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arrow icon. Events To Consider United Methodist Future in Eurasia 
Hans Vaxby: Global Ministries Board of Directors Meeting, Fall 2008. United Methodist leaders from three continents will convene in mid-October to focus on the future of the church in Eurasia, a vast area incorporating most of the former Soviet Union.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Evangelization | GBGM programs | United Methodist Church | Focus on Congregational Development | Focus on Leadership Development | Asia and the Pacific Islands | Belarus | Europe | Georgia | Kazakhstan | Kyrgyzstan | Moldova | Russia | Tajikistan | Ukraine | Uzbekistan |
Date posted: Sep 10, 2009
arrow icon. Baltic United Methodist Theological Seminary Marks Anniversary with a New President 
Professor Meeli Tankler, new president of the Baltic Methodist Theological Seminary, was the unanimous choice of the board of trustees and of the Estonia Annual Conference.

Tallinn, Estonia--The 15th anniversary of the largest United Methodist theological seminary in Europe was marked by the installation of a new president and an espiscopal address linking the role of theological schools to the practice of Christian mission.
Source: GBGM Press Releases
More about: Education | Evangelism | Evangelization | GBGM news | International affairs | Mission opportunities | United Methodist Church | Focus on Leadership Development | Estonia | Finland | Latvia | Lithuania | Moldova | Russia | Ukraine |
Date posted: Aug 17, 2009

arrow icon. Mission Leader Welcomes G-8 Pledge to Combat Hunger 
UMCOR Hunger/Poverty

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

arrow icon. Russian Conference Focus on Church Development 
Each of the five Eurasia conferences held an ordination and/or commissioning in 2009. In the small Northwest Russia conference five new elders were ordained.

Moscow, July 7, 2007--United Methodists across Eurasia are more interested in church development than in complaining about the economic shortages, according to Bishop Hans Växby, as he completes the round of 2009 annual conferences.
Source: GBGM Press Releases
More about: Economy | GBGM news | Global connections | International affairs | United Methodist Church | Focus on Congregational Development | Belarus | Moldova | Russia | Ukraine |
Date posted: Jul 07, 2009

arrow icon. Russian United Methodists on the Road to Growth 

(From www.minnesotaumc.org) At annual conference session in May, I asked, “Why did the United Methodist cross the road?” The answer is based on the old why-did- the-chicken-cross-the-road jokes: to get to the other side. But why would United Methodists want to get to the other side? Because Jesus is always crossing the road to the other side, where our neighbor is.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Evangelism | Global connections | International affairs | United Methodist Church | Partners/partnerships | Focus on Congregational Development | Russia |
Date posted: Jul 06, 2009

arrow icon. Centennial of Methodism in Russia Observed 
From left: Kira Volkova, interpreter and pastor of Kirov UMC; Jim Athearn, coordinator of the Russia Initative; Bishop Sally Dyck, Minnesota Annual Conference; Jorge Domingues, Global Ministries executive.

New York, NY, June 25, 2009--The 100th anniversary of Methodism in Russia was celebrated in St. Petersburg in an ecumenical service of worship in mid-June. The occasion also marked the 130th year since Methodism arrived in what was then Czarist Russia, in the region that is today the Baltic countries.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Evangelism | Evangelization | Global connections | International affairs | Mission opportunities | United Methodist Church | Partners/partnerships | Focus on Congregational Development | Russia |
Date posted: Jun 25, 2009

arrow icon. Retired Mission Leader John Johannaber Dies at 86 

New York, NY, June 25, 2009--The Rev. Dr. John W. Johannaber, who once headed the mission personnel unit of the United Methodist General Board of Global Ministries, died at his home in Oxford, Georgia, on June 9, 2009. He was 86 years old.
Source: GBGM Press Releases
More about: Education | Mission opportunities | Missionaries | Russia | Zimbabwe |
Date posted: Jun 25, 2009

arrow icon. Birdhouses for Mission 
The Rev. Sam Duree has built has built and sold about 4,000 birdhouses of 35 designs.

New York, NY, March 17, 2009--The Rev. Sam Duree is a man with a mission cause: supporting the United Methodist Theological Seminary in Russia. His mission means: birdhouses--$100,000 worth of birdhouses, designed, built, and sold with proceeds going to the school in Moscow.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Education | Evangelism | Evangelization | Globalization | Russia |
Date posted: Mar 17, 2009

arrow icon. Russia Mission Event Stresses Ministry with Youth and Young Adults 
The youth delegation from Ukraine praises God in motion. San Diego, California, March 10, 2009--The importance of youth and young adult ministry held center stage in San Diego at the 2009 consultation of the United Methodist Russia Initiative, which covers Russia and several adjoining countries.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Education | GBGM events | Global connections | International affairs | United Methodist Church | Methodism | Russia |
Date posted: Mar 10, 2009
arrow icon. United Methodism Lives in Small Town in Kazakhstan 
From left: Rev. Yong Chul Shin, Pastor of Immanuel Korean UMC in Marietta, GA, and Kanat Hozhamuratov, Pastor of Zhetigen United Methodist Church in Kazakhstan. Zhetigen, Kazakhstan, January 23, 2009--The 20- member United Methodist congregation in Zhetigen, Kazakhstan, is filled with hope and enthusiasm in the new year.
Source: GBGM Press Releases
More about: Globalization | Prison | United Methodist Church | Methodism | Kazakhstan | Russia |
Date posted: Jan 23, 2009
arrow icon. Doris Hess, Retired Mission Leader, Dies at Age 84 
Doris Hess

New York, January 16, 2009--Dr. Doris Hess, 84, a retired United Methodist missionary and long-time mission agency executive, died on January 13 following a long illness.
Source: GBGM Press Releases
More about: Education | Volunteers | Women | Australia | Philippines | Russia |
Date posted: Jan 16, 2009

arrow icon. Russia Initiative Consultation to Highlight Ministry with Youth 
New York, January 6, 2008--Ministry with youth and young adults in Russia and adjoining areas will be in the spotlight at a mission event marking the 120th anniversary of the first Methodist church in that country.
Source: GBGM Press Releases
More about: GBGM programs | International affairs | United Methodist Church | Youth | Partners/partnerships | North Eastern U.S. | Russia | United States | Western U.S. |
Date posted: Jan 07, 2009
arrow icon. Mission Agency Seeks Financial Officer for Position in Moscow 
New York, NY, Sept. 22, 2008--The United Methodist General Board of Global Ministries is seeking applicants for consideration as an area financial officer executive based in Moscow for work with the Russia Mission Initiative, which covers a large geographical region.
Source: Mission Personnel
More about: Finance | Global connections | United Methodist Church | Russia |
Date posted: Sep 22, 2008
arrow icon. Episcopal Report and Address 2008 
Annual Conferences of The United Methodist Church in Eurasia
'Narrow roads in the countryside often have two clear tracks, one for each set of wheels on the car or cart. I also see two parallel tracks for the church to follow on its way forward.' Last time I gave a report to the annual conferences was in 2005, my first year as bishop in Eurasia. In 2006, I spoke to the conferences through a series of Bible studies about the Kingdom of God. Last year I led you in three teaching sessions about Sharing. This year it is time again for a report, where I will look back to the development, comment on our present situation, and say some words about the direction for the future.
Source: GBGM Administration
More about: Bible | Christian love | Education | International affairs | Jesus Christ | John Wesley | United Methodist Church | Partners/partnerships | Methodism | Russia |
Date posted: Jul 09, 2008
arrow icon. Bishops See Church in Eurasia Area As Being on the Right Track 
Rev. Nikolai Smirnov is planning a church building in Krasnoarmeisk, Ukraine. The United Methodist leader of the Eurasia Area believes that the church is "on the right track" in a vast area extending from the Baltic Sea to the Pacific Ocean. Bishop Hans Växby told each of five annual conference meetings that the church in the area faces challenges and lacks experience in some areas but reflects the spirit of Philippians 3:16, as translated by Eugene Peterson in The Message: "Now that we're on the right track, let's stay on it."
Source: GBGM Press Releases
More about: Christian love | Education | GBGM news | United Methodist Church | Partners/partnerships | Methodism | Russia |
Date posted: Jul 09, 2008
arrow icon. Minnesota-Russian Mission Partnership to
 Develop United Methodist Center in St. Petersburg
Juan Lopez, lay pastor of La Puerta Abierta United Methodist Church in Saint Paul, MN, holds up a symbolic key given out during a May 2008 annual conference session. A new United Methodist mission center will emerge in St. Petersburg, Russia, through a partnership between the Minnesota and the Northwest Russia Annual Conferences of the denomination. United Methodists in Minnesota have already given $500,000 toward the facility and expect to add $100,000 in the near future.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Evangelism | Evangelization | United Methodist Church | Russia | United States |
Date posted: Jun 13, 2008
arrow icon. Kira Volkova: Following the Will of God 
Kira Volkova, 24, of Kirov, Russia, helps give the first-ever Young People's Address during the 2008 United Methodist General Conference in Fort Worth, Texas. In her address, she spoke of the struggles The United Methodist Church and Protestant churches in general face in a country dominated by the Russian Orthodox Church. She told about young people who hide their faith from their families. "It takes courage to admit you are a Protestant Christian in the Orthodox society where rituals and traditions can seem more important than personal relationships with God," Ms.Volkova said.
Source: GBGM Press Releases
More about: Evangelism | Evangelization | United Methodist Church | Women | Youth | Russia |
Date posted: Apr 25, 2008
arrow icon. Youth Challenge Church to 'Risk Being a Community' 
United Methodist young people greet delegates to the 2008 United Methodist General Conference in Fort Worth, Texas, following the first-ever Young People's Address to the conference. From left are: Matt Lockett, Becca Farnum, Andrew Craig, Kira Volkova, Jason Rathod and the Rev. Annie Arnoldy. Youth urged the church to risk being a community that hears and responds to God, each other, and the needs of a hurting world in the first Young People's Address to General Conference of The United Methodist Church this morning in Fort Worth, Texas.
Source: Women's Division
More about: Christian love | General Conference | United Methodist Church | Youth | Russia | United States |
Date posted: Apr 24, 2008
arrow icon. Court Closes United Methodist Church in Russia  
United Methodists are investigating a court liquidation of a church in Smolensk, Russia. Forum 18 News Service reported that Smolensk Regional Court dissolved the United Methodist congregation there on March 24 in response to a suit filed by the regional public prosecutor's office. The church already had been under government scrutiny because of a complaint from Smolensk's auxiliary Orthodox bishop.
Source: United Methodist News Service
More about: Communities | International affairs | United Methodist Church | Methodism | Russia |
Date posted: Mar 28, 2008
arrow icon. European Methodists Establish Methodist E-Academy 
A new institution that aims to provide theological education via the Internet was named the Methodist E-Academy during a meeting of the United Methodist Theological Schools in Europe.
Source: United Methodist News Service
More about: Education | United Methodist Church | Methodism | Russia |
Date posted: Feb 25, 2008
arrow icon. Nikolaev Heads United Methodist Seminary in Moscow 
The Rev. Sergei Nikolaev, President of Russia United Methodist Theological Seminary The Rev. Sergei V. Nikolaev has been elected president of the Russia United Methodist Theological Seminary in Moscow. The election by the seminary's board of trustees was effective Jan. 1. Nikolaev will continue to teach as the E. Stanley Jones Professor of Evangelism as part of the seminary's Ruediger and Gerlinde Minor Chair.
Source: United Methodist News Service
More about: Education | International affairs | United Methodist Church | Partners/partnerships | Europe | Russia |
Date posted: Feb 12, 2008
arrow icon. Leadership Training in Eurasia 2007-2012 
A plenary session during the 12th Consultation of the Russia Inititative. The United Methodist Church has over 100 churches in the Eurasia Area from eight countries and eleven time zones. Churches are in large cities and small towns. God is asking us to feed our people physical food and, more importantly, to give them the "Bread of Life."
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Evangelism | Evangelization | GBGM programs | United Methodist Church | Russia |
Date posted: Jan 18, 2008
arrow icon. Hymns of Charles Wesley Featured at
 Moscow Seminary Worship Seminar
Choir sings at The Charles Wesley Hymn Festival in Moscow, Russia. The 300th anniversary of the birth of Charles Wesley concluded with a seminar on "Worship, Evangelism, and Wesleyan Hymnody" at the United Methodist Theological Seminary in Moscow.
Source: GBGM Press Releases
More about: Music | United Methodist Church | Wesley | Russia |
Date posted: Dec 04, 2007
arrow icon. Opening Address:
 Russia Initiative Consultation
Bishop Hans Växby of Moscow. For someone living in Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, or Belarus it is not difficult to identify with the congregations in the New Testament letters. Paul is writing to new local churches facing multiple challenges.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: GBGM events | GBGM programs | International affairs | United Methodist Church | Statements | Russia | United States |
Date posted: Nov 27, 2007
arrow icon. Reaching Out in Mission to the Unchurched  
The Rev. Adam Hamilton pastors the Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, Kansas. The Rev. Adam Hamilton sees the New Testament Book of the Acts of the Apostles unfolding in Eurasia today as The United Methodist Church plants congregations in an expanse covering 11 times zones. The Rev. Hamilton and the Church of the Resurrection, which he pastors, are deeply involved in the Russia Initiative of the General Board of Global Ministries, the international mission agency of the denomination. Rev. Hamilton was host pastor for the 13th Consultation of the Russia Initiative, held at his church on Nov. 15- 17.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Evangelism | Evangelization | United Methodist Church | Partners/partnerships | Russia | United States |
Date posted: Nov 21, 2007
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