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	Obama Talks Immigration at American University The United States must reform its immigration system to reflect "our values" as a nation of laws and a nation of immigrants, President Obama said July 1 at American University, a United Methodist-related institution. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: Immigration \| Refugees \| United Methodist Church \| United States \| World \| Date posted: Jul 02, 2010
	Bishops Seek Justice in Philippines As young men, Dr. Alexis Montes and the Rev. Leo Soriano worked together to provide health care in rural areas of the Philippines. Soriano would go on to become a United Methodist bishop. Montes continued his work in community- based health care up until Feb. 6, when he and 42 other health workers were arrested by the government on charges of being communist insurgents. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: Human rights \| Justice \| United Methodist Church \| Focus on Global Health \| Philippines \| Date posted: May 11, 2010
	United Methodists Ride in Vietnam The Rev. Dennis Miller, who averages 10,000 miles a year on his Harley-Davidson, is riding a new bike in a new place this week as he traverses the hills of Vietnam. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: Global connections \| Mission opportunities \| Poverty \| Rural \| United Methodist Church \| Focus on Congregational Development \| Asia and the Pacific Islands \| Vietnam \| Date posted: Apr 16, 2010
	Women Seek Vital Role in Haiti Recovery For 16 years, staff of the Lambi Fund have helped rural communities in Haiti work toward self-sufficiency. Since the Jan. 12 earthquake, the humanitarian organization has witnessed the effects of reverse migration on those communities as more than a half-million people have streamed out of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's heavily damaged capital. The 80-year-old mother of Lambi staff member Pierre St. Cyr, for example, has taken in 39 earthquake survivors. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: Children \| Emergencies \| United Methodist Church \| Women \| Methodism \| Haiti \| Date posted: Mar 26, 2010
	Missionary Safety a Constant Concern No United Methodists are assigned to Pakistan, but the March 10 murder of charity workers there points to the need for constant vigilance regarding the safety of missionaries, church officials said. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: Missionaries \| United Methodist Church \| Pakistan \| World \| Date posted: Mar 12, 2010
	United Methodists Take "Going Green" to New Levels United Methodists are "going green" at levels far beyond recycling church bulletins and eliminating Styrofoam cups at coffee hour. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: Communities \| Environment \| GBGM news \| Global connections \| International affairs \| Mission opportunities \| Natural disasters \| United Methodist Church \| Water \| Welfare \| Focus on Global Health \| Date posted: Nov 25, 2009
	United Methodists Struggle with Health Care Reform On Aug. 19, President Obama will participate in a live webcast call-in aimed at the faith community. Faith leaders in the 40-minute discussion will include three United Methodist pastors. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: Health \| Justice \| Poverty \| Focus on Global Health \| United States \| Date posted: Aug 20, 2009
	North Texas Donates $500,000 to Africa University July 14, 2008 \| DALLAS (UMNS) The United Methodist North Texas Annual (regional) Conference has donated $500,000 to build a new student health center at Africa University, with plans to contribute another $500,000 to the Zimbabwe school. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: Education \| Global connections \| United Methodist Church \| Focus on Leadership Development \| Zimbabwe \| Date posted: Aug 19, 2009
	Africa University Researchers Address Health Issues MUTARE, Zimbabwe (UMNS)--When cholera struck Harare, Zimbabwe, during the past year, one of the worst-affected areas was the high-density suburb of Budiriro. Donwell Dube, 39, a graduate student at United Methodist-related Africa University, wanted to study how effective humanitarian aid was in the response to the cholera outbreak and chose Budiriro as a case study. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: Education \| Health \| Hunger \| Poverty \| Water \| Welfare \| Focus on Global Health \| Zimbabwe \| Date posted: Jun 24, 2009
	Missions Board Suffers Loss of Investment Income Like many other institutions, the United Methodist Board of Global Ministries lost millions in its investments in 2008. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: Economy \| Finance \| GBGM news \| United Methodist Church \| Date posted: May 01, 2009
	Native Heritage, Christian Faith Bring Conflict Two little girls who wanted to come to church have helped Jennifer Battiest come to terms with her anger over how the church has treated Native Americans. The daughter of two United Methodist pastors – Samuel, a Choctaw from Oklahoma, and Margaret, a Choctaw from Mississippi – Battiest said she has long had conflicted feelings about her Christian connections, even as she has embraced a calling from God. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: Advocacy \| Christian love \| GBGM events \| Missionaries \| United Methodist Church \| Focus on Ministry with the Poor \| United States \| Date posted: Apr 29, 2009
	Edelman Praises United Methodist Women Partnership in Children's Health Campaign Sending thousands of postcards to Capitol Hill and other actions like it have formed the basis of a long partnership between the Children's Defense Fund and United Methodist Women, Edelman told directors of the Women's Division, United Methodist General Board of Global Ministries, on April 26 during the division's spring meeting. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: Advocacy \| Children \| GBGM events \| Health \| United Methodist Church \| Women \| North Eastern U.S. \| United States \| Date posted: Apr 28, 2009
	Hoosier United Methodists Offer Help in Downturn United Methodist churches are helping their communities in both Elkhart and Kokomo, another Indiana city dealing with downturns in the auto industry and the deepening recession. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: Economy \| Hunger \| Poverty \| United Methodist Church \| United States \| Date posted: Mar 12, 2009
	Churches Offer Services to the Jobless The rising U.S. unemployment rate is having an impact on churches, as well as the communities they serve. But the economic crisis also is pushing many United Methodist congregations into new areas of mission as they try to offer services - ranging from assistance with food and housing to career counseling - to families dealing with job loss. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: Economy \| Poverty \| United Methodist Church \| United States \| Date posted: Mar 12, 2009
	United Methodists Join Rally Against Foreclosures "People are losing their homes because our nation has made a god of excessive profits, and we have not listened to the voice of real prophets of many faith traditions," declared Shotts, who is director of social justice ministries at St. Luke's United Methodist Church and a leader of "Communities Creating Opportunity" in Kansas City Source: United Methodist News Service More about: Economy \| Poverty \| United Methodist Church \| United States \| Date posted: Mar 12, 2009
	New Group Will Study Church’s Worldwide Nature Twenty United Methodists from across the globe have been named to a committee to develop recommendations related to the worldwide nature of The United Methodist Church. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: General Conference \| Global connections \| United Methodist Church \| World \| Date posted: Mar 03, 2009
	United Methodists Join Protest against Arpaio United Methodist Bishop Minerva Carcaño offered a blessing and words of peace to thousands gathered to march in protest of the treatment of immigrants by Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: Advocacy \| Civil rights \| Communities \| Human rights \| Immigration \| Justice \| Refugees \| United Methodist Church \| United States \| Western U.S. \| Date posted: Mar 02, 2009
	United Methodists Elect Bishop for Sierra Leone MONROVIA, Liberia (UMNS), December 22, 2008-- The Rev. John K. Yambasu, 52, has been elected bishop of The United Methodist Church in Sierra Leone by delegates of the denomination's West Africa Central Conference. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: GBGM news \| Global connections \| Globalization \| Human rights \| International affairs \| Justice \| Poverty \| United Methodist Church \| Sierra Leone \| Date posted: Dec 22, 2008
	Peru Seminary Program to Serve Andean Region A new theological program based in Lima, Peru, will provide pastoral training for Methodists in the Andean region of Latin America. The program, which will include a seminary and a Center for Wesley Studies, was conceived by the Wesley Heritage Foundation of North Carolina and the Methodist Church of Peru, with support from The United Methodist Church. Classes are expected to begin in August or September of 2009, according to the Rev. Mark Wethington, the foundation’s president. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: Communities \| Education \| GBGM news \| GBGM programs \| International affairs \| United Methodist Church \| Peru \| South America \| Date posted: Dec 05, 2008
	United Methodist Bishops Elected in Philippines United Methodists in the Philippines have elected two new bishops and re-elected a third while celebrating their 100th anniversary as an annual conference of The United Methodist Church. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: Communities \| International affairs \| United Methodist Church \| Methodism \| Asia and the Pacific Islands \| Philippines \| Date posted: Nov 24, 2008
	Church Court: Structural Changes Require Legislation The top court of The United Methodist Church has ruled that the denomination's legislative body would need to enact enabling legislation in 2012 to change the church's structure in the United States. The Judicial Council, in its first meeting since the election of five new members last spring, also remanded two cases on key issues—church membership and same-gender marriages—back to their respective conferences, citing an absence of official documentation needed to decide the cases. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: General Conference \| United Methodist Church \| Methodism \| North Central U.S. \| United States \| Date posted: Oct 29, 2008
	New Mission Head Makes Poverty Fight a Priority The Rev. Edward Paup is convinced poverty can be eliminated. As the new top executive of the United Methodist General Board of Global Ministries, he expects the mission agency to provide denominational leadership toward that goal through networking with other organizations both inside and outside the church. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: Christian love \| GBGM events \| GBGM news \| GBGM programs \| General Conference \| United Methodist Church \| Wesley \| World \| Date posted: Oct 21, 2008
	UMCOR Advocates to Provide Cuba Storm Relief The United Methodist Committee on Relief has made some progress toward obtaining the U.S. Treasury Department licenses required to allow the denomination to assist hurricane survivors in Cuba. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: Advocacy \| Christian love \| Donations \| Emergencies \| GBGM events \| GBGM news \| Natural disasters \| UMCOR \| United Methodist Church \| Caribbean Islands \| Cuba \| United States \| Date posted: Oct 16, 2008
	Retired Pastor Receives Compensation for Torture New York, UMNS, Oct. 10, 2008--Thirty-four years after being tortured by the military dictatorship in Brazil, a retired United Methodist pastor is receiving both monetary compensation and a formal request for forgiveness. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: Civil rights \| Ethics \| Global connections \| Human rights \| Justice \| Missionaries \| Prison \| Statements \| Brazil \| Date posted: Oct 10, 2008
	Church Members Can Address Trafficking Locally NEW YORK (UMNS), Oct. 3, 2008--Mary Streufert has a blunt assessment of human trafficking. She calls it "a form of human retail." Source: United Methodist News Service More about: Children \| Family \| Human rights \| Justice \| Women \| Youth \| United States \| Date posted: Oct 06, 2008
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