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468 archived articles posted in 2002 found
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24 articles found for May, 2002.

Work teams not only assist with building and reconstruction but also encourage Liberians that the United Methodist Church is a global church andthat we all God's people called to work together. Their efforts remind us that we are not alone or forgotten and that people do care enough to enable us to once again become a sufficient people.
Rev. C.Anne Girton is a United Methodist missionary assigned by the General Board of Global Ministries to Liberia. She writes of how work teams and mission support from GBGM helps brings stability and renewed hope to partners in this war torn region of the world.
Date posted:May 30, 2002
Donals and Ramona Turman are missionaries of the General Board of Global Ministries of the United Methodist Church assigned to the Methodist Church of Indonesia. Based in Jakarta, Ramona's responsibilities include teaching English as a second language and active participation in the life and ministry of Wesley Methodist Church, an English-speaking congregation. Donald is a teacher at the Wesley Methodist School of Theology and serves as pastor of Wesley Methodist Church.
Don and Ramona Turman, missionaries assigned by the General Board of Global Ministries to Indonesia, recently returned to the U.S. for three months of itineration. Prior to departure they shared news of current events and church growth in Indonesia.
Date posted:May 30, 2002
There is no magic formula for transforming a congregation. There is, however, a process that churches can engage in to understand and reach their full potential for mission and ministry.

That process, outlined in a new book called The Discovery Church Journey: An Invitation to Congregational Transformation, is designed to help congregations look beyond the walls of the sanctuary and reach into their communities.

Date posted:May 28, 2002
The Ivys are missionaries of the General Board of Global Ministries of the United Methodist Church assigned to Mary Johnston Hospital in Tondo, Manila, the Philippines. Charles is hospital administrator and Dee, as youth minister, works with youth in the hospital's adopted community–'Barangay #38'.
Charlie and Dee Ivy are missionaries assigned to the Philippines by the General Board of Global Ministries. Dee offers words of reflection on spiritual growth witnessed among Filipino youths.
Date posted:May 27, 2002
“This is a great opportunity and one we cannot afford to miss,” Bishop Joseph Humper, Episcopal leader of Sierra Leone and Vice President of the West African Central Conference enthusiastically expressed regarding the decision of the Protestant Methodist Church of Cote D’Ivoire to gain full membership in the United Methodist Church.
Date posted:May 24, 2002
Workers in the Philippines are dealing with the same issues –– the need for a living wage, the effects of globalization and the privatization of companies –– that U.S. workers face, according to a United Methodist organizer there. The Rev. Israel Alvaran, assigned by the church as a person-in-mission to focus specifically on labor issues, discussed the situation in the Philippines while visiting United Methodist Board of Global Ministries offices in New York.
Date posted:May 23, 2002
The siege of the Church of the Nativity has ended and the Israeli tanks and international camera crews have withdrawn, but life for Palestinians remains harsh. Israeli tanks, soldiers and checkpoints still surround Bethlehem, ready at a moments notice to reenter. New roads, for Israeli settler use only, are being cut through Palestinian farmland and further isolate the residents of Bethlehem.
Date posted:May 22, 2002
U.S. Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.) (center) talks with officers of United Methodist Women on the steps of the Capitol. UMW President Genie Bank (center, right) led the group in bringing the 6,750 postcards written by UMW members at their assembly in April, containing messages urging Congress and the White House to increase funding for child care.
Officers of the United Methodist Women's Division delivered close to 7000 letters to members of Congress yesterday with one message - quality child care should be a priority to help families in our country. The letters were written at the April 25-28 United Methodist Women's Assembly in Philadelphia, Penn., and they urge Congressional members to reauthorize the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) and add $20 billion of funding over the next five years.
Date posted:May 21, 2002
Dr. Reinerio Arce, President, Cuba Council of Churches presents Bible in Spanish to former President Carter as a gesture of friendship and solidarity between churches in Cuba and in the US at worship service at Mariano Baptist Church, Havana. Methodist Bishop Ricardo Pereira gave the benediction at the conclusion of the worship service. Photo courtesy of Cuba Council of Churches.
Cuban Protestant leaders have welcomed former US President Jimmy Carter's visit to their country, saying that they hope it will help improve relations between the United States and Cuba.
Date posted:May 20, 2002
Tanya M. Pike is a missionary of the General Board of Global Ministries of the United Methodist Church assigned to the West Ohio Conference through the 10-10-10 program. Based in Toledo, Tanya serves as Minister of Adult Spiritual Development for Central United Methodist Church.
Tanya Pike, a 10-10-10 missionary of The United Methodist Church shares news of progress in her new assignment through her Annual Conference and the General Board of Global Ministries.
Date posted:May 17, 2002
The Rev. Pat Lykins is a Church and Community Worker recently assigned by the General Board of Global Ministries to Robeson County Church and Community Center in Lumbeton, North Carolina.
The Rev. Pat Lykins, a Church and Community Worker recently assigned by theGeneral Board of Global Ministries to Robeson County Church and Community Center in Lumbeton, North Carolina.An excerpt of her most recent newsletters offers her reflection on plight of the poor in our midst and how the church has come to their aid.
Date posted:May 17, 2002
Caroline Njuki (left), GBGM staff and Maritza Landaverde (right), Evangelical Methodist Church of El Salvador at the In Mission and Ministry Together: Latin America and Caribbean Regional Gathering held in Panama City.
All Methodist roads, for Methodist Churches in the Latin America/Caribbean region, led to Panama City for an extraordinary gathering of lay and clergy, youth, women and men, representing partner churches and regional entities from over 30 countries.
Date posted:May 17, 2002
In Ministry with the Kaiowá People of Brazil--Building Stronger Bodies and Communities  (UMCOR Story of the Month)
This Mechanical Cow used by the Methodist Mission of Tapeporã in Brazil produces milk from soybeans.
Since 1978 the Methodist Church of Brazil has been working with the indigenous Kaiowá-Guarani people of Tapeporã, in the southern part of the state of Mato Grosso do Sul. UMCOR provides financial support to two of the mission's projects: the Mechanical Cow and the Dental Care Outreach Program.
Source: UMCOR
Date posted:May 17, 2002
Ariel Robledo-Collins and Michael Collins, GBGM missionary family assigned to Cambodia.
Mike and Ariel Collins are missionaries assigned by the General Board of Global Ministries to Cambodia. They share news of English language lessons launched by the United Methodist Church in Cambodia.
Date posted:May 16, 2002
The Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem.
Pentecost message from Patriarch Michel Sabbah, Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem.
Date posted:May 16, 2002
In a place where there could be despair there instead is hope and celebration. It is a two- mile long refugee camp in western Tanzania. It is called Mtabili and it is home to 13,000 people from Burundi, Rwanda and other countries. Many have lived there for nearly a decade.
Date posted:May 15, 2002
Dan and Seija Terry are Christian workers assigned by the General Board of Global Ministries to an ecumenical development organization based in Central Asia.
Dan and Seija Terry are Christian workers of the United Methodist Church who are assigned by the General Board of Global Ministries to Afghanistan. They tell of their anticipation of peace and reconstruction in the region--and offer a folktale as illustration of finding strength to face the challenge of life's uncertainties.
Date posted:May 13, 2002
Margaret Madison, Church and Community Worker in God's Country Cooperative Parish, Newberry, Michigan
Margaret Madison is a Church and Community Worker assigned by the General Board of Global Ministries to God's County Cooperative Parish in Michigan. An excerpt from her recent newsletter stresses our need to draw closer as the family of God post September 11th.
Date posted:May 09, 2002
A Latin American and Caribbean Regional Gathering of GBGM mission partners will be held in Panama City, Panama from May 10-14. During the current quadrennium GBGM will sponsor a series of Global Regional Gatherings of mission leaders, held on sites in the Pacific Islands, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia, Africa, and the United States.
Date posted:May 08, 2002
Although its members get distracted by other worthwhile activities, the church of Jesus Christ "is essentially and fundamentally a missionary body," according to a United Methodist theologian.
Date posted:May 08, 2002
Christians in Pakistan and elsewhere must provide a positive alternative to extremists who advocate violence, according to a prominent bishop there.

"The terrorists are the ambassadors of death and destruction," said Bishop Alexander John Malik of the Diocese of Lahore, Church of Pakistan. "We as the followers of Christ ought to be the ambassadors of light and hope."

Date posted:May 08, 2002
The Rynkiewich missionary family currently assigned to Papua-New Guinea
Michael and Teresa Rynkiewich serve as missionaries of the General Board of Global Minsitries assigned to Papua-New Guinea. They face tremendous challenges in a very poor region of the world where they work in "Family and Community Ministries." Scheduled to return to the U.S. in June for itineration, they write from Papua-New Guinea.
Date posted:May 06, 2002

Staci Martin is on a short-term mission assignment of the General Board of Global Ministries in South Africa where she works with children. She writes of the gift the experience has been to her as she serves.
Date posted:May 02, 2002
This year’s Rural Life Sunday materials for local congregations will focus on the theme "Faith and Family: The Fabric of Rural Life."
Date posted:May 02, 2002

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