pakistan, where seven Christians were killed in July 2009.

New York, NY, September 4, 2009--Two top mission leaders of The United Methodist Church are appealing to the government of Pakistan to take measures to ensure the safety of a Christian minority under violent attack in some parts of the officially Islamic nation.
Source: GBGM Press Releases
More about: Communities | Conflict | GBGM news | Hate | Human rights | Peace | Violence | War | Focus on Congregational Development | Pakistan |
Date posted: Sep 04, 2009

arrow icon. Ken Thompson Rediscovered 
For 10 years, Ken Thompson documented the Civil Rights Movement, capturing images of leaders such as the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in their daily activities. In 1960, a 17-year-old high school senior won a photo contest in his hometown and was recommended by his art teacher to an editor working on a magazine for the United Church of Christ (UCC).
Source: New World Outlook
More about: Christian love | Civil rights | Communities | Education | GBGM news | Hate | Human rights | Peace | Poverty | Prayers | Race | Social Principles | United Methodist Church | Youth | Mission updates | Focus on Leadership Development | United States |
Date posted: Sep 01, 2009
arrow icon. United Methodists in Nepal Appeal for Prayer As Christians There Face Intimidation 

New York, NY, July 6, 2009--United Methodists in Nepal request that church members worldwide join them and other Nepalese Christians in praying for peace and safety in the face of intimidation and acts of anti-Christian violence.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Global connections | Hate | Human rights | International affairs | Peace | Prayers | Violence | Focus on Congregational Development | Nepal |
Date posted: Jul 06, 2009

arrow icon. Major Magazine Features Decline of Holy Land Christians 
In February 2008, Rachel Harvey visited Nazareth as part of Seeking Peace-Pursuing Justice, a study of peacemaking and contemporary issues in Israel-Palestine.

New York, NY, June 15, 2009--The ecumenical Week of Peace in Palestine-Israel coincided with a cover story in a major general magazine on an issue of deep concern to some Christians: the declining number of Christians in the Holy Land.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Advocacy | Christian love | Ethics | GBGM news | Global connections | International affairs | Peace | United Methodist Church | War | Welfare | Methodism | Israel | Middle East | Palestine |
Date posted: Jun 15, 2009

arrow icon. Week for Peace in Palestine/Israel Under Way Among Churches Worldwide
New York, NY, June 4, 2009--A "World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel" is underway among churches and Christian groups in as many as 40 countries.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Advocacy | Christian love | Ecumenical | Global connections | Human rights | International affairs | Justice | Peace | Violence | War | Partners/partnerships | Israel | Palestine | World |
Date posted: Jun 05, 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. Hallelujah Moment from Liberia: "The First to Suffer Were the Children" 
Albert Willicor

January 23, 2009--The first of ten children born to rubber plantation workers, I was brought up in very modest circumstances.
Source: Mission Education
More about: Children | Conflict | Education | Global connections | Globalization | Health | Hunger | Newsletters | Peace | Poverty | Violence | War | Water | Youth | Advance | Liberia |
Date posted: Jan 22, 2009

arrow icon. Texts of Prayers at Inauguration of President Obama 
Rev. Rick Warren, pastor of Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, CA.

Washington, DC, January 20, 2009--Two prayers were included in the inaugural ceremonies marking the start of the presidency of Barack Hussein Obama, the first African American president of the United States.
Source: GBGM Press Releases
More about: Advocacy | Civil rights | Economy | Global connections | Globalization | International affairs | Justice | Martin Luther King Day | Peace | Prayers | Race | United Methodist Church | Partners/partnerships | United States |
Date posted: Jan 20, 2009

arrow icon. Hallelujah Moment from Italy: "Peace and Possibilities" 
Italians waiting for public transportation illustrate the racial tension in Milan. The graffiti behind them reads:

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

arrow icon. Mission Grants Support Peace and Justice in the Holy Land 
The Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem.

New York, NY, December 12, 2008--Recent grants from the General Board of Global Ministries underscore the United Methodist commitment to peace and justice in the Holy Land.
Source: GBGM Press Releases
More about: Children | Communities | Conflict | Donations | Education | Emergencies | Evangelization | GBGM programs | Global connections | Grants | Health | Human rights | International affairs | Justice | Peace | United Methodist Church | Violence | War | Water | Welfare | Women | Youth | Israel | Middle East | Palestine |
Date posted: Dec 16, 2008

arrow icon. The Christmas Hope for Peace 

Hope for peace--the projection and possibility of peace--is integral to the Christmas celebration, and to the Christian life and mission.
Source: GBGM Administration
More about: Christmas | Global connections | Globalization | Hate | Human rights | International affairs | Peace | Prayers | United Methodist Church | War |
Date posted: Dec 11, 2008

arrow icon. Reflections on a Gathering of Missionaries 
38 missionaries from Latin America and the Caribbean gathered in Costa Rica for a regional mission personnel consultation. November 25, 2008--The connectional nature of The United Methodist Church was evident and celebrated as 38 missionaries from Latin America and the Caribbean gathered in Costa Rica in early November for the first regional mission personnel consultation in many years.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Communities | Global connections | Globalization | Human rights | International affairs | Justice | Missionaries | Peace | United Methodist Church | Partners/partnerships | Bolivia | Caribbean Islands | Costa Rica | Latin America |
Date posted: Nov 26, 2008
arrow icon. Missionary Shares Story of his Palestinian Mother  
Alex Awad signed copies of his new book at a recent mission event. The Rev. Alex Awad can trace the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through its impact on his mother's 90 years of life. He also can trace the influence the Christian church has had on his mother and her family. His new book, Palestinian Memories: The Story of a Palestinian Mother and Her People, is a story of his mother's Christian faith and of the Palestinian people.
Source: United Methodist News Service
More about: Advocacy | Christian love | Conflict | Education | Family | Immigration | International affairs | Missionaries | Peace | United Methodist Church | Israel | Palestine |
Date posted: Sep 12, 2008
arrow icon. Hallelujah Moment from Colombia:
 "Today All the People Laughed!"
Eluzinete Pereira Garcia is a missionary of the General Board of Global Ministries of the United Methodist Church assigned to a public health ministry in Latin America and the Caribbean. Based in Brazil, she coordinates and promotes Comprehensive Community-Based Primary Health Care (C.C.B.P.H.C.), a primary healthcare program in partnership with CIEMAL, the Council of Evangelical Methodist Churches in Latin America and the Caribbean.

With tears in his eyes, Bishop Juan Cardona said to me, "Lu, I don't know what you did with the people of the town, but for three years we have been having recreational activities with the children, bringing psychologists, clowns, etc., and we were never able to make them smile. When I arrived, I saw the people's happiness and I couldn't understand what was happening when today all the people laughed!"
Source: Mission Education
More about: Children | Communities | Conflict | Global connections | Health | Human rights | Missionaries | Peace | Violence | Colombia |
Date posted: Sep 05, 2008

arrow icon. China News Summary: September 2008 

The China News Summary is compiled monthly by the United Methodist China Program, Room 1335, General Board of Global Ministries, The United Methodist Church, 475 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10115
Source: Mission Contexts and Relationships
More about: Environment | GBGM programs | Globalization | International affairs | Newsletters | Peace | Violence | China | Tibet |
Date posted: Sep 02, 2008

arrow icon. Religious Leaders Call for Ceasefire in Philippines 
United Methodist Bishops Solito K. Toquero (left) and Leo A. Soriano sign a covenant at the conclusion of a Muslim-Christian peace-building dialogue in July 2007 in Davao City, Philippines. United Methodist Bishop Leo A. Soriano has joined other religious leaders in calling for a ceasefire in the southern Philippines between the government and Muslim rebels known as the Moro Islamic Liberation Force.
Source: United Methodist News Service
More about: Conflict | Peace | United Methodist Church | Violence | Philippines |
Date posted: Aug 29, 2008
arrow icon. Mission Study on Israel-Palestine Is Consistent with United Methodist Policy
 (Revised June 2008)
Chief executives of the Women's Division and the General Board of Global Ministries called the 2007-2008 Israel-Palestine mission study consistent with the denomination's stand for a just and lasting peace in that region in a joint statement issued Feb. 19 (updated in June, 2008). Women's Division Deputy General Secretary Harriett Jane Olson and Global Ministries' Interim General Secretary Bishop Felton E. May issued the statement in response to attacks on the study launched after a denominational briefing for delegates to the 2008 General Conference.
Source: GBGM Press Releases
More about: Justice | Peace | United Methodist Church | Israel | Palestine |
Date posted: Jun 24, 2008
arrow icon. Mission Leader Endorses Ecumenical 
Call for Prayers for Zimbabwe
The Rev. Dr. Samuel Kobia, general secretary of the World Council of Churches. New York, NY, June 17, 2008—The head of the United Methodist mission agency has endorsed a call from the World Council of Churches that Christians everywhere join on June 22 in a day of prayer for the nation of Zimbabwe as it faces a run-off in a deeply contested national election.
Source: GBGM Press Releases
More about: Advocacy | Christian love | Communities | GBGM news | Global connections | International affairs | Peace | Prayers | United Methodist Church | Africa | Zimbabwe |
Date posted: Jun 17, 2008
arrow icon. Heritage Sunday, the Peace with Justice Sunday Offering, and Aldersgate Day 
John Wesley, founder of Methodism. <br>Drew University Methodist Library/General Commission on Archives and History May 18, 2008, is a significant day for United Methodists: congregations will observe Heritage Sunday and Aldersgate Day and receive the Peace with Justice Sunday offering.
Source: GBGM Press Releases
More about: Christian love | John Wesley | Justice | Peace | Special Sundays | United Methodist Church | Wesley | World |
Date posted: May 16, 2008
arrow icon. Witness and Work for Peace at General Conference 
Remembering people killed in Iraq/Sally Graham Ernst (left) of Bethel Park, Penn, and Marilyn J. Outslay of Portland, Oregon, walk among boots and shoes that symbolize people killed in the U.S. invasion and occupation of Iraq. The shoes were placed in a park across the street from the 2008 United Methodist General Conference in Fort Worth, Texas, We oppose unilateral first/preemptive strike actions and strategies on the part of any government," declares a new phrase inserted into the Social Principles of the denomination at its General Conference, which meets every four years and is the only official voice of the church.
Source: GBGM Press Releases
More about: Peace | United Methodist Church | World |
Date posted: May 02, 2008
arrow icon. Communities of Shalom Returns to General Conference
 Where It All Began
Bishop John R. Schol of the Baltimore-Washington Annual (regional) Conference spoke at an April 25 reception honoring the Shalom Zone initiative of the Theological School of Drew University. Schol is the convener of the National Shalom Committee. The United Methodist Communities of Shalom initiative returned to General Conference, where it was born in 1992 as a ministry of community reconciliation and development.
Source: GBGM Staff Briefings
More about: GBGM programs | Peace | United Methodist Church | United States |
Date posted: Apr 26, 2008
arrow icon. Peace Conference: Where is the Church's Voice?  
Seasoned peacemakers, social justice advocates and seminary students spent three days at a peace conference grappling with the question: "How can The United Methodist Church find its voice in a world of violence?" The Rev. Peter Storey, a renowned peace advocate and the former Methodist bishop of South Africa, set the tone for the three-day gathering as he welcomed 400 participants to "the conference of impossible things."
Source: United Methodist News Service
More about: Peace | United Methodist Church | South Eastern U.S. | United States |
Date posted: Feb 06, 2008
arrow icon. Update on Human Rights in Myanmar (Burma) 
Sketchy reports indicate that the government of Myanmar has again met peaceful pro-democracy demonstrators with unprovoked violence.
Source: GBGM Press Releases
More about: GBGM news | Human rights | International affairs | Justice | Peace | Prayers | Myanmar-Burma |
Date posted: Oct 04, 2007
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