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January
46 articles found for January, 2003.
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Economic factors and the specter of war have led
to the postponement of Global Gathering IV, a
celebration of the international mission of The
United Methodist Church, sponsored by its
mission agency, the General Board of Global
Ministries. It had been scheduled for mid-April
in Birmingham, Alabama.
Date posted:Jan 31, 2003
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Jerri and Bill Savuto are missionaries of the
General Board of Global Ministries serving in
Kenya. Following recent elections in Kenya,
Jerri writes offering reflections on the church
and community, and words of thanksgiving for
financial support and prayers sent their way in
2002.
Date posted:Jan 30, 2003
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The United Methodist General Board of Global
Ministries today issued an international call
for prayer and advocacy for peace and justice in
Iraq.
“We are praying that God will provide an
alternative to a United States-led attack on
Iraq, and we are also praying that the leaders
of Iraq will give strong assurances of their
commitment to peace and freedom for their
people,” said the Rev. R. Randy Day, general
secretary of the agency that has missionary and
humanitarian work in 74 countries.
Date posted:Jan 30, 2003
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Elias El-Halabi, the World Student Christian
Federation Middle East Regional Secretary, on
his first visit to US and NYC, brought new
insights and commentary on issues of youth and
young adults worldwide, with an emphasis on the
Middle East.
Date posted:Jan 30, 2003
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Judy Kerr is a deaconess of the General Board
of Global Ministries who serves in the United
States under the 10-10-10 Program. She shares
news of her work at "Heart of
the City Neighborhood Ministries," where she is
assigned in Fargo, North Dakota.
Date posted:Jan 27, 2003
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During his trip to South Korea in November 2002,
the Rev. R. Randy Day, General Secretary-elect
of the General Board of Global Ministries,
visited the Yanhwajin Foreigners’ Cemetery, the
grave site of 40 missionaries sent by the United
Methodist Church and its predecessor
denominations in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
Date posted:Jan 27, 2003
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Most regular missionaries of The United
Methodist Church whose contracts expire this
year will be reassigned.
“The loss of regular (“standard support”)
missionaries in 2003 will be even smaller than
projected late last year,” according to a joint
announcement by Bishop Joel N. Martinez of San
Antonio, president of the board, and the Rev. R.
Randy Day, general secretary.
Date posted:Jan 27, 2003
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United Methodist Task Force on Developmental Disabilities
The Mission of the United Methodist Task Force on
Developmental Disabilities is to increase
awareness of the needs of persons with
developmental disabilities and their families,
identify resources and services, educate the
Church to use their gifts and graces, affirm self-
worth and dignity, cooperate in ecumenical and
interfaith activities. The task force is
sponsored by the Health & Welfare Ministries unit
of the General Board of Global Ministries.
Date posted:Jan 26, 2003
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Ten young adults recently gathered at Gammon
Seminary in Atlanta for three days of
reflection, analysis and rededication to
Christian service. Their vision and goals
reflect their diversity, their commitment to
God's mission is a shared foundation as they
embark on various paths: seminary, secular
occupations, graduate school, and continued
ministry.
Date posted:Jan 24, 2003
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There is broken glass everywhere; on the floors,
covering the tables, covering papers, on beds.
The Christian leaders of Gaza have gathered to
offer their support and condemn the bombing of
St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, located within
the Ahli Arab Hospital compound. The Church is
in the center of the hospital complex, and
surrounded by buildings flying the Red Cross and
Anglican flags.
Date posted:Jan 24, 2003
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The Rev. Bob Edgar, staff head of the National
Council of Churches, is calling on people of
faith to fast and pray for peace Jan. 27, which
he terms "the first of three days of events that
will help determine history."
Date posted:Jan 24, 2003
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One of the priorities of all local churches in
Africa is education, enlightenment, and
empowerment of women. Ministries continue to be
developed to improve the quality of lives of
women, and thus of families and all of Africa.
Vivian Samuels,
a member of the Monrovia District Conference,
shares news of a significant new ministry
involving women in Liberia.
Date posted:Jan 23, 2003
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The Rev. R. Randy Day begins his tenure as
General Secretary after serving two years as a
deputy general secretary of the General Board
of
Global Ministries. He was previously assigned
to
oversee the Evangelization and Church
Growth and
Community and Institutional Ministries
program
areas.
Date posted:Jan 23, 2003
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The Rev. R. Randy Day discusses living in
Southeast Asia, theology of mission, faith and
good works, the United Methodist connection,
leadership style, and a vision for the future.
Date posted:Jan 23, 2003
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The United Methodist Church has just completed
what many consider to be the most active decade
in its mission history. The General Board of
Global Ministries, through its philosophy of
facilitating mission, has enabled the church to
respond to a host of new opportunities for
mission service. The witness of The United
Methodist Church has been extended to new
populations worldwide as the units of our
connectional ministry act together in Christian
mission.
Date posted:Jan 23, 2003
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Mission: It’s not just a trip. It’s about how we
live faithfully, every day and in every way—365
days a year.
Youth Go Global, for youth aged 12 to 30, is a
time for young people to share, learn, and
explore global mission and ministry. Global
Gathering IV will provide two special events for
young people.
Date posted:Jan 23, 2003
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Welcome to 2003, a good year to start some new
mission projects. A good year to assess the
congregation’s mission priorities. A good year
to spread the good news of the Gospel of Jesus
Christ in the neighborhood, throughout the
nation, and around the world.
Date posted:Jan 23, 2003
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“Since September 11, 2001, our giving has been
way down, both in funds and material goods,” was
the sad news from Harrietta Reynolds, the
interim director of Sager-Brown in Baldwin,
Louisiana. Glenn Druilhet, director of the UMCOR
Depot, confirmed it. “This is really different
this year, all this empty space. Normally our
staging area would be packed with kits and
supplies, but it’s empty.”
Date posted:Jan 23, 2003
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There are a number of different ways for the
pastor and the mission committees of local
United Methodist churches to stay connected and
informed about mission opportunities through the
General Board of Global Ministries.
Date posted:Jan 23, 2003
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Month-by-month suggestions of mission activities
to do
in your church.
Date posted:Jan 23, 2003
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Where Is Bread? A Hymn About Hunger and Christian Ministry
This hymn may be used to promote offerings for
UMCOR's work with World Hunger and Poverty.
Date posted:Jan 23, 2003
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Primetimers: An Educational Experience for Older Persons
In the course of a typical United Methodist
Volunteers in Mission (UMVIM, or VIM) experience,
teams often work 70% of the time and learn,
sightsee, and rest from their travels the
remainder. In a Primetimer experience, we
anticipate perhaps as much as 60% of the time
would be used in educational settings. The other
portion of the time would be in Christian service.
Date posted:Jan 23, 2003
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Grant from UMCOR Helps 9/11 Victims in Virginia
Some of the hidden victims of September 11 live
in the Route One Corridor just south of
Washington. They are minimum-wage earners who
cleaned motel rooms, served food in the
restaurants, worked in shops catering to tourists
at Mount Vernon and other attractions, or drove
taxis to nearby Reagan National Airport. After
the attacks on the Pentagon and the World Trade
Center, tourist trade dropped dramatically,
taking jobs with it.
Date posted:Jan 23, 2003
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An estimated 3,200 people filled the National
Cathedral Jan. 20 to pray for a peaceful
resolution of the Iraq crisis. Afterward,
worshipers marched down Massachusetts Avenue to
the White House, bearing candles and "War Is Not
the Answer" placards.
Date posted:Jan 22, 2003
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When United Methodist bishops adopted their
Initiative on Children and Poverty in 1996, the
goal of reshaping the mostly middle-class U.S.
church in response to children and the poor was
a daunting one that proved unattainable over the
short haul.
Date posted:Jan 22, 2003
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On Sunday, November 17, 2002, R. Randy Day, then
General Secretary-elect of the General Board of
Global Ministries, joined leaders of the Korean
Methodist Church in several celebratory events
related to the Centennial Celebration of Korean
Immigrant Mission in America.
Date posted:Jan 21, 2003
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The Beit Sahour Medical Clinic is one of the
partner community based agencies of GBGM which
serves Palestinians living in the Bethlehem and
Beit Sahour communities and southern part of the
Occupied Territory of the West Bank.
We just received the following letter from Dr.
Majed Nassar, Director of the Clinic and Deputy
Director of the Health Work Committees of
Palestine, who tells of an attack on the clinic
by Israeli soldiers which took place January 16,
2003.
Date posted:Jan 21, 2003
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The temperature did not climb above 25 degrees,
but tens of thousands of people, including
United Methodists from several states, gathered
Jan. 18 on the National Mall to call for peace
and walk to the Washington Navy Yard.
Date posted:Jan 21, 2003
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As we remember and celebrate the life of Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. let us also remember his
passionate commitment to peace and justice for
all.
Date posted:Jan 20, 2003
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On the 18th of January, some 12 years after the
Gulf War started, tens of thousands of people
from across the US will gather in Washington, DC
and in San Francisco, CA to join their voices
together for peace!
Date posted:Jan 17, 2003
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Their robes may look different, but when it
comes to working on behalf of the Holy Land's
dwindling Christian population, the Heads of
Churches and Christian communities in Jerusalem
have become increasingly unified.
Next week, these leaders and their churches plan
to celebrate their common bond in Christ during
the annual Week of Christian Unity. This week
long series of prayer and worship services will
kick off at St. George's Cathedral on Sunday
evening.
Date posted:Jan 17, 2003
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Church leaders from around the world will share
their stories and challenges during the United
Methodist's "Global Gathering" April 10-13 in
Birmingham, Ala.
Date posted:Jan 16, 2003
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On January 19, the Sunday before the national
observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s
birthday, United Methodists will come together
for worship to offer prayers and support for
those who suffer and strive for justice in the
world. When congregations celebrate Human
Relations Day, they accept the call to share all
that they have with others in a spirit of
oneness.
Date posted:Jan 15, 2003
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Disability Concerns: Some Ideas for the New Year
As we have gone beyond the first days of most
resolutions broken, it is time for those of us
who claim to be interested in justice issues
around disability rights to become active and
serious. I pose some possibilities and would
invite those who see this to suggest more.
Date posted:Jan 14, 2003
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For General Board of Global Ministries General
Secretary R. Randy Day, the well-being of
children and youth is at the very heart of
mission. “In this season of Epiphany, “he
says, “the GBGM hopes and prays that every
United Methodist and person of good will in the
United States and throughout the world will be
extremely ‘care-full’ with children. Children
are both the present and future of our church
and our society, and one of my great passions in
ministry is the care and preservation of
children everywhere.
Date posted:Jan 13, 2003
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What Have You Done for Children and Youth?
Tell your mission story of what you have done
with children and youth. Participate in the
Campaign for Children of United Methodist Women!
Date posted:Jan 11, 2003
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Souper Bowl Sunday: Youth Collect Dollars for World Hunger
As football teams play each other across the
country to see who will meet in the Super Bowl on
January 26, thousands of congregations are
teaming up to help end world hunger. "The Souper
Bowl of Caring" is an annual faith-based event
led locally by young people, who collect
donations in soup pots as parishioners leave
religious services.
Date posted:Jan 10, 2003
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Lucille Bonaventure, a missionary of the General
Board of Global Ministries who is assigned to
Mozambique, shares moving testimony of time
spent during the holiday season with orphans
supported by The United Methodist Church.
Date posted:Jan 09, 2003
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As a United Methodist pastor, the Rev. R. Randy
Day has spent much of his career working at the
local church level.
Now, as the new chief
executive of the denomination’s largest agency,
Day plans to make interaction with congregations
a priority. The 55-year-old pastor, who took
office Jan. 1, acknowledges that many church
members already have a good understanding of
mission, and he intends for the United Methodist
Board of Global Ministries to "work even closer
than it has with the local churches."
Date posted:Jan 09, 2003
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They don't dance and they're not authorized to
operate equipment with sharp edges, says their
web page. However, they do perform skits, music
and jokes you can tell your children - all with
socially relevant messages - for their audiences.
Date posted:Jan 09, 2003
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As Advent becomes Christmas, as the birth
announcement becomes The Birth, as
the shepherds return to their sheep, with lives
forever changed, the
Cataldos, Jodi, Natalya and Chet, would like to
thank each and everyone of
you for your prayers, thoughts, concerns and
gifts for us and the United
Methodist Church in Lithuania. As the shepherds'
lives were forever changed
because of what they had seen and heard, so many
lives are being changed
because of what is being seen and heard in
Lithuania.
Date posted:Jan 06, 2003
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The United Methodist work that began in the
Russian Federation a decade ago has spread to
four neighboring countries.
Under the Russia United Methodist Church,
congregations have been established in Belarus,
Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Moldova, Bishop Ruediger
Minor said in his 2002 Christmas report.
Date posted:Jan 06, 2003
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As the New Year begins, the General Board of
Global Ministries, official mission agency of
The United Methodist Church, located in New York
City, is under a new administration. The GBGM
and denomination are expecting R. Randy Day,
General Secretary, to initiate new strategies,
methodologies, and plans for mission.
Date posted:Jan 03, 2003
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Paul Matheri, a Missioner of Hope, of the
General Board of Global Ministries shares an
update on “Ministry with Street Children” in
Kenya.
Date posted:Jan 02, 2003
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Greetings of the season! May God grant you peace
and joy as we anticipate and celebrate the birth
of Jesus, who came as a vulnerable child to show
the world the true meaning of love. It is at
this time that I rejoice in my work with the
street children of Kitwe, who also are extremely
vulnerable children.
Date posted:Jan 02, 2003
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North Korea recently surprised the world by
revealing in October that it had a new nuclear
program. By mid-December it began removing the
United Nations placed nuclear facilities
monitoring devices and restarting its nuclear
program. United National inspectors were ordered
to leave the country, which they did by the end
of the year.
Date posted:Jan 02, 2003
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