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November
39 articles found for November, 2002.
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Theologian Douglas John Hall in his book, The
End of Christendom and the Future of
Christianity (Harrisburg, PA: Trinity Press
International, 1997) argues that Christianity
has come to an end of an era of privilege in the
Western world.
Date posted:Nov 30, 2002
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Impact Of AIDS Worsens African Famine
"The famine in southern Africa brings the world
face-to-face with the deep and devastating impact
of AIDS," said Dr Peter Piot, Executive Director
of UNAIDS. "What we are seeing today in a number
of countries of sub-Saharan Africa is an HIV
epidemic that is overwhelming the coping
resources of entire communities. We must act now,
on a much larger scale than anything we have done
before, not only to assist those nations already
hard-hit, but also to stop the explosive growth
of AIDS in the parts of the world where the
epidemic is newly emerging."
Date posted:Nov 27, 2002
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In Palestine, folks do not have the Thanksgiving
Day tradition that Americans have. No stuffed
turkeys and no pumpkin pies. However, in my
daily contacts, I find Palestinians to be very
thankful. Despite years of tragic political
events that have left them impoverished and
demoralized, many Palestinians demonstrate a
thankful outlook on life.
Date posted:Nov 26, 2002
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We were on our way home from the hospital on a
snowy afternoon - a mother,her two young boys,
and me. I asked them if they would like to eat
at the new McDonalds restoranas.
Date posted:Nov 26, 2002
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Jerri and Bill Savuto are missionaries of the
General Board of global Ministries, mission
agency of The United Methodist Church, who send
greetings of Thanksgiving from Kenya where they
serve.
Date posted:Nov 26, 2002
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The United Methodist pastor held in an Israeli
prison after being involved in a confrontation
between Palestinian villagers and Israeli
soldiers believes it is imperative that the
United States intervene in the Israeli-
Palestinian conflict.
Date posted:Nov 26, 2002
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In a year in which the nation observed the
somber anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001,
terrorist attacks, United Methodist leaders
lifted their voices in opposition to a war with
Iraq and called the nation to unite in prayer
for peace.
Date posted:Nov 25, 2002
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As a response to global violence and the growing
threat of war, Adam Bray, 23, will walk 95 miles
from Seattle to Olympia to show his support for
peacemakers.
Date posted:Nov 22, 2002
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Stigma Prevents PWAs from Receiving Food, Care, and Treatment in Zimbabwe
The AIDS Profile Project, undertaken by the
University of California San Francisco's AIDS
Policy Research Center, found that despite high
levels of awareness of HIV/AIDS, high levels of
stigma remained. Consequently, there was
tremendous fear around being tested for HIV/AIDS
in Zimbabwe. Over 90 percent of those infected
are unaware of their HIV status, the country
brief said.
Date posted:Nov 20, 2002
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Working through the United Nations Security
Council, President Bush and Congress should do
everything possible – short of going to war – to
ensure that Iraq complies with U.N. mandates,
U.S. religious leaders say.
Delegates to the
National Council of Churches’ General Assembly
in Tampa, Fla., also urged the U.S. government
to use the context of the United Nations to play
an active role "in working toward a peaceful and
just resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian
conflict."
Date posted:Nov 20, 2002
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The Rev. George Ogle left South Korea in tears
some 30 years ago, deported by the country’s
dictatorship for his work on behalf of poor
factory workers and eight men facing execution
because of false accusations they were
communists.
Date posted:Nov 20, 2002
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Despite his ordeal in an Israeli prison, the
Rev. Gordon "Gordy" Hutchins said he is not as
concerned about his own treatment as he is about
the continuing plight of the Palestinian people.
Date posted:Nov 20, 2002
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Can you keep a secret? On Nov. 27, the 24
residents of Wesley Meadows will be getting a
surprise Thanksgiving feast preparedbr by
their "sisters" at Millington Wesley Towers.
Wesley Park Meadows in Halls, Tenn., and
Millington (Tenn.) Wesley Towers, are both
United Methodist, HUD-subsidized rental units
for low-income senior adults.
Date posted:Nov 19, 2002
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Bishop Done Peter Dabale, episcopal leader of
the Nigeria United Methodist Conference,
recently shared an update and photos of
progress of work in Nigeria that has resulted
from contributions to the Millennium Fund.
Date posted:Nov 18, 2002
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The Rev. Gordon "Gordy" Hutchins, pastor of
Highland United Methodist Church in Tieton,
Wash., was arrested Nov. 15 in Jayyous, near the
border with Israel, with eight other
international protestors and one Israeli
protestor. The group had joined Palestinians who
were trying to stop Israeli bulldozers from
proceeding with the building of a "separation
wall" that they say will illegally annex much of
their fertile farmland into Israel.
Date posted:Nov 18, 2002
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The United Methodist Development Fund (UMDF) in
cooperation with the GBGM web team has launched
its new web site. The new home page allows
visitors to easily access information about the
Fund’s unique mission of providing loans and
investments for United Methodist constituents.
Date posted:Nov 14, 2002
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Churches Respond to Tragedy, Damage in Wake of Tornadoes
An 18-year-old United Methodist, in his first
year at the University of Northwestern Ohio in
Lima, was killed Nov. 10 when a tornado slammed
into the car he was driving. Nicholas Mollenkopf,
a member of Convoy United Methodist Church, was
on Lincoln Highway in Van Wert, Ohio, when his
car was broadsided by the F4 tornado. He is among
at least 36 fatalities reported in five states
after a wave of more than 70 tornadoes and
thunderstorms blew across the nation Nov. 9-11.
Date posted:Nov 14, 2002
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For 10 years, United Methodists committed to the
church’s Russia Initiative have endured the
infamous Russian bureaucracy. They’ve struggled
with language barriers, traveled long and hard
in territory that covers 11 time zones and
weathered stinging blizzards.
Date posted:Nov 14, 2002
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As a response to global violence and the growing
threat of war, Adam Bray, 23, will walk 62 miles
from Seattle to Olympia to show his support for
peacemakers.
Date posted:Nov 13, 2002
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U.S. and Zimbabwe officials are investigating
the shooting death of a 58-year-old American who
had been visiting his brother at United
Methodist-related Africa University.
Date posted:Nov 13, 2002
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In their first-ever meeting outside the
continental United States, the bishops of the
United Methodist Church recommitted themselves
to caring for the world’s children, addressing
root causes and effects of poverty, and
witnessing for peace.
Date posted:Nov 13, 2002
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Leaders of CIEMAL (Council of Evangelical
Methodist Churches in Latin America), a
consortium of indigenous Methodist churches,
called on their United Methodist counterparts to
join them in addressing the particular concerns
of children – and their families – who live in
poverty across Latin American and the Caribbean.
Date posted:Nov 13, 2002
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Methodist bishops from around the world spent
part of their weeklong business meeting in
November in prayer and worship on the Puerto
Rican island of Vieques, joining residents in a
call for an end to weapons testing and
occupation by the U.S. Navy.
Date posted:Nov 13, 2002
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Christians in Pakistan face an increasing threat
of violence, members of a World Council of
Churches delegation learned during a recent
visit.
Youngsook Kang, an executive with the United
Methodist Board of Global Ministries and part of
the delegation, called the situation "grave" and
said she doesn’t expect that to change soon.
Date posted:Nov 13, 2002
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Making A Difference Through Health Ministry: Health Ministries Association National Conference
The Health Ministries Association (HMA) will hold
its Fourteenth Annual Conference June 19-22, 2003
at the Hilton at Valley Forge, King of Prussia,
PA. The conference theme is Making a Difference
Through Health Ministry. HMA is an international
multi-faith membership organization with a
mission of "encouraging, supporting, and
developing whole person ministries leading to the
integration of faith and health."
Date posted:Nov 12, 2002
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Ten years after a civil uprising rocked the Los
Angeles area, the United Methodist Church’s
response to the tragedy continues to bear fruit
in communities across the United States and in
the African countries of Zimbabwe and Ghana.
Date posted:Nov 12, 2002
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Vilmar Martinez is a missionary of the General
Board of Global Ministries assigned to Bolivia.
She offers reflection her role as a new
missionary and how God is using her.
Date posted:Nov 11, 2002
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The dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 sent
far-reaching ripples across Asia and Eastern
Europe. Even before Mikhail Gorbachev stepped
down and Boris Yeltsin became Russia’s
democratically elected president, the Communist
regimes of Hungary, Bulgaria, and Czechoslovakia
dissolved under pressure from popular movements
encouraged by the fall of the Berlin Wall in
1989.
Date posted:Nov 11, 2002
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Shortly after September 11, 2001, Hannah, our
first grader, brought home a piece of art that
finished the statement: This is how I would help
the people of the world live together
peacefully... Her answer was that she would
donate to the poor, give food to the hungry,
give the poor more money (“lots uv money” were
her exact words), stop the war, be nice, and
give love.
Date posted:Nov 07, 2002
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After 30 years of service to United Methodism at
the General Board of Global Ministries—20 of
them at the helm as General Secretary—the Rev.
Dr. Randolph Nugent is preparing to retire.
Date posted:Nov 07, 2002
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Since the World Trade Center attacks in New York
on September 11, 2001, the world has been shaken
by fear. Rudely awakened from an illusion it
believed was truth, the world now exists in a
state of confusion, wondering anxiously in which
country, if any, safety and tranquillity can be
found.
Date posted:Nov 07, 2002
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Drizzle had just started to drop a gray sheet
over Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as I made my
way to Kearny Public School to talk to some of
the students about the need for peace in our
world today. General Philip Kearny Elementary
School, K-5, is in the Spring Garden/Girard
section of Philadelphia. About 94 percent of its
students are African American, with close to 5
percent Latino children and only 1 percent
Anglo. The median annual income in this
neighborhood of Philadelphia is roughly $9000
per capita, according to census statistics.
Date posted:Nov 07, 2002
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Have you ever heard the word “violence”?
Silence was the answer to my question.
I tried other questions: Have you ever heard of
someone who is violent? Have you ever seen a
violent person? Have you ever heard violent
words?
Silence was the answer to my questions.
Date posted:Nov 07, 2002
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Macedonia is a country of contrasts. There are
high mountains and fertile valleys; cold, wet
winters, and hot, dry summers. In the larger
cities, women in stylish business suits walk
alongside Muslim women in long dusters and
richly colored head scarves.
Date posted:Nov 07, 2002
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The General Board of Global Ministries (GBGM)
celebrates our mission personnel and the
increasing number who hear and respond to the
call of Jesus Christ to missionary service.
Date posted:Nov 06, 2002
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'Live and Let Live': About UNAIDS' Two-year Campaign
"Live and let live" is the slogan of the two-year
World AIDS Campaign 2002-2003. Stigma and
discrimination are the major obstacles to
effective HIV/AIDS prevention and care. Fear of
discrimination may prevent people from seeking
treatment for AIDS or from acknowledging their
HIV status publicly.
Date posted:Nov 05, 2002
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Two different Methodist-related groups,
representing youth and deaconesses, have
expressed opposition to a possible U.S. war
against Iraq.
Date posted:Nov 05, 2002
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The World Methodist Council Youth Committee,
representing Methodist youth and young adults in
over 130 countries, calls for peace, justice and
dignity for all world citizens. The World
Methodist Council Youth Committee (WMCYC)
affirms the September 2002 Statement on Iraq by
the World Methodist Council which asks for a
peaceful resolution to the Iraqi crisis.
Date posted:Nov 04, 2002
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Association of Physically Challenged Ministers of The United Methodist Church
APCM is a national caucus in The United Methodist
Church that has been in existence since 1990. Our
main purpose is to encourage and support men and
women who sense the call to ministry, who exhibit
the gifts and graces for ministry, but also live
with a disability. While the number of people
with disabilities is increasing, the number of
persons with disabilities in the UMC who are
either in professional ministry or preparing for
professional ministry seems to be decreasing.
Date posted:Nov 01, 2002
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