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	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
	Advancing Hope With 60 Years of Giving  For the past 60 years, The Advance for Christ and His Church has received more than $1.2 billion and has responded to human need in more than 100 countries. One hundred percent of each gift to The Advance reaches its intended mission or ministry. Source: GBGM Press Releases More about: Advent | Finance | GBGM programs | Bolivia | Sierra Leone | World | Date posted: Apr 28, 2008
	Global Ministries' Director Shares the Stewardship Message  Congress has revised the tax law to permit donors over age 70 1/2 to make charitable gifts through their IRAs without suffering a tax penalty. Your gift - ranging from as little as $10 to the legal maximum of $100,000 - can help support your favorite charities. Source: GBGM Administration More about: Donations | Finance | GBGM news | United States | Date posted: Nov 27, 2007
	Designated Mission Giving Program Has New Staff and Plans New Look for 60th Birthday   "Our new staff team represents a new structure of accountability designed to improve internal communication and fortify relationships with the broad mission constituency," said Ms. Shawn Bakker, who as director of the Advance is also an associate general secretary of the mission agency. Source: GBGM Press Releases More about: Finance | GBGM events | GBGM programs | Advance | World | Date posted: Oct 18, 2007
	Laotian United Methodists Seek to  Educate Leaders for Tomorrow The education of pastors and lay leaders is a pressing need in the emerging United Methodist Church in Laos. At the end of 2006, none of the 55 lay preachers and local pastors had even high school diplomas. But prospects for education are looking better. Source: GBGM Press Releases More about: Bible | Education | Finance | GBGM news | International affairs | United Methodist Church | Advance | Partners/partnerships | Methodism | Laos | Date posted: Jan 03, 2007
	Committee Approves Pilot Program for Liberia Pension   The executive committee of the United Methodist Council of Bishops has approved a proposal to the denomination's finance agency to pilot a pension program in the church's Liberia Annual Conference. The proposal will use over-funding of $1 million in a prior United Methodist pension plan that existed until 1982. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: Finance | Health | United Methodist Church | Methodism | Older adults | Africa | Liberia | Date posted: Nov 01, 2006
	New Pastoral Leadership Emerges in Lithuania and Latvia  New pastoral leadership is emerging in the Baltic countries of Latvia and Lithuania, but help is needed in paying clergy salaries, according to supporters. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: Christian love | Communities | Finance | GBGM programs | International affairs | United Methodist Church | Partners/partnerships | Methodism | Europe | Latvia | Lithuania | Date posted: May 11, 2006
	Women's Division Addresses Overspending Issues  Addressing "a long-standing pattern of overspending," directors of the Women's Division of the United Methodist Board of Global Ministries, approved major changes for the 2007 budget. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: Finance | GBGM events | GBGM news | GBGM programs | United Methodist Church | Women | North Eastern U.S. | United States | Date posted: Apr 04, 2006
	"He Made Me a Watchman, Upon a City Wall"  The Holy Day of Christmas with its message of peace stands in stark contrast to the mood in Washington.  Members of the House of Representatives have left to wrap presents and place them under the tree.  The Senate, now in session, is eager to do the same.  Both houses will likely be back before the end of the year to undo the “gifts” House and Senate negotiators are offering the American people: $42 billion in budget cuts and a $453 billion defense spending package; drilling in the Artic, reductions in student loans and more cuts in welfare benefits.  Source: Women's Division More about: Advocacy | Economy | Finance | Women | United States | Date posted: Dec 28, 2005
	Be Repairers of the Breach: Participate in a Sisterhood of Support  In recent months, United Methodist Women all over the country have responded with remarkable generosity to the needs of all affected by the hurricanes. This special offering provides an opportunity to respond again, to participate in a powerful sisterhood of support to “be repairers of the breach” caused by these disasters. Source: Women's Division More about: Finance | Women | United States | Date posted: Nov 21, 2005
	“Reflect Broadly on Education:  For Such a Time is This!”   On July 30, 2005, Jan Resseger of the United Church of Christ Justice and Witness Ministries office, addressed United Methodist Women at the Public Education Summit in Nashville, Tenn.  These United Methodist Women members demonstrated a commitment  to public education, already served in a variety of positions in the public education sector, participated in the weekend-long event to set a direction for the organization around advocacy, and were part of the organization’s Phase III of the Campaign for Children Source: Women's Division More about: Advocacy | Bible | Children | Civil rights | Education | Finance | Human rights | Jesus Christ | Justice | Poverty | Race | Women | United States | Date posted: Nov 14, 2005
	UMCOR’s AREGAK Program:  Improving Opportunities forYouth in Armenia In 1997, the Armenia office of the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) established the Sustainable Guaranteed Agricultural Assistance for Women (AREGAK) program to give women the opportunity to take out small loans to establish or grow small businesses. The goal of the program is for women to increase their families’ incomes and well- being by selling goods. Source: New World Outlook More about: Agriculture | Communities | Economy | Finance | GBGM programs | Loans | UMCOR | United Methodist Church | Partners/partnerships | Methodism | Armenia | Date posted: Nov 01, 2005
	United Methodist Women Focus on Finance: Talking Points  The Women’s Division of The United Methodist Church responds to the needs and concerns of millions of women, children, and youth in the United States and around the globe.  As the Division works to respond proactively to the gospel mandate of Jesus Christ, we are aware of the ongoing changes and trends within our denomination and society Source: Women's Division More about: Children | Finance | Women | Youth | United States | Date posted: Oct 24, 2005
	Fall 2005 Report of the Women's Division Treasurer   I greet you in the name of Christ and pray God’s blessing on each of you.  Today, I completed my third week as your treasurer.  Having the good fortune to attend the ‘Envisioning the Future’ event in August, I’ve had the opportunity to construct some tactical initiatives for the Section on Finance as we move forward. Source: Women's Division More about: Finance | Women | United States | Date posted: Oct 13, 2005
	Women's Division to take new approach to finances  A long-term decline in funding, impacted by inflation, will mean a new approach to finances for the Women's Division of the United Methodist Board of Global Ministries. Source: Women's Division More about: Children | Finance | Women | Youth | United States | Date posted: Oct 12, 2005
	Louisiana bishop predicts huge financial toll on churches   The toll from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita is going to be significant for the Louisiana Annual Conference, according to Bishop William Hutchinson. "There is not a single church in New Orleans Parish that has not been impacted by Hurricane Katrina, and now some have been hit again by Rita," Hutchinson said at a Sept. 26 meeting of Baton Rouge District pastors. Source: United Methodist News Service More about: Emergencies | Finance | Natural disasters | United Methodist Church | United States | Date posted: Sep 28, 2005
	Online Giving Is Easy--If You're Careful  United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) reports that online donations exceed two million dollars since Hurricane Katrina slammed into a Gulf State region nearly the size of Great Britain. The report included gifts received Aug. 29 to Sept. 8, 2005. But in the wake of the storm, press reports have cautioned donors to take care with their credit card information. Source: GBGM Mission News More about: Donations | Emergencies | Finance | Natural disasters | UMCOR | United Methodist Church | Advance | Methodism | United States | Date posted: Sep 13, 2005
	New Placements for Mission Personnel Available  The General Board of Global Ministries (GBGM) is seeking a limited number of missionaries for specialized assignments. Source: Mission Personnel More about: Economy | Finance | GBGM programs | International affairs | Mission opportunities | Missionaries | United Methodist Church | Methodism | World | Date posted: Sep 07, 2005
	Bennett College to welcome Clinton, Dole for fund-raiser   In a July 21 news conference, Johnnetta B. Cole marked her third anniversary as president of the historically black United Methodist women's school by again pledging that she will continue in the position until the school "is fully on solid ground" financially. Cole also offered a series of updates and said the theme for the coming school year would be, "Bennett College on the move from good to great." Source: United Methodist News Service More about: Donations | Education | Finance | Women | Youth | United States | Date posted: Aug 02, 2005
	Treasurers on Earth: The Gospel of Prosperity  The “gospel of prosperity” is the belief that God wants Christians to be financially rich. It is promoted by many conservative evangelists, especially tel-evangelists. This gospel appeals to people from various incomes. It confirms to the wealthy that their wealth is proof God loves them, and that it's OK to pursue wealth, even to make it top priority. It appeals to the poor because it seems like a way out of poverty. Source: Women's Division More about: Bible | Economy | Environment | Evangelism | Finance | Jesus Christ | Justice | Women | Africa | Mexico | United States | Date posted: Jun 07, 2005
	New York Women Raise Money for Sisters in Malaysia  Despite the rain, smiles were under the umbrellas as 85 Korean United Methodist Women members, children, and pastors gathered at Bear Mountain State park in New York conference to walk for mission April 30. Source: Women's Division More about: Advocacy | Children | Communities | Education | Finance | Health | Women | Malaysia | United States | Date posted: May 12, 2005
	Women's Division, Treasurer's Report  United Methodist Women are light in the world at 102 National Mission Institutions serving over two million women, children and youth each year in the United States. United Methodist Women are a light in the world at the Wesley-Rankin Center in Dallas which serves a predominantly Hispanic community. Source: Women's Division More about: Children | Economy | Finance | Women | World | Date posted: Apr 26, 2005
	Non-U.S. clergy face 'urgent' need for pension help, leaders say  As the widow of a Liberian pastor, Minerva Kekeh is barely eking out a living. She is one of hundreds of clergy spouses in her country who are surviving on pensions that are less than paltry. "Right now, a bag of rice is about $35-United States dollars," she said. "And with what we are getting, you cannot afford a bag of rice." Source: United Methodist News Service More about: Finance | Health | Human rights | United Methodist Church | Methodism | Africa | World | Date posted: Apr 25, 2005
	Advance for Christ and His Church Committee  for 2005-2008 Announced Cashar Evans, a layman from Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, is the new chair of the committee that will oversee the “second mile” mission giving program of The United Methodist Church for the next four years. The program, the Advance for Christ and His Church, was launched in 1948 and raises millions of dollars each year for missionary support, mission projects, and humanitarian relief. “The Advance” is a well-known entity within and beyond the denomination. The committee issues lists of approved recipients that are promoted within United Methodist circles. Source: GBGM Press Releases More about: Finance | Advance | United States | Date posted: Apr 07, 2005
	The Future of Social Security  “The Future of Social Security” presents information on how Social Security currently functions and discusses different plans to reform Social Security. Source: Women's Division More about: Economy | Finance | Poverty | Women | Older adults | United States | Date posted: Mar 30, 2005
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