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January
15 articles found for January, 2001.
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Giving to United Methodist churchwide apportioned
funds rose 3 percent, $3.3 million, in 2000
according to the church's General Council on
Finance and Administration (GCFA.) The eight
funds, each of which saw an increase of 2-5
percent, finance most of the denomination's work
beyond the local congregations and the annual
(regional) conferences.
Date posted:Jan 30, 2001
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TULSA, Okla. (UMNS) - Spirituality is the common
thread that Native Americans share regardless of
the tribe or nation to which they belong.
Date posted:Jan 30, 2001
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While many of the people with whom I work have
been in the U.S. for years and many are U.S.
citizens, there are also new immigrants and
refugees. This is the story of one man and how
the Church ministered to him and his family.
Date posted:Jan 24, 2001
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Child Labor and the Global Village: Photography for Social Change
Child Labor and the Global Village is a photo
project in which photographers work on indepth
photo essays that show the complexities of the
issue of child labor. In 1996, project director
Julia Dean proposed to send out 11 photographers
to very different places of the world to document
the story of the world's child labor force
Date posted:Jan 23, 2001
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The freighter Spirit of Grace will bring relief
supplies to hurricane victims in Central America
before it wraps up preparations for its trip to
help famine victims in North Korea, a director of
the relief effort said.
Date posted:Jan 23, 2001
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Thanks to those of you who have called, sent
email messages, and prayed for us here in
battered El Salvador. Carter and I and our friend
Brian (who had the bad luck to be visiting this
week!) are all together and fine after
yesterday's 7.6 scale earthquake that went from
Costa Rica to Mexico. Apparently, most of the
damage (and the epicenter of the earthquake) are
here in El Salvador.
Date posted:Jan 19, 2001
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A new provision in U.S. immigration law may help
some immigrants in their quest for green cards,
but only if they file applications by April 30.
Date posted:Jan 19, 2001
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It is with deep sadness that we report the death
of Nancy Lightfoot, a long time United Methodist
missionary assigned to Liberia by the General
Board of Global Ministries.
Date posted:Jan 16, 2001
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Topsy-turvy God (Children's Sermon) Based on Luke 1:46-55 for Use during Advent/Christmas
Did you know that we have a topsy-turvy God? That
God likes to turn things upside-down, upset
things a little from what we’re used to?
When Jesus was born, God was turning things
upside down, topsy-turvy. That’s what Mary,
Jesus' mother, sings about in words from the
gospel of Luke in the Bible.
Date posted:Jan 15, 2001
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On August 28, 1963, some 250,000 civil-rights
activists, led by The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King
Jr., converged on the Lincoln Memorial to demand
full civil rights for blacks. "Jobs and freedom"
was the cry of the marchers.
Date posted:Jan 12, 2001
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The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR)
is building 30 houses in 17 villages in Bosnia
and Herzegovina this winter, providing shelter
for up to 75 returning refugee families.
Date posted:Jan 09, 2001
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In an effort to provide information about health
care and other issues to Africans, the United
Methodist Board of Global Ministries has started
making daily radio broadcasts in English and
French to that continent.
Date posted:Jan 09, 2001
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A television show airing in February will put
a face on people living with AIDS and examine how
two cities -- one in South Africa and the other
in New York -- have forged a bond to meet the
epidemic.
Date posted:Jan 04, 2001
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Sat Tal Christian Ashram, Nainital, India:
November 18, 2000. Preeti love, Shanti peace, and
Kripa grace, can only come from Jesus Christ.
Date posted:Jan 03, 2001
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New York City -- United Methodists involved with
the church's growing witness in Russia are
scheduled to meet Feb. 22-24, 2001 in Fort
Mitchell, Kentucky.
Date posted:Jan 02, 2001
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