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February
79 articles found for February, 2006.
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Ash Wednesday Devotion from United Missionaries,
Fred and Stacy Vanderwerf, who work in Ukraine.
They are Based in L'viv–located in the Eurasia
Annual Conference (part of the larger United
Methodist Northern European Central Conference).
Date posted:Feb 28, 2006
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Falls Church, Virginia, February 28, 2006—
Ministries with children and youth are high on
the priority list of The United Methodist Church
in Russia and surrounding areas.
An emphasis on the young was clearly evident in
the verbal and visual presentations made here on
February 23-25 at the 12th consultation of the
Russia Initiative of the denomination.
Date posted:Feb 28, 2006
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The United Methodist General Board of Global
Ministries is “deeply concerned” about the
declaration of a “state of emergency” in the
Philippines, meaning that all rallies are banned
and that people can be arrested without warrant.
The Rev. R. Randy Day, chief mission executive,
said that his agency had been monitoring
developments in the Philippines, especially with
regard to the assa
Date posted:Feb 28, 2006
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The UMCOR Hotline, February 28, 2006
In Today's Hotline:
Mississippi: “Gutting It Out” in Pass Christian
JFON: Hospitality and Hope
Caucasus: Getting Medicine in the Right Hands
UMCOR: One Great Hour of Sharing
Date posted:Feb 28, 2006
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The future of The United Methodist Church and its
leadership in any land or culture depends upon “a
passion for mission,” according Bishop Hans Vaxby
of Moscow.
“And you cannot fake passion,” he said in an
interview at the 12th consultation of the
denomination’s Russia Initiative, sponsored by
the denomination’s General Board of Global
Ministries on February 23-25.
Date posted:Feb 28, 2006
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The Russia United Methodist Theological Seminary
describes itself as “preparing servant leaders
for the largest parish in the world,” and that is
a big job for a small institution.
The Moscow-based seminary trains clergy for the
denomination’s Eurasia Area, which incorporates
11 time zones from the Pacific Ocean on the east
to the heart of Central Europe on the west.
Because of the expanse, the area has five annual
conferences.
Date posted:Feb 28, 2006
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On February 16, 2005, United Methodist Women participated
with others from around the world in a Global Media Monitoring
Project. The purpose was to evaluate the media and the roles
women play in it. The data are in and Dr. Glory Dharmaraj of the
United Methodist Women's Division and Dr. Gayle Ortiz of
Catholic Communications are helping women interpret the facts.
The following report is analysis to help United Methodist Women
understand the data and how to use it for advoca
Date posted:Feb 28, 2006
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When United Methodist Women write, people respond!
In the Fall of 2005, United Methodist Women members started
another letter-writing campaign for Processed Chlorine-Free Paper
(PCF).
Date posted:Feb 28, 2006
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Growing up in Kenya, we went to schools and were
cared for in hospitals built by missionaries.
Today— serving as missionaries in Phnom Penh,
Cambodia—we feel privileged and honored to share
with people who have some of the same needs we
had 30 years ago!
Date posted:Feb 27, 2006
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Five United Methodists have been elected to the
World Council of Churches' Central Committee.
The elections took place Feb. 22, during the
WCC's 9th Assembly in Porto Alegre.
Date posted:Feb 27, 2006
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A training event in April will help churches and
individuals respond
to an often-overlooked area of stewardship, yet
one that has roots
in Genesis: The call to care for the earth and
its resources.
Date posted:Feb 27, 2006
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A 50th anniversary is a time for celebration, and United Methodists
around the world are doing just that this year as they mark the
jubilee of full clergy rights for women.
Date posted:Feb 27, 2006
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As a United Methodist woman in ministry,
Josephine Deere
describes her lifetime of service and work as "a
fantastic journey."
Deere, 60, works as a lay missioner for Fife
Memorial United
Methodist Church in Muskogee, Okla., in the
denomination's
Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference.
Date posted:Feb 27, 2006
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As the United Methodist Church celebrates the gains made by
women in ministry during the past half-century, one laywoman
reminds women to never give up the fight for social justice and
religious equal rights.
"When I came along, my teacher told me that I didn't need to
learn so much about religion," recalled Dorothy I. Height of
Washington.
Date posted:Feb 27, 2006
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For Keila, Clara, Silvia and Elestra, four lay women from the
Methodist Central Church in Porto Alegre, Brazil, singing in the
ecumenical World Council of Churches’ Assembly Choir has been
the experience of a life-time.
Date posted:Feb 27, 2006
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Her mother, a prostitute, disappeared when
Esther** was a child.
Her father could not afford to feed and clothe
her. So, he gave her
to a farm, where she worked tirelessly, almost as
a slave.
When Esther was 12, she ran away to Porto Alegre,
Brazil, to work
as a housekeeper.
Date posted:Feb 27, 2006
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On Kick Butts Day (KBD) thousands of kids in every state and
around the world will STAND OUT…SPEAK UP… and SEIZE
CONTROL in the fight against Big Tobacco.
Kick Butts Day is the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids' annual
celebration of youth leadership and activism. April 5, 2006 will
be our eleventh annual KBD, and we are looking forward to
celebrating another year.
Date posted:Feb 27, 2006
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Churches must "respond to the reality of living
in a world terrorized by fear" and then use their
resources to provide a guide for peace and
reconciliation.
That is part of a statement on terrorism, one of
a series of statements on public issues adopted
near the end of the Feb. 14-23 World Council of
Churches 9th Assembly in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
United Methodists and Methodists from around the
world were among the assembly participants.
Date posted:Feb 27, 2006
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I was born in Petit-Goave, Haiti, and I grew up
in the Methodist Church in Haiti. From an early
age, I was taught to believe in God and to be
thankful for God’s blessings. I value that
heritage today as I try to address problems that
confront Haitian-Americans in my adopted country.
I’m concerned about civic education and about
integrating Haitian-Americans into the community.
Women’s issues and after-school programs for
children and youth also capture my attention.
Date posted:Feb 23, 2006
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As the World Council of Churches continues its
Ninth Assembly in Porto Alegre, Brazil, Dr. Jan
Love is among the faith leaders there who brings
decades of experience to her work.
She demonstrates a passion for ecumenical work
and women by linking the ongoing work of United
Methodist Women, an organization of almost a
million, with the WCC’s emphasis on involving
young people and The Decade to Overcome Violence.
Date posted:Feb 23, 2006
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The worldwide mission agenda of The United
Methodist Church accompanies the Rev. R. Randy
Day wherever he goes.
Here in Brazil as a delegate to the 9th Assembly
of the World Council of Churches (WCC), he was
back and forth with his office working on our
United Methodist response to devastating
mudslides on Leyte Island in the Philippines.
Date posted:Feb 23, 2006
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Whether through her fellow youth or a prominent
figure such as Desmond Tutu, the Rev. Jennifer
Irvine Goto has found sources of inspiration at
the World Council of Churches' 9th Assembly.
Date posted:Feb 23, 2006
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While much official business is being conducted
at the World Council of Churches' 9th Assembly,
organizers have also added events to encourage
more informal participation by other Christians.
A Brazilian word with indigenous
roots, "mutirão," was chosen to describe this
opportunity to gather and share together at the
assembly through workshops, cultural offerings
and exhibits. The region of Latin America and the
Caribbean and the participation of youth have
been highlighted through many of the activities.
Date posted:Feb 22, 2006
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Media advocacy is an important way women can make
contributions to ensuring a just society. All media (including media
tools such as the internet), and particularly broadcast media, have
an obligation to “fulfill its obligation to act in public interest.”
Date posted:Feb 21, 2006
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Focusing on the theme of the World Council of Churches'
"Decade to Overcome Violence," filmmakers have captured the
personal stories of six women in the ecumenical movement --
one of whom is Dr. Jan Love, chief executive of the United
Methodist Women's Division.
Date posted:Feb 21, 2006
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On Monday February 6, 2006 President George Bush presented
his $2.77 trillion fiscal year (FY) 2007 budget to Congress. This
proposal came only days after Congress passed a budget
reconciliation bill for FY 2006, in which $40 billion will be cut
from entitlement programs, programs that are governed by
legislation in a way that legally obligates the federal government
to make specific payments to qualified recipients, over five years
which include programs such as Medicaid, welfare, child support
and student lending.
Date posted:Feb 21, 2006
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The UMCOR Hotline, February 21, 2006
In Today's Hotline:
Philippines: Landslide Recovery
Young Humanitarians: Teens Tango for Hurricane
Relief
Africa: All Africa Famine Relief
UMCOR: One Great Hour of Sharing
Date posted:Feb 21, 2006
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The UMCOR Hotline, Special Edition February 17, 2006-
Mudslide in the Philippines
This morning in the Philippines a mudslide
triggered by days of drenching rains buried an
entire village and an elementary school. The
village of Guinsaugon in southern Leyte Island
is located about 420 miles southeast of Manila
Date posted:Feb 21, 2006
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Hosting the World Council of Churches' 9th
Assembly is a historic moment for Methodists and
other Christians in Brazil, according to one of
the nation's Methodist bishops.
Date posted:Feb 21, 2006
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Arson burnings of churches had slipped from the
nation's conscience until fires this month in
Alabama brought them to the forefront again, but
the fact of the matter is church burnings never
stopped over the past 15 years.
Date posted:Feb 21, 2006
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A united church helped defeat apartheid in South
Africa, former Archbishop Desmond Tutu reminded
participants at the World Council of Churches'
9th Assembly.
He was one of the speakers during a Feb. 20
plenary session on "Church Unity: Claiming a
Common Future."
Date posted:Feb 21, 2006
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Faced with tight funding, the United Methodist
Church's theological schools in Europe are
seeking new ways of educating future leaders on
the continent.
Date posted:Feb 21, 2006
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Wilber Alvarado, 33, holds a chemistry degree. He
is active in his church, works with university
youth groups, directs a health-development
program in rural communities and reaches out to
gang youth in his barrio to offer an alternative
to street violence. He supports his younger
brothers and sisters. He drives a minivan,
transporting youth all over Nicaragua. Wilber is
a testimony to Christ’s love in the world and to
hope found through faith and action.
Date posted:Feb 20, 2006
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My call to mission as a Deaconess and Church &
Community Worker has been answered through my
assignment to the Creating Horizons Project
under the Latino Institute of Pastoral Care,
Inc. This ministry focuses on immigration issues
and entails working with the community and its
needs. One major segment of my work has been to
provide workshops on health, housing, education,
immigration and other issues.
Date posted:Feb 20, 2006
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PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil (UMNS) - Children in
northern Uganda are dying at the rate of 1,000
per week, and the world's churches need to take
notice.
Date posted:Feb 20, 2006
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PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil (UMNS) - For Jorge Lockward,
being part of the
music team at the World Council of Churches' 9th
Assembly has meant
making connections - musically, spiritually and
globally.
Date posted:Feb 20, 2006
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When the World Council of Churches initiated
its "Decade to Overcome Violence" in 2001, the
idea was to "shine a bright light" on places
where Christians are working on issues of justice
and peace - places that could be models for
others.
Date posted:Feb 20, 2006
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Ishe Anesu Project is located at the Hilltop
United Methodist Church in Sakubva, Mutare,
Zimbabwe. For years I had the vision to start
this project but didn’t know how or where to go
about it. In 1997 during my missionary training
in Atlanta I expressed my vision to work with
underprivileged children in Africa and received
this assignment.
Date posted:Feb 17, 2006
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PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil - Churches have new
opportunities to influence global policies
and "bring a moral voice to the world," but that
cannot happen unless they relate to each other
more closely, according to the leader of the
World Council of Churches.
"We can no longer separate ethics and
ecclesiology, the search for unity of the church
and the unity of humankind," said the Rev. Samuel
Kobia, a Methodist pastor from Kenya and the
WCC's chief executive. "They are closely
intertwined with each other."
Date posted:Feb 17, 2006
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The UMCOR Hotline, Special Edition February 17, 2006
Mudslide in the Philippines
This morning in the Philippines a mudslide
triggered by days of drenching rains buried an
entire village and an elementary school. The
village of Guinsaugon in southern Leyte Island
is located about 420 miles southeast of Manila.
Thus far 83 people have been found alive and 19
are confirmed dead according to a BBC account
this afternoon. Rescue officials estimate that
between 1,500 and 2,500 people may be buried in
the mudslide.
Date posted:Feb 17, 2006
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PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil (UMNS) - In a special
appearance before the World Council of Churches'
9th Assembly, the president of Brazil expressed
his continuing gratitude for the council's
support of the Brazilian people over the years.
"Decades ago, when we were fighting for democracy
in our country, we found in the World Council of
Churches not only moral and spiritual incentives
but active solidarity and effective support for
us to go on believing in our own battles," said
Luiz Inacio da Silva during a Feb. 17 address.
Date posted:Feb 17, 2006
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In the Lord's Prayer, Christians say, "Give us
this day our daily bread."
But where does that bread come from?
Date posted:Feb 17, 2006
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On February 16, 2005, hundreds of women and men in 76
countries collected data to monitor the roles and images of
women as portrayed in the news media. The purpose has been
to document the participation and portrayal of women in the
world's news media; then, using hard data and facts, create
advocacy tools to educate and make changes.
Date posted:Feb 16, 2006
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Samara, Pamela, Anneliese, Paola. ...nine little
girls sang their
names and included us -- their visitors -- in
their song. As part
of the Exposure Program for journalists, prior to
the opening of the
9th Assembly of the World Council of Churches --
we visited these
girls at the United Methodist Women's supported
Susanna Wesley
Center in the neighborhood of Saõ Luca in Porto
Alegre, Brazil.
Date posted:Feb 16, 2006
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When United Methodist Women write, people respond!
In the Fall of 2005, United Methodist Women started another
letterwriting campaign for Processed Chlorine-Free Paper (PCF).
Led by the Green Team, women carried out a massive mailing to
Office Depot, Office Max and Corporate Express, paper retail
suppliers.
Date posted:Feb 16, 2006
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The keynote speaker of this conference was the Honorable Tom
Torti, Secretary of Natural Resources of the State of Vermont.
He discussed Land Use, Energy, Purchasing Policy, and Trade
Policy as the four major environmental concerns that would
confront us in the future.
Date posted:Feb 16, 2006
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) - Amid a year of natural
disasters, United
Methodists reached deep into their pockets and
increased their total
giving to the church's ministries by more than 50
percent over the
previous year.vvv
Date posted:Feb 16, 2006
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In 2004 the Pharr Community Outreach
Project/Shalom, Pharr, Texas received a $9,000
grant from the General Board of Global
Ministries, and used it as leverage for
additional funds to hire a full-time project
director. In 2006 with a full-time director in
place, three additional staff and many
volunteers, the Community of Shalom is positioned
to expand its programs and move closer to
wholeness and well-being for everyone in the
community.
Date posted:Feb 15, 2006
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New York, NY, February 13, 2006—More than $62
million was contributed in 2005 to the United
Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) for
hurricane relief and rehabilitation in the United
States and wider Gulf of Mexico region.
Date posted:Feb 14, 2006
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New York, NY, February 14, 2006—The international
mission agency of The United Methodist Church is
present and active at the 9th Assembly of the
World Council of Churches, opening today
(February 14) in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Date posted:Feb 14, 2006
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They're teachers, businesswomen, housewives and retirees.
They're United Methodists. And they're meticulous.
Each winter, in the weeks before Valentine's Day, these United
Methodist Women rush out of their homes, offices and
classrooms, and converge in the kitchen at Sulphur Springs
United Methodist Church in rural Washington County, Tenn.,
where they lace on aprons and make turtles.
Date posted:Feb 14, 2006
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The UMCOR Hotline, February 14, 2006
In Today's Hotline:
Georgia: Winter Warmth
Sierra Leone: Long-Term Flood Response
US: Hurricane Katrina
UMCOR: One Great Hour of Sharing
Date posted:Feb 14, 2006
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Working Together as Partners Lessons from Long Term Recovery
Long term hurricane response requires the whole
community, reminiscent of Paul’s words in 1 Cor.
3:9, “We work together as partners who belong to
God.” It is this kind of partnership during
their long term recovery that equipped and
enabled the Peninsula-Delaware Annual Conference
to rebuild after Hurricane Isabel devastated
their region in 2003.
Date posted:Feb 14, 2006
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Last month, a group of 51 United Methodists
walked in Jesus’s steps through the narrow and
dusty roads of Bethlehem in the West Bank of
Palestine-Israel. They learned about and
traveled
alongside those who strive to make peace in
light
of modern conflicts.
Date posted:Feb 14, 2006
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When I was a child, I thought a missionary was
someone who went to the farthest corner of the
world. That was too big for me. When I heard
about the church-and-community ministry model of
The United Methodist Church, it struck me as the
place I was called to be. Being a missionary in
Laingsburg, Mich.— the community in which I’ve
lived for 30 years—is a unique opportunity.
Date posted:Feb 13, 2006
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Her name is Chang Ret and she is about 11 years
old. ... Her family grows water melons in a field
within the communal land about 3 km from their
simple Khmer home standing on stilts, where she
lives with her parents and siblings.
Date posted:Feb 13, 2006
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“I don’t know how you do it!”
These words were often said to my mother. She taught Sunday
School, typed the church newsletter, built scenery for the children’s
Christmas program. Her source of energy seemed endless.
Date posted:Feb 13, 2006
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The Rev. David A. Markay and his wife Rev.
Kristin C. Markay serve as pastors of the multi-
cultural, English-language ministry of the Chiesa
Metodista di Milano (The Methodist Church of
Milan) in Italy. This ministry is an outgrowth of
the Italian Methodist/Waldensian Church's
missional emphasis of "Offering hospitality to
the stranger/Being the church together." This is
an excerpt from their recent newsletter.
Date posted:Feb 13, 2006
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When the clusters of churches were burned last week in
Alabama, the national media began asking questions about hate,
and federal officials opened investigations.
According to those who have been working to end church
burnings for years, these acts of arson raise questions about
broader issues than those portrayed in the media spin or
investigators' quotes.
Date posted:Feb 13, 2006
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New York, NY, February 8, 2006—Giving by
credit card through the internet is now possible
for all United
Methodist mission programs, including missionary
support and disaster relief, covered by the
denomination’s Advance for Christ and His Church.
Date posted:Feb 10, 2006
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As part of its story, the history of United Methodist Women has
the legacy of women – all calling for a just world for all of God’s
children -- who are willing to be risk-takers amid the social
settings of criticism and prejudices.
During Black History Month, we celebrate those women and
understand that their dreams came from the Gospel teachings of
Jesus Christ as he ministered to all of God’s children.
Date posted:Feb 09, 2006
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Excerpts from Mirror and Beacon: The History
of Mission of The Methodist Church, 1939–
1968, Linda Gesling compiled by editor, Charles
Cole.
Date posted:Feb 09, 2006
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A group of Norwegian youth are exploring how they can help
eliminate hunger and poverty through meetings at the United
Nations and a journey to Mexico, Brazil, South Africa and India.
The 11 young people are students at the Soltun Folkehogskole, a
folk high school in northern Norway owned by the United
Methodist Norway Annual (regional) Conference. They are
enrolled in Soltun's "Backpack Surprise" course, which concludes
April 6.
Date posted:Feb 09, 2006
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United Methodist Women members around the country will be
setting aside a day this year to reflect on what they have, sacrifice
something dear to them, and give money to empower those with
much less.
Date posted:Feb 09, 2006
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New York, NY, February 8, 2006—The chief mission
executive of The United Methodist Church sees a
new outbreak of church burnings as an attack on
religious liberty and a sign of the need for
healing in the lives of the arsonists and society.
Date posted:Feb 08, 2006
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New York, NY, January 27, 2006—The General Board
of Global Ministries of The United Methodist
Church has a new logo that features the cross and
flame symbol of the denomination. It uses the
words “Global Ministries” beside the symbol.
Date posted:Feb 07, 2006
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The UMCOR Hotline, February 07, 2006
In Today's Hotline:
DRC: Cholera Relief
Guatemala: Homes and Stability after Hurricane
Stan
Pakistan/Kashmir: Aid Continues in Winter
Weather
US: Volunteers Make a Difference
Date posted:Feb 07, 2006
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New York, NY, February 7, 2006--Dr. Han Wenzao,
well-respected Chinese Christian leader and
ecumenist, died on February 3, 2006 at the age of
83. He was a former president of the China
Christian Council and general secretary of the
Amity Foundation, a post he held for 19 years
until his retirement in 2003.
Date posted:Feb 07, 2006
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Being in mission as a member of United Methodist Women is like
being a plumber. A plumber connects pipes, replaces old pipes,
fixes leaks and unclogs drains. When plumbers succeed, we
enjoy clean water from free flowing faucets.
As I reflect on my role as a member of United Methodist Women,
I am reminded of Jesus’ vocation as a carpenter, a builder. He
also built a movement for justice and peace that helped the
people of his time expand concepts of mission. He succeeded by
staying connected to people.
Date posted:Feb 07, 2006
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He was one of the brightest students I ever had
taught, but I sensed at the beginning of the
semester that his view of God was exclusive,
judgmental, narrow, angry and rigid. I did not
know from where it came. But I thought it would
be too bad if he did not grow out of it, as he
definitely was an image of the God in whom he
believed.
Date posted:Feb 06, 2006
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In 2005 Nicaragua celebrated the 25th anniversary
of an historical event that caught the eye of the
world and earned a United Nations award. From
March to August of 1980, approximately 60,000
young people mobilized to the far reaches of
Nicaragua to share their basic skills in reading
and writing with campesino (poor farmer)
families. The illiteracy rate dropped from 60% to
12% in just six months
Date posted:Feb 06, 2006
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The October 2005 Board of Directors meeting authorized the
Women's Division to launch the first, official UMW Online
Community. The primary purpose is to enhance the ways our
members communicate with each other.
Date posted:Feb 06, 2006
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Dr. Ruth Nichols, a podiatrist who was an active supporter of
AfricaUniversity and the widow of a United Methodist bishop, died
Jan. 22 inher San Jose, Calif., home.
Date posted:Feb 06, 2006
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The warehouse for the United Methodist Committee on Relief
needs donations to help re-stock its supplies.
The top two needs are not the standard kits, but specific
cleaning and bedding items needed to fulfill requests after
2005's many disasters, according to Ted Warnock, interim
director of the Sager Brown Depot in Baldwin, La.
Date posted:Feb 06, 2006
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…until we’re all;
…fully mature adults;
…fully alive like Christ
-Ephesians 4:13
The above verse with its coming-of-age
implications captures the theme of Bishop Hans
Växby’s keynote address at the upcoming 12th
Russian Mission Initiative Consultation from
February 23rd to 25th in Falls Church, Virginia,
outside of Washington DC.
Date posted:Feb 03, 2006
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The General Board of Global Ministries joins with
the rest of the denomination of The United
Methodist Church, and the whole of the United
States, to mourn the loss of a hero, Coretta
Scott King. Though often described as soft-
spoken, Ms. King’s quiet determination wielded
much strength, making the United States and the
world a more just place.
Date posted:Feb 01, 2006
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In a statement released this week, The Rev. R.
Randy Day, chief officer of The General Board of
Global Ministries, committed the mission agency
of The United Methodist Church to stand with
Christian churches, faith partners, and activists
in India to oppose the forced conversion of
tribal people, including Christians, to a form of
fundamentalist Hinduism.
Date posted:Feb 01, 2006
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The recipient of the 2003 World Methodist Peace Award has been
named minister of justice for the new government of Bolivia.
Casimira Rodriguez Romero has become part of the cabinet of
President Evo Morales, who was inaugurated Jan. 22 in La Paz. She
attends Emmanuel Methodist Church in Cochabamba.
Date posted:Feb 01, 2006
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A new program will partially address pastoral
leadership concerns in the United Methodist
Church and other denominations by cultivating
young candidates for ministry vocations.
Date posted:Feb 01, 2006
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