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279 archived articles posted in 2001 found
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13 articles found for June, 2001.

Youth Caucus Goes Beyond Mandated  UN Consensus on HIV/AIDS Issues
June 28, 2001 -- Gathered in conjunction with this week’s United Nations Special Assembly addressing HIV/AIDS, a 60-member youth caucus presented cutting edge suggestions to stop the global pandemic.
Date posted:Jun 29, 2001


Lane Cotton Winn, Youth Mission Chorale 2001 member.
If I was ever unsure about our purpose here, I am no longer in the dark. I have seen the light, and the light shines brightly in Bali. Asia knows Christ, and our presence here only strengthens our common faith.
Date posted:Jun 17, 2001


The Youth Mission Chorale in Newark on the eve of their Asia tour. See what else they were up to in the one-minute video clip you can access from the sidebar, left.
In Bali, the Youth Chorale combines serious fun with serious rehearsals. They call this breaking out of the box.
Date posted:Jun 15, 2001


The Vieques flag, with a lot of joy and enthusiasm, is raised...
June 13 - According to NBC News, President George W. Bush has announced that the U.S. Navy will pull out of the island of Vieques off the coast of Puerto Rico. The people of Vieques have been protesting the military use of their beautiful island as a training ground and target for bombing exercises for decades.
Date posted:Jun 15, 2001


Class of 1954, one of the earlier US-2s. The program provided one of the few avenues for recognized lay service in the church, particularly for women. Members became active in the Civil Rights and Womens movements and continue in advocacy for women, children and the environment.
The General Board of Global Ministries is throwing a 50th birthday party in the city branded into the nation's memory in the noonday blaze of the Civil Rights movement.
Date posted:Jun 14, 2001


Natercia Inacio (left), of Luanda, Angola, and Priscilla Muranda (right), of Harare, Zimbabwe discuss substance abuse and related concerns, with the help of Timothy Yuan (center), a Portuguese translator from New York
Nearly 150 United Methodist Church leaders from 26 countries across two continents explored the destructive causes and consequences of alcohol, tobacco and drug abuse in their societies at an historic consultation here, May 28-June 4.
Date posted:Jun 14, 2001


An organization assisting displaced persons from East Timor is urging churches and others in the international community to pressure the United Nations to reject a "registration" process it called illegitimate and unfair.
Date posted:Jun 08, 2001


The first part's over: making all the flight connections, getting to their destination without losing any luggage. Now members of the Youth Mission Chorale have checked into a retreat center in Bali, Indonesia, walked the beach, relaxed in the pool and got over jet lag. Look in on them via this photo gallery as they start two weeks of intensive rehearsal and preparation for their Asia 2001 tour.
Date posted:Jun 07, 2001


Churches around the world are facing the reality of violence with new resolve in the wake of a decade-long effort launched by the World Council of Churches.
Date posted:Jun 07, 2001


The significant success of early American Methodism resulted in large part from its missionary outreach and appeal to women and black people, according to an American church historian. Dee E. Andrews, a professor at California State University, Hayward, write about the factors that shaped American Methodism in The Methodists and Revolutionary America, 1760-1800 (Princeton University Press, 2000).
Date posted:Jun 07, 2001


The United Methodist Church has just issued a report on federal funding of faith-based initiatives. This report, "Community Ministries and Government Funding," is a cooperative project of the General Board of Church and Society (GBCS), the General Council on Finance and Administration (GCFA), and the General Board of Global Ministries (GBGM).
Date posted:Jun 07, 2001


More than 50 North American church representatives gathered in May to prepare for the upcoming United Nations World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance.
Date posted:Jun 05, 2001


Tim Gates of State College, PA, checks out GBGM's digital camera before leaving for Asia with the Youth Mission Chorale
Surrounded by enough ballistic nylon and hard- shell equipment cases to rival a network media stake-out, Tim Gates seemed dazed by what lay ahead of him.
Date posted:Jun 02, 2001


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