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A mission team from Iowa returned to where it
all began –– dilapidated farmhouses –– to get
Africa University ready for the masses coming to
celebrate the school’’s first decade.
"For me, it’’s a privilege to work with the
folks of Zimbabwe, whether it is using a striker
to cut grass in order to paint a wall, or
holding a baby in the Fairfield Orphanage or
consulting with the Africa University Counseling
service," says Bob Hoover, a retired pastor from
Solon, Iowa
Date posted:Jun 28, 2002
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Hammers are swinging as United Methodist
Volunteers in Mission push to finish 10 staff
houses on the Africa University campus in time
for the school’’s 10th anniversary.
Both the university and the United Methodist
Volunteers in Mission organization want to
celebrate with one house for every year the
university has been in existence.
Date posted:Jun 28, 2002
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The Native Americans on the Seminole Reservation
in Florida have waited more than 30 years for a
United Methodist pastor, and now they finally
have one.
The Rev. Delton Collins, a Lumbee Indian and
local pastor from the Western North Carolina
Annual Conference, has been appointed to serve
on the reservation and to establish a church.
Date posted:Jun 28, 2002
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Dr.Richard J. Stinson, assigned by the General
Board of Global MinIstries of the United
Methodist Church to Japan reflects on the thirty
yeats since his call to Christian ministry.
Date posted:Jun 27, 2002
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Religious beliefs can make a difference in
helping young people avoid the worsening problem
of alcohol abuse on college campuses, and United
Methodists must be engaged in the issue "at
every point of influence," according to a
denomination executive.
Date posted:Jun 25, 2002
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Fausto and Alma Villagrana are missionaries
assigned by the General Board of Global
Ministries to The Hispanic Ministry in the
Ozarks (Missouri West Conference). They share
an update of ministries impacting the lives
of this growing population in the United
Methodist Church.
Date posted:Jun 24, 2002
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United Methodist Network of Clinics Helps Immigrants
At a time when immigrants and refugees face
increasing restrictions by the U.S. government,
United Methodists are expanding a national
network of immigration clinics to provide
assistance. Justice for Our Neighbors, a program
started in 1999 by the United Methodist Committee
on Relief and the Just Neighbors Ministry in
Virginia, got a financial boost this spring when
UMCOR's board of directors approved funding of
$600,000 over a three-year period.
Date posted:Jun 21, 2002
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The people of the rapidly growing Methodist
Church of Cuba now have a central gathering
place for worship and other programs.
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The May 24 dedication of Templo del Campamento
Canaan (Camp Canaan Temple) in Miller, Cuba
attracted nearly 4,000 people, many of whom
traveled as long as 9 hours by truck and bus to
attend the service. Participants included 94
representatives from United Methodist Volunteers
in Mission (UMVIM) teams from the United States.
Date posted:Jun 21, 2002
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The Revs. John and Noel Calhoun, missionaries of
the General Board of Global
Ministries assigned to Russia, share news of
opening of the Moscow Protestant
Chaplaincy Parish Center.
Date posted:Jun 20, 2002
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September 11 Attacks Create Need for Spiritual Care
The American Red Cross, in conjunction with
the New York Disaster Response Interfaith,
invited religious representatives to a June 17
conference in New York to explore the impact of
the 9/11 attacks on faith communities and their
leaders. United Methodists were among the
participants.
Date posted:Jun 19, 2002
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A conference involving representatives from the
Muslim, Jewish and Christian faiths promises to
forge a path of interreligious cooperation and
contribute to peace efforts in the former
Yugoslav republic of Macedonia.
From May 10 to 14, 2002, over forty
international scholars and nearly fifty local
scholars and leaders from the three faith
traditions met in a 'trialogue' in the capital
city of Skopje. The theme for the conference
was 'Confidence Building Among the Churches and
Religious Communities in Macedonia through
Dialogue.'
Date posted:Jun 18, 2002
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Sebastine and Karen Ujereh, missionaries
assigned by the General Board of Global
Ministries to Senegal, a predominantly Muslim
country, share the value of Christian presence
in the region.
Date posted:Jun 17, 2002
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John Cogswell has volunteered 24 times since
1992 to work with his friends of the Kusayapu
Institute in northern Chile. His inspiring
message describes his life as a United Methodist
Volunteer.
Date posted:Jun 13, 2002
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The United Methodist Annual (regional)
Conference of Switzerland/France has agreed with
a request from an autonomous group of French
Methodist churches to join the denomination.
Meeting in early June in Basel, Switzerland, the
conference delegates voted to integrate the
Methodist Church in France into The United
Methodist Church during the next three years,
according to the Rev. Peter Siegfried, a
conference member and an executive with the
United Methodist Board of Global Ministries.
Date posted:Jun 13, 2002
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Restorative Justice: United Methodist Mission Study
Background, an annotated bibliography, resource
ordering information, and links related to the
United Methodist Restorative Justice mission
study.
Date posted:Jun 12, 2002
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El Nuevo Día, a Puerto Rican newspaper on June 6
reported the sentences imposed by the Federal
District Court of Puerto Rico to civil
disobedients protesting the US Navy bombing of
Vieques. Sister Carmen González Arias, a Roman
Catholic nun was sentenced to 60 days in
prison. Rev. Pablo Maysonet, an Episcopal
priest, was sentenced to 30 days in prison.
Date posted:Jun 12, 2002
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Mexico: United Methodist Mission Study
The history of Mexico contains a spiritual
history which is complex and largely unknown
outside of Mexico. Despite the long border
between the two countries, most U.S. citizens
know only the Mexico of today's headlines. What
are the contemporary issues that the church
should be addressing in Mexico and between Mexico
and the U.S.? What are the mission opportunities
in Mexico and how is the United Methodist Church
engaged in mission?
Date posted:Jun 12, 2002
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Luis and Janet Garcia are missionaries assigned
to Chile by the General Board of Global
Ministries. They share progress of work at
Kusayapu Agricultural Institute.
Date posted:Jun 10, 2002
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A director of financial development has been
named for Encounter with Christ in Latin America
and the Caribbean, a mission initiative of the
United Methodist Board of Global Ministries.
Effective July 1, the Rev. C. Rex Bevins
will help lead the $25 million fund-raising
drive for the board’s permanent fund, No.
025100, which is designed to support mission
partnerships with Methodist churches throughout
the Southern Hemisphere. Bevins is retiring at
the end of June as senior pastor of St. Paul
United Methodist Church in Lincoln, Neb.
Date posted:Jun 10, 2002
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Harare, Zimbabwe--The church in Africa ministers
on an impoverished continent ravaged by war and
conflict, pillaged and used as a toxic dumping
ground by the west, and dependent on the
financial resources of the west.
Date posted:Jun 07, 2002
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Harare, Zimbabwe-- The United Methodist Church
would "enhance" its efforts by adopting a model
for proclaiming the good news that recognizes
that "evangelism is everybody's business,"
according to the chaplain of Africa University.
Date posted:Jun 07, 2002
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“Each one bring one to Christ.” It is a simple
but significant slogan that describes the
mission of participants in a series of
evangelization academies organized by United
Methodist Churches in Africa and the General
Board of Global Ministries (GBGM).
Date posted:Jun 07, 2002
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Mission Education Opportunities 2002 Schools of Christian Mission
United Methodist Women members, women and men,
laity and clergy, youth and children -- all who
are interested in mission -- are invited to
attend schools of Christian mission and mission-
education events across the United Sates this
summer. Three mission studies will be offered:
Mexico;
Restorative Justice; and
The Scandalous Message of James.
Date posted:Jun 07, 2002
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Rev. Sandra Olewine sends a message from her
location in Palestine.
Date posted:Jun 06, 2002
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Anita Krueger, is a missionary of the General
Board of Global Ministries of the United
Methodist Church who serves as a Parish Nurse in
Ft. Stockton, Texas. In a recent newsletter, she
outlined how she views her role and
responsibilities.
Date posted:Jun 05, 2002
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UMCOR Program Begins for 9/11 Victims
A $5 million program focusing on assistance to
victims of the Sept. 11 attacks begins full-
fledged operations in June. Established by the
United Methodist Committee on Relief, the case
management program receives its financial support
from the denomination's "Love in the Midst of
Tragedy" fund, which was a response to the
attacks.
Date posted:Jun 04, 2002
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Ten Tons of Emergency Kits Donated to UMCOR at UMW Assembly
United Methodist Women from across the country
participated in hands-on mission work in
preparation for Assembly 2002 (April 25-28). They
were asked to make school kits, sewing kits,
health kits, layettes, and bedding paks which
will be given to persons in need around the
world. Following are statistics for the material
resources for mission that participants brought
to the quadrennial gathering in Philadelphia...
Date posted:Jun 04, 2002
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The Rev. Alan and Mavis Streyffeler are
missionaries assigned by the General Board of
Global Ministries to Senegal, a predominantly
Muslim country. Through outreach programs of
church, they have made significant inroads in
generating dialogue
and activities between Christians and Muslims,
as is illustrated in a recent newsletter.
Date posted:Jun 03, 2002
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“May God Bless Your Radio. I thank you so much
for what Radio Africa International is doing to
bring peace to my country, Congo Kinshasa.”
So writes Valentin Kapita’Mba Mabaya, who
described himself as “a faithful listener” of the
shortwave radio ministry of the General Board of
Global Ministries (GBGM). “You will never
know,” he continued, “how many times we thank
you for this voice that you are giving for our
Congolese cause.”
Date posted:Jun 03, 2002
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The ranks of the United Methodist Church
could
swell by 1.4 million members if the desire of
the Methodist Protestant Church of Cote
d’Ivoire
for membership in the denomination is
realized.
Date posted:Jun 03, 2002
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“There is little doubt that young people are an
integral part of the life of the Methodist
Church in Cote D’Ivoire,” says Sarah Wilke,
director of Urban Strategies for the North Texas
Conference, and a member of the General Board of
Global Ministries (GBGM) delegation that
traveled to Abidjan, May 18-26, 2000.
Date posted:Jun 03, 2002
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From the neighborhood surrounding the Protestant
Methodist Church of Cote d’Ivoire and distances
beyond came women of all ages filling the 2000-
seat sanctuary.
Date posted:Jun 03, 2002
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The honorable M. Laurent Gbagbo, President of
the Republic of Cote d’Ivoire greeted Dr.
Randolph Nugent, General Secretary of the
General Board of Global Ministries (GBGM) and a
delegation from The United Methodist Church
during the group’s May 18-26 visit to the West
Africa nation.
Date posted:Jun 03, 2002
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