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March
15 articles found for March, 2001.
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The first volunteer from another country to be
assigned to service as an individual volunteer in
the United States is close to completing a four
month term of mission service in Florida.
Date posted:Mar 31, 2001
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Fellowship and enduring faith gained new
meaning for participants in the February 2001
Mission Study Tour as they shared in the daily
lives of hosts in three different countries in
southeast Asia.
Date posted:Mar 31, 2001
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The church has a long history of ministry among
some specific racial ethnic, language, and
cultural groups. However, little has been done
intentionally to bring them together into
combined heterogeneous ministries. This is
being done more on a “case by case” basis than
any systematic way in North American
denominations.
Date posted:Mar 30, 2001
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While church work teams remain popular, the
number of individuals serving as volunteers for
United Methodist-related mission projects is
growing.
Date posted:Mar 28, 2001
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NEW YORK (UMNS) — Women are especially oppressed
in the country of Myanmar, formerly known as
Burma, according to three United Methodists who
traveled there recently.
Date posted:Mar 27, 2001
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) – Has the United
Methodist Church abandoned its heritage of
ministering to the poor?
Date posted:Mar 26, 2001
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Doctor, Theologian Team Up to Address AIDS in India
A renewed friendship and mutual concern over
the barely-acknowledged HIV/AIDS crisis in India
has prompted a United Methodist theology
professor and an Indian medical doctor to call
upon the church for action.
The results, so far, have been well-attended
workshops at two theological colleges and plans
for the distribution of information and the
involvement of church leaders in the issue,
according to the Rev. Don Messer (left),
president emeritus and Henry White Warren
Professor of Practical Theology at Iliff School
of Theology in Denver.
Date posted:Mar 19, 2001
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No more school!
In the United States, it could signal the
onslaught of summer's balmy indolence. Or the
exodus to summer camp. Or a crack at a corporate
internship. The promise of an exciting vacation.
For working parents it often translates into the
need for added child-care.
Date posted:Mar 15, 2001
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NEW YORK (UMNS) – The challenge for indigenous
people in Costa Rica is not just regaining
control of their land but also sustaining
themselves and their environment.
Date posted:Mar 12, 2001
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United Methodists are continuing efforts to help
victims of last year's catastrophic flooding in
Mozambique, even as new floods in February and
early March have created more problems.
Date posted:Mar 09, 2001
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United Methodists are hailing the Bush
administration's decision to temporarily suspend
Navy bombing on the Puerto Rican island of
Vieques, but at the same time they are continuing
to push for a permanent withdrawal.
Date posted:Mar 07, 2001
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The United Methodist Church in Liberia has
launched a foundation in an effort to become more
self-supporting and effective in ministering to
the people of the war-torn African country.
Date posted:Mar 04, 2001
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NEW YORK (UMNS) – The deadline for participation
in the Youth Mission Chorale 2001 Asian Tour has
been extended to March 15.
Date posted:Mar 03, 2001
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In a January newsletter to the General Board of
Global Ministries, mission agency of the United
Methodist Church, missionaries Teri and Ev Erbele
share highlights of newly emerging United
Methodist congregations in Russia and describe
how they are giving priorty to the needs of
children and youths.
Date posted:Mar 03, 2001
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Bishop Elias Galvan and other United Methodist
officials were in a meeting when their Seattle
office building began shaking.
Date posted:Mar 01, 2001
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