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	On the Political Violence in Senegal Thomas Kemper letter: Dear Friends, Please join me in praying for our brothers and sisters in Senegal. They are facing political violence as they prepare for coming elections scheduled for this Sunday. According to Global Ministries national in mission, Aly Bashir, 20 people have died, hundreds have been injured, and hundreds more arrested. Source: GBGM Mission News More about: Civil rights \| Conflict \| Ethics \| Global connections \| Human rights \| International affairs \| Peace \| Poverty \| Violence \| War \| Statements \| Focus on Congregational Development \| Focus on Ministry with the Poor \| Senegal \| Date posted: Feb 23, 2012
	On the Violence Against Christians in Nigeria Dear Friends, Please join me in praying for our brothers and sisters in Nigeria. In recent weeks, Christians have been targeted and killed by Boko Haram, a religious extremist group in northern Nigeria. Hundreds more have fled the region in fear. Societal, religious, and economic imbalance is creating a volatile climate, despite calls for peaceful resolutions. Source: GBGM Mission News More about: Christian love \| Communities \| Conflict \| Global connections \| Hate \| Peace \| Prayers \| United Methodist Church \| Violence \| War \| Statements \| Focus on Congregational Development \| Nigeria \| Date posted: Jan 18, 2012
	A Christmas Message from Thomas Kemper Dear Friends, On behalf of the General Board of Global Ministries, thank you for all you do to share God's love and light throughout the world. Through our work, together we are building a path that Isaiah prophesized--a radical path to liberation, peace, and justice. A path that is possible because of the birth of a small and helpless child. The light of the world lies in the hands of someone as powerless as a newborn baby. Source: GBGM Mission News More about: Advent \| Christmas \| Emergencies \| Justice \| Missionaries \| Natural disasters \| Peace \| Prayers \| United Methodist Church \| Women \| Statements \| Tsunami \| Focus on Ministry with the Poor \| Cote d´Ivoire \| Japan \| Liberia \| Date posted: Dec 16, 2011
	Harvesting Health, Justice, Peace The assembly hall at the Asian Rural Institute in Tochigi, Japan, was filled with a spirit of celebration as graduating students anticipated bringing the fruits of their labor back to their home countries. In a commencement message to the 2011 class on November 19, 2011, Thomas Kemper, the head of Global Ministries, said: Source: GBGM Mission News More about: Agriculture \| Christian love \| Communities \| Donations \| Emergencies \| Environment \| Global connections \| Health \| International affairs \| Natural disasters \| Poverty \| Prayers \| Rural \| Welfare \| Statements \| Tsunami \| Focus on Congregational Development \| Focus on Leadership Development \| Focus on Ministry with the Poor \| Focus on Global Health \| Japan \| Date posted: Nov 23, 2011
	Global Ministries Reflection and Prayer on the 10th Anniversary of 9/11 This coming Saturday will mark 10 years of the September 11, 2001 attacks. The reactions that followed this event radically changed our world and the context of Mission. As we take time together to reflect and pray we are mindful of other instances of violence, including the recent shootings in Norway and all the places and people in the world who suffer violence in this very hour. Source: GBGM Mission News More about: Children \| Conflict \| GBGM events \| Global connections \| Health \| Human rights \| Hunger \| International affairs \| Peace \| Poverty \| Prayers \| Violence \| War \| Statements \| Focus on Congregational Development \| Focus on Ministry with the Poor \| Focus on Global Health \| United States \| Afghanistan \| Iraq \| Norway \| Date posted: Sep 09, 2011
	Churches Respond to the Call to Action Dallas, Texas, July 28, 2011: The conference room at the Vital Congregation Intensive at the 2011 School of Congregational Development was filled with some 30 people eager to discuss the denomination's new "Call to Action," and the implications for their congregations. Source: GBGM Mission News More about: Christian love \| Communities \| Evangelism \| Evangelization \| Jesus Christ \| John Wesley \| Resolutions of the UMC \| United Methodist Church \| Wesley \| Methodism \| Statements \| Focus on Congregational Development \| Date posted: Aug 01, 2011
	Statement about Violence in Nigeria Please join me in praying for our brothers and sisters in Nigeria. In the days following the April 16 election, violence broke out across the country, particularly in the Kano/Bauchi District, leaving more than 800 people dead and 65,000 people displaced. Source: GBGM Mission News More about: Conflict \| Global connections \| Human rights \| Refugees \| United Methodist Church \| Violence \| War \| Statements \| Focus on Ministry with the Poor \| Nigeria \| Date posted: Jun 14, 2011
	Heritage Sunday: John Wesley and the Poor The United Methodist Church's current focus on ministry with the poor stands in strong continuity with the Methodist heritage back to founder John Wesley in 18th century England. Source: GBGM Mission News More about: Christian love \| Donations \| Evangelism \| Ethics \| Finance \| Human rights \| John Wesley \| Poverty \| Wesley \| Methodism \| Statements \| Focus on Ministry with the Poor \| Date posted: May 20, 2011
	Situation in Japan is not conducive to sending volunteers Dear Friends, As the crisis in Japan continues with daily reports of aftershocks and radiation concerns, we continue to pray for all who have lost loved ones, homes, and jobs, or been exposed to radiation in Japan. Source: GBGM Mission News More about: Christian love \| Emergencies \| Global connections \| International affairs \| Missionaries \| Natural disasters \| UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| Volunteers \| Partners/partnerships \| Statements \| Focus on Congregational Development \| Japan \| Date posted: Apr 14, 2011
	United Methodist Mission Agency Moves Toward Major Governance and Structure Changes Stamford, CT, April 12, 2011—The United Methodist Church's worldwide mission agency took historical steps on April 12 toward becoming more flexible, effective, and cost efficient in response to contemporary mission opportunities. Source: GBGM Mission News More about: GBGM events \| GBGM news \| General Conference \| Global connections \| Jesus Christ \| John Wesley \| Resolutions of the UMC \| United Methodist Church \| Methodism \| Statements \| Focus on Congregational Development \| Date posted: Apr 13, 2011
	United Methodist Leader Calls for Confident and Bold Mission Stamford, Connecticut, April 12, 2011--A call for United Methodist confidence and boldness in mission was issued on April 12 in the semi-annual report of the denominations' chief mission executive. Source: GBGM Mission News More about: Christian love \| Evangelism \| GBGM events \| GBGM news \| GBGM programs \| General Conference \| Global connections \| International affairs \| Jesus Christ \| John Wesley \| Mission opportunities \| Missionaries \| Natural disasters \| Peace \| Resolutions of the UMC \| UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| Advance \| Partners/partnerships \| Methodism \| Statements \| Focus on Congregational Development \| Focus on Ministry with the Poor \| Date posted: Apr 12, 2011
	Global Ministries to Host New Church Development Webcast and Stream Portions of Board Meeting Global Ministries to Host New Church Development Webcast and Stream Portions of Board Meeting A live, interactive webcast on Tuesday, April 12, 2011, will put the spotlight on United Methodist evangelism and new church development in more than a dozen countries around the world. Source: GBGM Mission News More about: Evangelism \| GBGM news \| United Methodist Church \| Statements \| Focus on Congregational Development \| Date posted: Apr 11, 2011
	Women's Division and Global Ministries Move Toward a New Relationship Stamford, CT, April 11, 2011--The chief executive of the United Methodist General Board of Global Ministries has no doubts that his agency and United Methodist Women will remain "missionally connected" if a proposal for a structural separation is finalized. Source: GBGM Mission News More about: GBGM events \| GBGM news \| Mission opportunities \| Resolutions of the UMC \| United Methodist Church \| Women \| Partners/partnerships \| Mission updates \| Statements \| Focus on Ministry with the Poor \| Date posted: Apr 11, 2011
	Mission Leader Voices Solidarity with Pakistani Christians Following Murder 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. Source: GBGM Mission News More about: Civil rights \| Ecumenical \| Global connections \| Hate \| Human rights \| Justice \| Martin Luther King Day \| Missionaries \| United Methodist Church \| Violence \| Statements \| Focus on Congregational Development \| Pakistan \| Date posted: Mar 03, 2011
	United Methodists Cheer Southern Sudan Vote February 11, 2011--When the overwhelming vote for independence in Southern Sudan became official, the celebration in Yei, Sudan, lasted throughout the night and into the next morning. Source: GBGM Mission News More about: Civil rights \| Communities \| Conflict \| Ethics \| Global connections \| Human rights \| Hunger \| Prayers \| United Methodist Church \| Violence \| Statements \| Focus on Ministry with the Poor \| Sudan \| Date posted: Feb 17, 2011
	For Immediate Release: Standing Committee on Central Conference Matters Meeting On behalf of Bishop Patrick Streiff and the Standing Committee on Central Conference Matters members, please see the press release on the Standing Committee on Central Conference Matters meeting held in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, February 4-7, 2011. Source: GBGM Mission News More about: GBGM events \| General Conference \| Global connections \| Resolutions of the UMC \| United Methodist Church \| Statements \| Focus on Congregational Development \| Congo DR \| Date posted: Feb 17, 2011
	Love and Justice Are Primary in Guidelines for Ministry with the Poor New York, NY, February 8, 2011--Love and justice stand at the top of a set of guiding principles for United Methodist ministry with poor, one of four current focus areas, or priorities, of the denomination. Source: GBGM Mission News More about: Poverty \| Resolutions of the UMC \| United Methodist Church \| Statements \| Focus on Ministry with the Poor \| Date posted: Feb 09, 2011
	Methodist Diversity in Europe on the Rise Berlin, Germany, February 2, 2011--As in the Day of Pentecost in Acts 2, people who spoke different languages joined a symphony of prayers and praise to God: French, Italian, Twi, Shona, German, Russian, Estonia, and English. Source: GBGM Mission News More about: Communities \| Ecumenical \| Global connections \| Globalization \| Human rights \| International affairs \| Mission opportunities \| Refugees \| United Methodist Church \| Statements \| Focus on Congregational Development \| Austria \| Congo DR \| France \| Germany \| Ghana \| Haiti \| Italy \| Portugal \| Russia \| Sweden \| United Kingdom \| Zimbabwe \| Date posted: Feb 04, 2011
	International Aid Specialist Urges Church to Keep Focused on Ministry with the Poor New York, NY, January 25, 2011--An international aid specialist urged United Methodists not to slack off or give in to the "sin of despair" in the church's essential, ongoing work to conquer poverty. Source: GBGM Mission News More about: Children \| Economy \| GBGM events \| GBGM programs \| Health \| Poverty \| Welfare \| Statements \| Focus on Ministry with the Poor \| Date posted: Jan 25, 2011
	Toward Greater Interaction with Church in Cuba January 20, 2011, New York, NY--The General Board of Global Ministries welcomes the announcement that the United States intends to make possible an increase in certain religious travel to Cuba and to ease restrictions on funds going to Cuba for religious activities. Source: GBGM Mission News More about: Global connections \| International affairs \| Justice \| Mission opportunities \| Statements \| Focus on Congregational Development \| Focus on Ministry with the Poor \| Cuba \| Date posted: Jan 20, 2011
	When Celebrating Jesus Is Not Easy 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. Source: GBGM Mission News More about: Christian love \| Christmas \| Civil rights \| Conflict \| Ethics \| Global connections \| Human rights \| Justice \| Peace \| United Methodist Church \| Violence \| War \| Statements \| Egypt \| Iraq \| Pakistan \| Date posted: Jan 07, 2011
	Major Addresses from 2010 Boston Conference on Mission Available on Internet Boston, Massachusetts, November 23, 2010--The major addresses at a Boston conference marking the 100th anniversary of the World Missionary Conference, Edinburgh 1910, are available online. The internet address is http://www.2010boston.org. Source: GBGM Mission News More about: Evangelism \| Evangelization \| Global connections \| International affairs \| John Wesley \| Mission opportunities \| Missionaries \| United Methodist Church \| Wesley \| Statements \| Focus on Congregational Development \| Europe \| Date posted: Nov 23, 2010
	Swedish United Methodists Move Toward Ecumenical Merger New York, NY, November 16, 2010--The small United Methodist Church in Sweden is moving toward becoming part of a new denomination expected to be formed by merger with the Baptist Union of Sweden and the Mission Covenant Church. Source: GBGM Mission News More about: Ecumenical \| GBGM news \| Global connections \| International affairs \| United Methodist Church \| Methodism \| Action alerts \| Statements \| Focus on Congregational Development \| Europe \| Date posted: Nov 16, 2010
	Mission Executive Describes Bold Mission Voyage Stamford, Connecticut, October 13, 2010--In spite of economic challenges and organizational restructure, The United Methodist Church's mission agency is vigorous and bold around the world. This is the assessment of the chief executive of the General Board of Global Ministries. Source: GBGM Mission News More about: GBGM events \| Mission opportunities \| Missionaries \| United Methodist Church \| Statements \| Focus on Congregational Development \| Focus on Leadership Development \| Focus on Ministry with the Poor \| Focus on Global Health \| Date posted: Oct 12, 2010
	Mission Agency Reaches Half-Way in Four-Year Goal of New Congregations Outside the US Stamford, Connecticut, October 12, 2010--The mission agency of The United Methodist Church is slightly more than halfway to the goal of starting 400 new congregations outside the United States in the four-year period from 2009 to 2012. Source: GBGM Mission News More about: Communities \| GBGM events \| Global connections \| Mission opportunities \| United Methodist Church \| Statements \| Focus on Congregational Development \| Africa \| Asia and the Pacific Islands \| Cambodia \| Cameroon \| Europe \| Honduras \| Laos \| Latin America \| Latvia \| Malawi \| Nepal \| Russia \| Sudan \| Thailand \| Vietnam \| Date posted: Oct 12, 2010
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