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January
31 articles found for January, 2002.
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Schools and Homes Top Priority in Devastated Goma
"I would like to go to school again", says ten-
year old Bibile. She is standing around with a
group of other children on a section of the lava
that nearly two weeks ago destroyed much of the
town center of Goma in the Democratic Republic of
Congo (DRC). The lava flow destroyed a school run
by the Baptist church close to where they are
standing, as well as other schools in the center
of town.
Date posted:Jan 31, 2002
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The Women’s Division of the General Board of
Global Ministries announces several new
and/or updated web pages.
Date posted:Jan 31, 2002
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The United Methodist Board of Global Ministries
is dispatching its first missionary to Mongolia.
Helen Sheperd, who has worked as a missionary in
Korea since 1992, is scheduled to arrive in the
Eastern Asian country, lodged between Russia and
China, on Feb. 7.
Date posted:Jan 30, 2002
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Women From Around the World Speak Out on How Free Trade Affects Them
January 30, 2002-- In preparation for a March
United Nations conference on "Financing for
Development," the Women’s Division of The United
Methodist Church has been dialoguing with more
than 100 women from around the world about how
free trade affects them.
Date posted:Jan 30, 2002
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Antigua Consultation (Guatemala, l991)---UMC
(representatives of the Council of Bishops, GBGM
Directors/staff), British Methodist Church,
United Church of Canada, CIEMAL and MCCA,
resulting in the recommendation by GBGM Directors
to create a Permanent Fund for mission
partnership for the UMC with the churches of
CIEMAL and the MCCA
Date posted:Jan 29, 2002
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Bouncing over dusty roads in his four-wheel-
drive
truck, Pastor Joseph Chan arrived at church in
Siem Reap. Most of the 30 parishioners walked
from the nearby fields, dodging the dust that
flew in their faces, to attend the Sunday
worship.
Date posted:Jan 29, 2002
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Representatives of the World Methodist Council
were among 250 religious leaders invited by Pope
John Paul II to pray for world peace.
The Rev. George Freeman, the council’s chief
executive, and Nigerian Methodist Bishop Sunday
Mbang, its president, were guests at the Vatican
during a Jan. 22-27 visit that included a
pilgrimage to Assisi, the city where St. Francis
was born eight centuries ago.
"It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience for a non-
Catholic," Freeman told United Methodist News
Service.
Date posted:Jan 29, 2002
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Steve and Dianne Springer, General Board of
Global Ministries missionaries of the United
Methodist Church are witnesses for Christ in the
heart of Appalachia. They share good news of a
growing number of children becoming a part of
their ministry at Red Bird Missionary Conference
in Kentucky.
Date posted:Jan 28, 2002
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Churches Offer Shelter in Goma after the Volcanic Eruption
Josephina Bampende lifts the lid of her
cooking pot. She is cooking a meal consisting of
beans - the only food she has - on a small fire
outside the Birere Baptist church in Goma. This
is where the 55-year old grandmother, her
children and grandchildren, along with hundreds
of others sought refuge in the wake of the
devastating volcanic eruptions that destroyed her
home on January 17.
Date posted:Jan 28, 2002
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A United Methodist bishop, who has been active in
African ministry for 30 years, is calling for a
worldwide month of prayer for the people of
Zimbabwe.
Bishop Felton Edwin May of Washington has issued
a call for United Methodists to pray for Zimbabwe
during their worship services, Sunday school
classes and personal devotions for 30 days, from
Feb. 10 through March 11.
Date posted:Jan 28, 2002
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Pastors, lay people and conference leaders will
gather in North Carolina to discuss ways of
increasing their effectiveness in ministry to
multi-cultural and multi-ethnic churches and
communities. The conference and training
event, “That We May Be One: Starting, Growing
and Sustaining Multiethinic/Multicultural
Ministries,” is scheduled for April 4-6, 2002 at
the Sheraton Imperial Hotel and Convention
Center near Raleigh-Durham Airport.
Date posted:Jan 26, 2002
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A two day gathering of Friends and Partners of
the Lithuania and the Latvia United Methodist
Churches in the United States has been scheduled
at the Scarritt-Bennett Center February 22-23,
2002.
Representatives from the two Baltic countries
will be joined by Bishop Oystein Olsen of the
Northern European Central Conference to share
news of Methodism's progress over the past year.
The Rev. Kristen Markay and Zenovas Survila
(spelling) will share news of the church's
mission in Lithuania.
Date posted:Jan 25, 2002
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In an extraordinary gathering a group of about
100 persons - lay and clergy, youth, women and
men, representing European Annual Conferences of
the United Methodist Church and other partner
churches in twenty five countries, as well as
directors, consultants and staff of its General
Board of Global Ministries - shared conversation,
ideas and understandings on issues related to
mission and ministry in Europe and the larger
world.
Date posted:Jan 23, 2002
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Goma Volcanic Eruption: ACT members Ready to Help, but Safety Worries Linger
Security concerns remain high for the safety
of the hundreds of thousands of Congolese making
their way back to Goma in the Democratic Republic
of the Congo in the wake of the volcanic
eruptions that devastated much of Goma and
villages between the city and Mount Nyirogongo.
Date posted:Jan 23, 2002
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United Methodists in both the Democratic
Republic
of Congo and Rwanda have been affected by the
lava flows and accompanying earthquakes of the
Nyiragongo volcano, which began erupting on Jan.
17.
Date posted:Jan 23, 2002
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Volcanic Eruption in Goma: UMCOR Emergency Response
UMCOR is responding to the crisis caused by
the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo in Goma. Working
through our ecumenical and United Methodist
partners, UMCOR will provide 60,000
people affected by the eruption with water and
sanitation, food, blankets, kitchen sets, plastic
sheeting, and firewood. Feeding centers will be
established and special attention will be given
to children and elderly people. UMCOR continues
to support also the work of the United Methodist
Church in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Date posted:Jan 22, 2002
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Congolese Return to Goma Despite Fears for Their Safety
The situation in and around Goma, Democratic
Republic of Congo, remains chaotic in the wake of
the devastation caused by the eruption of Mount
Nyiragongo. It is estimated that between 400,000-
500,000 people were affected by the eruption.
Date posted:Jan 22, 2002
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An assassin’s bullet ended the life of the Rev.
Martin Luther King Jr., but it couldn’t kill his
dream. On Jan. 21, leaders of nine Christian
denominations met on the balcony of the Lorraine
Motel in a commitment to fight racism.
Date posted:Jan 22, 2002
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The following is a call to action from delegates
to the Eighteenth Plenary of the Consultation on
Church Union (COCU) to the nine member-churches.
Common witness and service are two marks of an
ecumenical body. The COCU member-churches have
chosen to live this commitment especially by
focusing attention on the need to combat racism
within and among the member-churches, in all
churches and in society.
Date posted:Jan 22, 2002
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After 40 years of conversation, leaders of United
Methodist Church and eight other Christian
groups -- representing some 22 million believers
worldwide -- joined hands Jan. 20, vowing to
worship, witness and work together from this day
forward as Churches Uniting in Christ.
Date posted:Jan 22, 2002
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The top staff executives of the United Methodist
Church’s 14 general agencies have pledged to work
together in new ways and to avoid a "fight over
the dollars" at the 2004 General Conference.
Date posted:Jan 22, 2002
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We celebrate Dr. King's life and his committment
to a dream and offer this prayer.
Date posted:Jan 21, 2002
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Peggy and Howard Heiner, retired missionaries of
the United Methodist Church of the General Board
of Global Ministries offer reflections on hope
for peace in the new year.
Date posted:Jan 17, 2002
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Improving Daily Life in Ghana: UMCOR and Agricultural Missions
Esther works hard; very hard. She is up
before
dawn and goes to bed long after sunset. She
begins her day when the roosters, who serve as
alarm clocks for Esther and her neighbors,
awaken
her before the sun peeks over the hills. By the
light of a kerosene lamp, Esther prepares
breakfast for her five children and husband.
Esther and fourteen others, including one man,
formed the Anyabor Women's Group with the goal
of
acquiring their own cassava mill, located in
their village, under their ownership and
management.
Date posted:Jan 16, 2002
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In a depressed area near downtown Columbus, Ohio,
the hammering, clattering sounds of renovation
going on at the old, abandoned Hotel St. Clair
are like music to the hearts of its neighbors.
Date posted:Jan 14, 2002
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As frightened workers from the World Trade Center
area fled across the Hudson River on Sept. 11,
the Rev. June Stitzinger-Clark was among those
meeting the ferries on the New Jersey side
Date posted:Jan 11, 2002
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Church Must Make AIDS Ministry a Priority: A Commentary by the Rev. Donald E. Messer
I walked for two hours through the largest
AIDS hospital in India during December, speaking
with patients and helping deliver 700 Christmas
gifts. In one of the last wards of women
patients, I saw a small girl outside the bar-like
windows, crying for her mother inside. A few
moments later, she whisked past me and ran to her
mother's side. The mother took the girl into her
arms and showed the child the new sari that I had
just given her.
Date posted:Jan 10, 2002
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Daniel and Lisa Godwin and their children Aaron
and Chelsa are a mission family of the General
Board of Global Ministries of the United
Methodist Church serving in Educador. In a
recent newsletter they shared news of church
growth and development in a small city outside
Quito.
Date posted:Jan 10, 2002
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In times of difficulty as is currently being
experienced throughout the country, it is
important that children and young adults have
safe havens and spaces of nurture and
development. The General Board of Global
Ministries of the United Methodist Church
supports more than 100 national mission
institutions across the country, many of which
directly impact the lives of young people. The
beauty of these programs is that beneficiaries
often return as adults to serve. One such
individual is Greta Cofield of Roxbury,
Massachusetts. Her story follows:
Date posted:Jan 07, 2002
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The past Christmas season was a bit different for
everyone. As we read once more of the birth of
the Prince of Peace and heard the words of the
angels, "Do not be afraid, for I bring you
tidings of great joy," it was not the same. For
we are afraid. Many of us feel vulnerable for the
first time in our lives. In a season when we saw
and heard the word "peace" more than any other
time of the year, we were not at peace in our
nation, in our world, or even in our hearts.
Date posted:Jan 02, 2002
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Teens and College/University Women in United Methodist Women
In addition to a number of useful links, this
page features an interactive map of teens and
college/university women in United Methodist
Women.
Date posted:Jan 02, 2002
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