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	United Methodist Church Follows Jesus' Lead: Immigration Task Force Moves Ministry to the Borders "Jesus learned new things when he went to the border," said Rev. Edgar Avitia, who led the worship in Florida for US-based missionaries of The United Methodist Church. Jesus' continuing education and migration to the border of Tyre and Sidon in Matthew 15:21-28 spoke truth to missionary Jim Perdue, who attended the missionaries meeting on the heels of the immigration task force meeting at the Church Center of the United Nations (CCUN) in New York from September 16 to 18, 2011. Source: GBGM Mission News More about: Advocacy \| Children \| Family \| Human rights \| Immigration \| Justice \| Missionaries \| Poverty \| Race \| Social Principles \| United Methodist Church \| Youth \| Focus on Ministry with the Poor \| Guinea \| Mexico \| Philippines \| Date posted: Sep 20, 2011
	Labor Day: Continuing Advocacy for Workers Labor Day is not an excuse to buy items on sale at department stores. Labor is a legacy of 19th-century US workers who fought for and won legal guarantees for workers, such as the garment workers who made (and make) the clothes sold in the sales racks at department stores. Source: GBGM Mission News More about: Advocacy \| Civil rights \| Ethics \| Human rights \| Justice \| Mission opportunities \| Social Principles \| Youth \| Focus on Leadership Development \| Focus on Ministry with the Poor \| United States \| Date posted: Sep 02, 2011
	Remembering a Peacemaker: Dan Terry (1946-2010) I first met Dan Terry in 2004 in Afghanistan. One day he offered to help me get to a meeting on the other side of Kabul--by bicycle. We took a "shortcut" up to a steep ridge, following a rocky path where we had to push or carry our bicycles. At the top, while I caught my breath and admired the view, we encountered a family of returned refugees. This steep ridge--far from roads, water, and the city proper--was the only place this family could find to live. Source: New World Outlook More about: Christian love \| Communities \| Conflict \| Education \| Global connections \| Health \| International affairs \| Missionaries \| Peace \| Poverty \| Refugees \| Rural \| Social Principles \| Violence \| War \| Methodism \| Focus on Ministry with the Poor \| Focus on Global Health \| Afghanistan \| Date posted: Aug 24, 2011
	Change the World: One Small Church Accomplishes Great Things for Children "No one of us is as good as all of us!" That's the attitude of Rev. Janice Kahl, the pastor of First United Methodist Church along the US-Mexico border in Fabens, Texas. (She is also the pastor of Clint United Methodist Church in Clint, Texas.) Source: GBGM Mission News More about: Children \| Communities \| Education \| Social Principles \| United Methodist Church \| Focus on Congregational Development \| United States \| Date posted: May 20, 2011
	Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Poor People's Campaign January 14, 2011--In honor of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the General Board of Global Ministries is committed to Dr. King's legacy of justice, which includes economic justice and ending poverty. Dr. King is remembered for his leadership in the United States and his work towards racial justice, desegregation, and non-violence. At the time of his assassination in 1968, Dr. King was in the midst of planning a Poor People's March, integral to a campaign to unify and take action on behalf of people living in poverty. Source: GBGM Mission News More about: Civil rights \| Human rights \| Martin Luther King Day \| Poverty \| Social Principles \| United Methodist Church \| Focus on Ministry with the Poor \| Date posted: Jan 12, 2011
	Thomas Kemper of Germany is New Chief Executive of United Methodist Mission Agency New York, NY, January 13, 2010--A former missionary in Brazil, who has strong United Methodist roots in his native Germany and broad ecumenical and international experience, has been chosen as the new chief executive of his denomination's General Board of Global Ministries, an agency of worldwide scope. Source: GBGM Mission News More about: GBGM news \| Global connections \| Health \| International affairs \| John Wesley \| Poverty \| Social Principles \| United Methodist Church \| Methodism \| Action alerts \| Focus on Ministry with the Poor \| Africa \| Brazil \| Germany \| United Kingdom \| Vietnam \| Date posted: Jan 13, 2010
	Ken Thompson Rediscovered 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
	Young Adults Address Slavery, Human Trafficking Washington, DC. (UMNS), June 20, 2008 - Early on a typical summer morning, migrant farm workers are awakened by the grinding sound of a truck door sliding open. Loaded into pickup trucks and driven to lush, green tomato fields, the workers toil from dawn to dusk in temperatures soaring into the 90s, filling and emptying 32-pound buckets of tomatoes. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: Advocacy \| Christian love \| Civil rights \| Communities \| Human rights \| International affairs \| Justice \| Poverty \| Social Principles \| United Methodist Church \| Youth \| Methodism \| North Eastern U.S. \| United States \| Date posted: Jun 20, 2008
	United Methodists Accept New Litany as Part of Social Creed The United Methodist Church, on the last day of its 2008 General Conference, celebrated the 100th anniversary of its Social Principles, which are guidelines for the social behavior of its members and institutions. Earlier in the meeting it adopted a litany to accompany a denominational Social Creed, which stands at the conclusion of the principles. Source: GBGM Mission News More about: General Conference \| Social Principles \| United Methodist Church \| Methodism \| South Central U.S. \| United States \| Date posted: May 02, 2008
	Disability Awareness Sunday 2005 Disability Awareness Sunday is both a celebration and a challenge. We celebrate the lives and witness of those with disabilities who contribute so much to our faith community. We also open ourselves, our churches, and the Church to the call to full inclusion and full accessibility for those with any disability – physical or mental. This is an opportunity to raise awareness and to find solutions to the physical, architectural, communication and attitude barriers to those with disabilities. Source: Religious news services More about: Advocacy \| Christian love \| Disabilities \| GBGM programs \| Resolutions of the UMC \| Social Principles \| United Methodist Church \| Statements \| World \| Date posted: Apr 27, 2005
	Use of torture a concern, United Methodist Women say United Methodist Women and other church officials are being called to action regarding the use of torture in war and terrorism-related situations. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: Advocacy \| Christian love \| Hate \| Human rights \| International affairs \| Justice \| Social Principles \| United Methodist Church \| Violence \| Women \| Methodism \| World \| Date posted: Apr 12, 2005
	An Open Letter to the RENEW Network Jan Love, Deputy General Secretary, Women's Division writes an open letter to the recent RENEW newsletter February 2005 that publicly raised concerns about the Women's Division and her leadership. Source: Women's Division More about: Evangelization \| Ethics \| Jesus Christ \| Resolutions of the UMC \| Social Principles \| United Methodist Church \| Women \| Statements \| United States \| Date posted: Mar 31, 2005
	Worker coalition ends boycott of Taco Bell A United Methodist-backed consumer boycott against Taco Bell has ended. The Florida-based Coalition of Immokalee Workers announced March 8 that it is ending the boycott after Taco Bell agreed to work with the organization to address working conditions and the wages of farm workers in the Florida tomato industry. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: Advocacy \| Agriculture \| Civil rights \| Communities \| Health \| Human rights \| Social Principles \| United Methodist Church \| South Eastern U.S. \| United States \| Date posted: Mar 09, 2005
	Boycott of Mt. Olive Pickle Co. ends The boycott of Mt. Olive Pickle Co. by the Farm Labor Organizing Committee-an action supported by the United Methodist Church-has ended with the signing of two agreements Sept. 16. The United Methodist Church joined the boycott last spring following action by its top lawmaking body, the 2004 General Conference. The boycott called for collective bargaining to improve working conditions for farm workers in North Carolina. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: Communities \| Economy \| Human rights \| Resolutions of the UMC \| Social Principles \| United Methodist Church \| United States \| Date posted: Sep 17, 2004
	Poverty figures should galvanize United Methodists, leaders say Census figures showing more Americans living in poverty and going without health insurance should push United Methodists to rededicate themselves to addressing two critical issues in this election year, according to denomination leaders. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: Advocacy \| Children \| Economy \| Family \| Human rights \| Justice \| Social Principles \| United Methodist Church \| United States \| Date posted: Sep 01, 2004
	Living Justice Seminar Concern for and commitment to living out the Christian vocation of justice for all persons is alive and well among the recent participants in a Living Justice Seminar, held from July 28 – August 1, 2004 in New York City. Coordinated by the Deaconess Program Office through the support of the Women’s Division and Mission Personnel Program Area, the event brought together a group of young United Methodist women (ages 20 – 39) to explore new directions and social justice issues. Source: Mission Personnel More about: Advocacy \| Communities \| Environment \| GBGM events \| GBGM programs \| Human rights \| Justice \| Social Principles \| United Methodist Church \| Women \| World \| Date posted: Aug 23, 2004
	United Methodist Petitions Cover Range of Issues PITTSBURGH (UMNS) - Delegates to the 2004 United Methodist General Conference approved a number of legislative petitions that never came up for debate during the April 27-May 7 assembly. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: Civil rights \| Human rights \| Resolutions of the UMC \| Social Principles \| Women \| China \| East Timor \| Indonesia \| Korea \| Malaysia \| Myanmar-Burma \| Taiwan \| Date posted: May 14, 2004
	Issues in Global Mission Policy and Practice Every four years representatives of the global United Methodist Church meet in a General Conference to consider policies and program for our denomination. For at least two decades, the General Board of Global Ministries (GBGM) prepared pre-General Conference “mission papers” for distribution to delegates. This year we are doing something different. Source: New World Outlook More about: Bible \| Christian love \| Communities \| Ecumenical \| Education \| Evangelization \| GBGM news \| GBGM programs \| General Conference \| Global connections \| International affairs \| Jesus Christ \| John Wesley \| Mission opportunities \| Missionaries \| Social Principles \| United Methodist Church \| Wesley \| Methodism \| World \| Date posted: Oct 30, 2003
	Women's Division Makes Decision, and Adheres to Denominational Mandate In an effort to support women who are struggling with all the options of unintended pregnancies, the Women's Division voted to co-sponsor "Save Women's Lives: March for Freedom of Choice" in Washington, D.C. on April 25. Source: WD Press Releases More about: Advocacy \| GBGM news \| Health \| Human rights \| Social Principles \| United Methodist Church \| Women \| United States \| Date posted: Oct 21, 2003
	Toward Peace Reconciliation on the Korean Peninsula The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) has been at the center of the world political scene since October 2000, when it disclosed it was pursuing an active nuclear weapons program. North Korea occupies a strategic location in northeast Asia, bordering China, South Korea, and Russia. The uncertain political situation on the Korean peninsula influences the future for all of the nations involved in the region and has serious international implications. Source: New World Outlook More about: Advocacy \| Ecumenical \| Human rights \| International affairs \| Peace \| Social Principles \| United Methodist Church \| Korea \| North Korea \| South Korea \| Date posted: Sep 02, 2003
	Action Alert: The Big Secret A report by the Lawyers Committee for Human rights has noted that “the right to have rights is precious – and it is at risk in the United States today.”[i] On October 26, 2001, President Bush signed the USA PATRIOT Act (“Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism.”) This Act awarded the FBI and CIA broad authority to wiretap phones, monitor email and survey financial records, as well as to deport or detain non-citizens indefinitely. Source: Women's Division More about: Advocacy \| Civil rights \| Social Principles \| Women \| United States \| Date posted: Jul 07, 2003
	Live Chat with Randy Day, General Secretary of the General Board of Global Ministries hosted by www.UMC.org: Thursday, May 15, 2003 Log on http://www.UMC.org, the official online ministry of The United Methodist Church, Thursday, May 15 at 8 p.m. (E.T.) for a live keyboard chat with the Rev. Randy Day, recently elected General Secretary of the General Board of Global Ministries. “Mission in the 21st Century: A Chat with Randy Day” will provide participants an opportunity to chat online with Rev. Day as he outlines his vision for the future of mission and discusses the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. Source: Agencies of UMC More about: AIDS/HIV \| Children \| Christian love \| Communities \| Economy \| Emergencies \| Evangelization \| GBGM events \| GBGM news \| GBGM programs \| Global connections \| Globalization \| Human rights \| International affairs \| Jesus Christ \| John Wesley \| Justice \| Mission opportunities \| Peace \| Poverty \| Refugees \| Social Principles \| UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| Violence \| Volunteers \| War \| Advance \| Partners/partnerships \| United States \| World \| Date posted: May 15, 2003
	Church's black caucus opposes war, calls for speedy end The United Methodist Church's African-American caucus is urging President Bush and the U.S. Congress to bring the war in Iraq to a speedy end and to pursue peace at all costs. The Black Methodists for Church Renewal passed a resolution April 4 opposing war and calling for peace. The group, describing itself as "a conscience for social justice," also expressed support for the deployed troops. The statement came during the caucus' April 2-5 annual meeting. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: Bible \| Human rights \| International affairs \| Justice \| Peace \| Social Principles \| United Methodist Church \| Violence \| War \| Iraq \| United States \| Date posted: Apr 04, 2003
	Church's social action board speaks against war The board of the United Methodist Church's international advocacy and social action agency called for peace less than 24 hours after President Bush declared the "early stages of military operations to disarm Iraq" under way. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: Social Principles \| United Methodist Church \| War \| Iraq \| United States \| World \| Date posted: Mar 21, 2003
	Social Principles spell out church's stand on war As the United States begins military action against Iraq, many United Methodists are wondering where their denomination stands on the issue of war. The United Methodist Church believes war is incompatible with the teachings of Christ and urges the peaceful settlement of disputes among nations, according to the Book of Resolutions and the Book of Discipline. However, the church acknowledges that when peaceful alternatives have failed, armed force may be necessary. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: Social Principles \| United Methodist Church \| War \| Iraq \| United States \| World \| Date posted: Mar 20, 2003
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