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In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina’s devastating blow to
Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, the United Methodist
Women’s Division is still working through the United Methodist
Committee on Relief (UMCOR) and General Board of Global
Ministries’ networks to assess damage to national mission
institutions and mission programs and personnel.
Date posted:Aug 31, 2005
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As president of the United Methodist Committee
on Relief (UMCOR), I am making this emergency
appeal for United Methodists and their friends
to supply Health Kits, bottled water and
blankets for survivors of Hurricane Katrina
along the Gulf Coast. The need is desperate
throughout the area devastated by the storm,
especially among people who have been or are
being evacuated from their homes.
Date posted:Aug 31, 2005
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The world wide connection of The United
Methodist Church, through the General Board of
Global Ministries, will support the people of
Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida and
other areas devastated by Hurricane Katrina; we
will support them by our prayers, presence, and
gifts for as long as is necessary.
Date posted:Aug 31, 2005
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United Methodists found opportunities to be in
ministry with hurricane evacuees before
volunteer teams were allowed to enter
communities torn by Hurricane Katrina's fierce
winds.
Date posted:Aug 31, 2005
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Eleven national mission institutions of The
United Methodist Church were in the path of
Hurricane Katrina, which wrecked the Gulf coasts
of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and West
Florida on August 29, and moved inland with
destructive wind and water.
Date posted:Aug 30, 2005
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Resources for the worship of God following
disasters caused by the wind are provided by the
General Board of Discipleship of the United
Methodist Church.
Date posted:Aug 30, 2005
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The UMCOR Hotline, August 30, 2005
In Today's Hotline: Louisiana, Mississippi, and
Alabama: UMCOR Responds to Hurricane Katrina;
Urgent need: Health Kits and Flood Buckets;
Zimbabwe: Reaching Displaced People; Niger: Famine
Relief; Sudan: Crops Flourish at Sites in South Darfur
Date posted:Aug 30, 2005
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As I watched the televised reports on Hurricane
Katrina on August 29th, my mind kept returning
to the wonderful hymn by Charles Albert Tindley:
When the storms of life are raging,
Stand by me…
Date posted:Aug 30, 2005
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UMCOR Begins Three-Stage Response to Hurricane Katrina August 30, 2005
In these early days after a disaster of this
magnitude, there remains a state of emergency.
Communication with the affected areas is difficult
and details continue to be uncertain about persons
and places connected with the United Methodist
Church. But even as the official rescue efforts
are occurring, UMCOR is engaged in the planning
and strategizing for long-term recovery.
Date posted:Aug 30, 2005
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The Rev. Don Cottrill, provost of the Louisiana
Conference, said, "The conference is very
appreciative of everyone's prayers throughout
the connection. We will be working closely with
UMCOR throughout the initial assessment process
and the following recovery."
Date posted:Aug 30, 2005
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The woman's bumper sticker read: "Half my heart is in Iraq." Her
husband a medical doctor spent close to a year there while she
struggled with three children at home. He's back in Washington
State now, often with nightmares about the kids he performed
surgery on -- and with the understanding that he may return to the
war.
Date posted:Aug 29, 2005
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Joan Chapin’s commitment to work for peace with justice has its
roots in the Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi. When her pastor gave
her an illustrated copy of the prayer, it moved her to seek ways to
advocate for peace.
Date posted:Aug 29, 2005
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Hurricane Katrina made landfall this morning as
a powerful category 4 storm. As the nation
watched and waited to see the damage Katrina
inflicted on Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and
other states as it moves inland, the United
Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) is ready
to respond.
Date posted:Aug 29, 2005
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United Methodist churches around the Gulf Coast
are responding to the needs in their communities
in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, after the
Category 4 storm made landfall in Louisiana Aug.
29. Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast twice
Monday morning as a Category 4 storm with winds
as high as 140 miles per hour, landing in
Louisiana.
Date posted:Aug 29, 2005
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Bishop Joel N. Martínez called Rev. Dr.
Rodriguez back to “active duty” and named him
the Conference Coordinator of the Congregational
Mobilization Process.
Date posted:Aug 26, 2005
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The August 3rd to 8th School of Congregational
Development drew more than 700 United Methodist
clergy and laity to the InterContinental Hotel
in Addison, TX for six days of instruction and
inspiration.
The Rev. Sam W. Dixon, Jr., deputy general
secretary of the Evangelization and Church
Growth Program Area of the mission board singled
out “Super Saturday” as one of the many new
features and highlights of this year’s School.
Date posted:Aug 25, 2005
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For laity in the United Methodist Church who
feel called to a full-time vocation in service
to those who are marginalized and in need in the
world today, there is an opportunity to be a
part of a supportive community in connection
with the United Methodist Church as a deaconess
or home missioner.
Date posted:Aug 24, 2005
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The UMCOR Hotline, August 23, 2005
In Today's Hotline: Worldwide: Medicine Boxes
Save Lives; Nigeria: Clean Water, Healthy Lives;
Afghanistan: Helping Refugees Return Home;
Africa: All Africa Famine Relief; Resources:
Hospital of Hope Bulletin Insert.
Date posted:Aug 23, 2005
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Dear United Methodist Church Members and
Ecumenical Mission Partners:
The current situation in the nation of Zimbabwe
is of deep concern to the United Methodist
family and other Christian churches worldwide.
Date posted:Aug 23, 2005
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From August 3rd to 8th, 2005 in Dallas, TX, a
record number of people attended the School of
Congregational Development, an annual leadership
conference to ignite and inspire the growth of
United Methodist churches. More than 600 people
attended the five-day session, with an
additional 120 local church people participating
in the Super Saturday workshops on August 6th.
Date posted:Aug 22, 2005
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Donna Wheeler, US-2 missionary shares one of her
experiences with the SMARTBodies program in
Dallas Texas. ...
Date posted:Aug 22, 2005
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On Friday, August 19, 2005, 50 directors and staff of the
Women's Division — joined by members of the community —
stood on a main street in Stamford, Conn., at a noon break from
their National and International Committee meetings. In
solidarity with the mothers of fallen soldiers camped outside
President Bush's ranch in Crawford, Tex., the demonstrators
prayed for peace, for fallen military and their families, and for all
victims of the Iraq war.
Date posted:Aug 21, 2005
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Some 400 deacons, diaconal ministers, and deaconesses from 31
countries struggled with language barriers and financial differences
but still managed to find a common thread in their work of servant
ministry during a worldwide assembly.
Date posted:Aug 19, 2005
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Annoncement of Consultations on the Senegal
Mission.
Date posted:Aug 19, 2005
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The church at Talom has been the first to
complete the health survey of families in their
congregation and community. Sok – you remember,
with his piglet that got the bone stuck in her
throat - and Keo, a translator/teacher from our
Phnom Penh office who has many talents, came to
work with us at this first health meeting at
Talom. They did a first rate job! The women
recalled the vision that they had articulated
last year:
Date posted:Aug 18, 2005
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“What a wonderful experience to all come
together. We’re going to work on this throughout
the year as we reflect, revitalize and grow the
church in Kansas,” said The Rev. Linda
Lauderback, who attended the School of
Congregational Development from August 3rd to
the 8th in Dallas, TX.
Date posted:Aug 18, 2005
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As part of United Methodist Women's Prayers for Peace
campaign, the Women's Division of the General Board of Global
Ministries is urging the one-million members to stop for a
moment of silence on Friday at noon. The action is in solidarity
with United Methodist woman, Cindy Sheehan, whose son was
killed in the Iraq war and who has been holding vigil outside
President George W. Bush's Texas ranch.
Date posted:Aug 18, 2005
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As President George W. Bush's motorcade sped by, Celeste Zappala
stood behind a police line, singing and waving a cross bearing the
name of her fallen son.
Date posted:Aug 17, 2005
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UMCOR Hotline, August 16, 2005
In Today's Hotline:
--Africa: All Africa Famine Relief
--Mexico: Health Kits Help
--India: Helping the Most Vulnerable
--Armenia: Brave Heart Is Healthy
Date posted:Aug 16, 2005
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Emma Cantor sends this report of the recent
Bible Women Program in Cambodia.
Date posted:Aug 15, 2005
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On July 14, 2005, thirty-five members of the 2005-2007 Teen and
College/University Consultative Group flew to San Francisco, Cal.,
for their first meeting as a team. Members were representative of
all five jurisdictions, from New York to Hawaii.
Date posted:Aug 15, 2005
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Bishop Abel T. Muzorewa wants Christians to
"climb out of their comfort zones" and bring
people to Christ.
His message was loud and clear on a day that
brought people from all
over Africa and the world to celebrate his 60
years of ministry. The
celebration at the Old Mutare Mission also
marked the launching of the
Bishop A.T. Muzorewa Evangelism Foundation.
Date posted:Aug 15, 2005
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On a sunny, windy winter day, hundreds
gathered on the grounds of the Old Mutare
Mission to celebrate a new
chapter in the 60-year ministry of Bishop Abel
T. Muzorewa: the launch
of an evangelism foundation bearing his name.
Date posted:Aug 15, 2005
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Stephanie Oduro has always been fascinated by the
United Nations, but a recent internship with
Global Action on Aging gave
her a more realistic picture of how the U.N.
operates.
Date posted:Aug 12, 2005
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We came back from itineration in January 2005 to
continue ministry with the refugees in Ghana.
This is our third term on the mission field
working with Liberian refugees. For those of you
that do not know Ghana, we are now in the rainy
season. Ghana has two seasons—dry and rainy.
Date posted:Aug 11, 2005
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Give me pen, not guns" reads a hand-written
poster on the cafeteria wall of J.F. Yancy
School at Camphor Mission
near Buchanan.
Date posted:Aug 11, 2005
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UMCOR Hotline, August 9, 2005
In Today's Hotline - India: 15,000 Families Will
Benefit in UMCOR Flood Response; Niger: Systemic
Woes Heighten Famine Disaster; Young
Humanitarians: Preschoolers Model the Way;
Urgent Call: Medicine Boxes Top UMCOR's Wish
List
Date posted:Aug 09, 2005
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NEW YORK, NY, August 8, 2005—Drought killed off
last year’s harvest in the in Niger’s
inhospitable habitat where Tourareg and Haoussa
farmers plant small crops of millet and
pumpkins; and what drought did not consume,
locusts did.
Date posted:Aug 08, 2005
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When Mary Ann Bede retired as a sixth grade teacher from Everett
Elementary School in Lincoln, Neb., her passion for children didn't
cease.
Date posted:Aug 08, 2005
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“THOUSANDSTICKS! I’d like to hear more about
that name” is a statement we often hear. In his
classic book Night comes to the Cumberlands,
Henry Caudil states “The mountaineer from the
earliest times applied (the term sticks) to the
trunks of his great trees. Settlers on a stream
in what is now Leslie County counted thousands
of ancient trees which had died of old age.
There were so many of term that it was
called ‘Thousandsticks Creek,’ by which name it
is still known to this day”.
Date posted:Aug 07, 2005
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WASHINGTON – As the world marks the 60th
anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima
and Nagasaki, United Methodist bishops are
urging governments to begin immediate
negotiations for a complete ban on nuclear
weapons.
Date posted:Aug 05, 2005
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In a lively service in Spanish and English,
Bishop Hae Jong Kim commissioned sixteen young
people to missionary service through The United
Methodist Church. The commissioning was held
during the Sunday morning worship at Grace
United Methodist Church in New York City on June
26.
Date posted:Aug 03, 2005
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More than 150 United Methodist Women members active as
advocates, volunteers and professionals in public schools
attended the Women’s Division-sponsored event to network and
learn more about ways to support U.S. public education. Each
participant represented a local, district or conference unit of the
organization or a local church active in a broad range of
ministries that support public education.
Date posted:Aug 03, 2005
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One hundred-fifty women from rural, urban and suburban
settings, with various experiences in the education system,
engaged in conversations to set direction for the 1 million
United Methodist Women in the United States and to give them
tools to advocate for public education.
Date posted:Aug 03, 2005
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During a worship service on Tuesday, August 2,
2005, the staff of the General Board of Global
Ministries learned how to make paper cranes and
remembered children who are, too often, victims
of war. The worship commemorated the August 6,
1945 atomic bombings of Japan.
Date posted:Aug 03, 2005
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Manila, 3 August (ENI)--Many Filipinos are
saddened that while
their country boasts itself as the only
Christian nation in
Southeast Asia, it has long suffered from a
crisis in leadership
and governance. Church leaders trace this to a
corruption of
traditional and Christian values.
Date posted:Aug 03, 2005
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More than 150 United Methodist Women members active in
public education in local communities around the nation
exchanged information, experiences and strategies to advance
their faith-based efforts to support and protect U.S. public
education at a summit called by the million-member
organization at the Scarritt-Bennett Center in Nashville, Tenn.,
Jul 28-31.
Date posted:Aug 02, 2005
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Church Bulletin Insert: Malaria Control
Net Culture, Community Participation
Mission Agency Launches New Ministry
Program Begins in Sierra Leone
A new United Methodist ministry of malaria
control will mobilize already existing church-
related medical facilities and their personnel
to strike out against malaria. The program will
pilot in Sierra Leone—a West African nation with
a strong United Methodist network and a big
malaria problem. Sub-Saharan Africa is hardest
hit in the malaria pandemic.
The initiative is sponsored by the General Board
of Global Ministries, the church’s mission
board, and implemented by its health ministries
arm and the United Methodist Committee on Relief
(UMCOR).
Date posted:Aug 02, 2005
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In a July 21 news conference, Johnnetta B. Cole marked her third
anniversary as president of the historically black United
Methodist women's school by again pledging that she will
continue in the position until the school "is fully on solid
ground" financially. Cole also offered a series of updates and
said the theme for the coming school year would be, "Bennett
College on the move from good to great."
Date posted:Aug 02, 2005
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The mission agency of The United Methodist
Church today announced a new health ministry
aimed at helping to eradicate malaria, a
controllable disease that kills a child every
thirty seconds.
Date posted:Aug 02, 2005
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UMCOR Hotline, August 2, 2005
The death of newly-elected vice president, Dr.
John Garang has raised new concerns regarding
the recent peace accord between northern and
southern Sudan. A member of the southern Dinka
ethnic group, Garang was a key player in the
peace agreement that was forged last month. "Let
us pray that the peace accord will be respected
despite this great tragedy," said the Rev. R.
Randy Day, chief executive of the General Board
of Global Ministries. UMCOR program activities
are located in Darfur, in the western portion of
Sudan.
Date posted:Aug 02, 2005
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The dedication of a United Methodist theological
seminary building in Moscow has been set for
Sept. 10.
Originally planned for May, the dedication had
been postponed last winter because of a lack of
funds. But with new donations and loans, the
project has progressed, according to the Rev.
Sam Dixon, an executive with the United
Methodist General Board of Global Ministries.
Date posted:Aug 02, 2005
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NEW YORK, NY, August 1, 2005—The international
mission agency of The United Methodist Church
today called for prayers that a peace agreement
in southern Sudan will hold in the wake of the
death of one of its principal architects.
Date posted:Aug 01, 2005
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United Methodist Bishop J. Alfred Ndoricimpa,
bishop of the denomination's East Africa
Conference, died July 29 at a hospital in
Nairobi, Kenya.
Date posted:Aug 01, 2005
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