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279 archived articles posted in 2001 found
February

26 articles found for February, 2001.

FORT MITCHELL, Ky. – Partnership has been the key to growth for the United Methodist Church's Russia Initiative since the program began 10 years ago, according to the Rev. Randy Nugent, who heads the denomination's missions agency.
Date posted:Feb 27, 2001
In all too many Black communities, HIV/AIDS has caused denial, silence and a stigma.
Date posted:Feb 26, 2001
Ten Palestinian men were standing by the wall at the Israeli checkpoint north of Bethlehem. I couldn’t see their faces because the Israeli soldiers made them stand facing the wall with their arms above their heads.
Date posted:Feb 26, 2001
Black Churches Pray  for the Healing of AIDS
February 23, 2001 -- In all too many Black communities, HIV/AIDS has caused denial, silence and a stigma. Yet, Black churches can be the main avenue for eliminating these fears and rebuilding communities.
Date posted:Feb 23, 2001
United Methodists trying to develop congregational ministries in poor communities may find helpful insights and program models, and a lot of moral support, at a March 22-24 conference in Nashville, Tenn., sponsored by the General Board of Global Ministries (GBGM).
Date posted:Feb 22, 2001
In late September 1998, after Hurricane Georges tore through the Florida Keys leaving 4,349 homes damaged or destroyed, two United Methodist- related childcare centers opened as usual the next day, but the staff noticed a sharp decline in children's attendance. This continued in the days that followed. Joseph Barker, executive director of Wesley House Community Center in Key West, learned that not only were the children not coming to the daycare centers, but child abuse and domestic violence were running rampant in the struggling neighborhoods.
Date posted:Feb 18, 2001
Photo of Drs. Andrea and Thomas Bishop
The Reverend Dr. Andrea K. Bishop (Abena Safiyah Fosua) and her husband, the Reverend Dr. Thomas Bishop (Kwasi Kena), became missionaries with the General Board of Global Ministries (GBGM) in 1996. They serve as instructors training lay pastors and ministers at the Freeman Bible College in Ghana, West Africa.
Date posted:Feb 17, 2001
Fifteen months ago, church attendance at Cornerstone United Methodist Church in New Orleans, Louisiana, numbered 70 people. Today, 280 to 300 people come to worship. There are 555 members. However, Pastor Joe Connelly, whose arrival sparked this growth, sees more significant ways of measuring a church's success than its numbers—ways that are manifest in music, liturgy, and ministry. By focusing on the gospels, the community, the worship, and the spiritual life of parishioners, the church has grown.
Date posted:Feb 17, 2001
NEW YORK (UMNS) — Welfare reform, coupled with the strong economy of recent years, has led more people to jobs but has not necessarily lifted them out of poverty.
Date posted:Feb 16, 2001
Openings Available for Global Justice Volunteers 
NEW YORK (UMNS) — Two opportunities for placement remain in 2001 for young adults interested in becoming Global Justice Volunteers for the United Methodist Board of Global Ministries.
Date posted:Feb 16, 2001
Women’s Division Expresses Concern over  Recent Church Women United Actions
February 16, 2001 -- In a letter dated February 14 to conference United Methodist Women leaders, the denomination’s Women’s Division expressed concern over the most recent actions of Church Women United (CWU).
Date posted:Feb 16, 2001
Valentine's Day celebration of married couples, Marianao Methodist Church, Havana, Cuba.
Participants of the Africa Mission Travel Study continue to use findings of the trip to promote the Bishops' Initiative on Hope for the Children of Africa.
Date posted:Feb 15, 2001
New Missionaries Strengthen Hispanic Ministries
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO—United Methodist Hispanic ministries in the U.S., Latin America and the Caribbean received a significant boost with the recent assignment of 33 new mission personnel by the General Board of Global Ministries.
Date posted:Feb 14, 2001
Valentine's Day Strengthens Cuban Families 
Jazz band at St. Mark's Community Center, New Orleans, Louisiana.
On the first Sunday of March 2000, the morning worship service at the Marianao Methodist Church in Havana, Cuba, was like many others.
Date posted:Feb 13, 2001
`Encounter with Christ' Is Permanent Fund 
NEW YORK (UMNS) — "Encounter with Christ" is a permanent church fund, established in 1992 after a consultation between United Methodist leaders and members of the Council of Evangelical Methodist Churches in Latin America and the Caribbean. The United Methodist Board of Global Ministries administers the fund.
Date posted:Feb 12, 2001
NEW YORK (UMNS) — United Methodists promoting a special fund for mission in Latin America and the Caribbean hope to quickly finish raising $1 million to begin that work.
Date posted:Feb 12, 2001
Fifty Dollars for the earthquake victims in El Salvador - a nice gift, though nothing extraordinary. But this particular donation took on great significance when I read the note attached by the United Methodist Board of Global Ministries financial officer for the area. It said, "This is a gift from a small church called Holy Trinity UMC in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Date posted:Feb 09, 2001
In 1999, two regions in Turkey suffered the same catastrophic loss now being felt by residents of the Gujarat state in India.
Date posted:Feb 09, 2001
Methodist and Orthodox Leaders Discuss Spirituality 
January 9-15, 1999, the General Board of Global Ministries of The United Methodist Church and St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary sponsored a consultation on the subject of "Orthodox and Wesleyan Spirituality," which was held on the campus of the seminary in Crestwood, New York.
Date posted:Feb 09, 2001
In February, Black History Month, there are numerous television broadcasts lifting up the contributions Black people have made to the history and culture of America.
Date posted:Feb 08, 2001
Beyond helping in the India earthquake tragedy, four United Methodist Volunteers In Mission (VIM) team members from Memphis, Tenn., met their original goals.
Date posted:Feb 07, 2001
Afraid they were experiencing another earthquake, four United Methodist volunteers from Memphis, Tenn., were awakened at 3 a.m. Jan. 30 while staying at Maninagar, a suburb of Ahmedabad, India.
Date posted:Feb 07, 2001
Newly appointed Congolese President Joseph Kabila, who replaced his slain father (reportedly assassinated last month by one of his bodyguards), met recently with his Rwandan counterpart and foe Paul Kagame at an undisclosed location in Washington, DC.
Date posted:Feb 07, 2001
Friends of Estonia Group Shifts Focus to  Local Churches
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (UMNS) - When "Methodists from around the world" finally opened and dedicated the Baltic Mission Center last September, many wondered about the future of Friends of Estonia.
Date posted:Feb 06, 2001
Dennis Fletcher, Methodist Missions Leader,  Dead at 91
The Rev. Dennis R. Fletcher, 91, longtime Methodist missions and education leader, died Jan. 28 in Englewood, N.J.
Date posted:Feb 02, 2001
Sam Dixon of North Carolina to Head Development Fund 
Rev. Floreal and Haitian Child
New York City — The Rev. Dr. Sam W. Dixon Jr. has been selected to lead the United Methodist Development Fund (UMDF), a ministry of the General Board of Global Ministries.
Date posted:Feb 02, 2001

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