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For over 30 years of internal politics and
violence, Maria Sumire has worked with the
Quechua communities of Cuzco, advocating for
human rights. She has fought for and affirmed the
Quechua identity inside the church.
Date posted:Aug 31, 2007
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Recently, a year after her election as
congresswoman of the Republic of Perú, María
Cleofé Sumire de Conde, talked about politics and
faith to a group of Latin American women
scholars. Ms. Sumire is a Quechua indigenous
leader from Cuzco, in the Andean highlands, an
attorney, and Methodist Church member.
Date posted:Aug 31, 2007
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The head of the mission agency of The United
Methodist Church expressed relief and gratitude
that 19 South Korean mission volunteers were
released by Taliban force in Afghanistan.
Date posted:Aug 31, 2007
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The UMCOR Hotline for August 28, 2007
In Today's Hotline:
US: UMCOR Responds to Midwest Floods
Peru: Earthquake Recovery
US: Still Serving Survivors
Church Resources: UMCOR Sager Brown Flood Bucket
Request
Date posted:Aug 29, 2007
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The United Methodist Church now officially exists
in Albania. The formal papers were signed on
August 20 in Tirana by Bishop Patrick Streiff,
leader of the denomination in Central and
Southern Europe.
Date posted:Aug 28, 2007
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Andrij Tachin came to us two years ago. Within
his first year, he became one of our most active
students and leaders. Not having grown up in a
Christian environment, he found Christ at our
Pilgrims ministry and joined The United Methodist
Church a year ago.
Date posted:Aug 24, 2007
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Mission leaders of The United Methodist Church
have renewed their call for Christians and all
people of goodwill to pray for the release and
well-being of 19 Korean mission volunteers held by
Taliban forces in Afghanistan.
Date posted:Aug 24, 2007
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Elvira Arellano, an undocumented mother, deported
to Mexico a week ago by the United States, has
given a “human face” to legal issues in the
immigration law debate, according to the president
of the United Methodist General Board of Global
Ministries.
Date posted:Aug 24, 2007
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The first of three prayer services will be
at 10 a.m. at Camp Gulfside on the grounds of
Gulfside Assembly,
Waveland; the second will be at noon at Seashore
Assembly in Biloxi; and
the third will be at 2 p.m. at St. Paul United
Methodist Church, Ocean
Springs.
Date posted:Aug 22, 2007
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What is social justice? What did Mary do with
those gifts given to her on the occasion of Jesus'
birth? And where can you find a good chili cheese
dog in Washington, DC? To find the answers to
these and other questions, you can listen to
short, substantive online interviews with
missionaries.
Date posted:Aug 21, 2007
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"Do you have poverty like this in the United
States?" Angel, a young Nicaraguan man, asked
Nikki. They were walking through an area of
Nicaragua where children regularly drink murky
water. Nikki began to wonder about access to
clean water in the United States and in other
parts of the world.
Date posted:Aug 17, 2007
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New York, NY, August 17, 2007 -- The General
Board of Global Ministries has taken no position
on financial divestment in Israel. The
international mission agency is not submitting a
resolution to The United Methodist Church's
highest legislative body supporting divestment in
companies doing business in Israel as a protest
to Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories.
Date posted:Aug 17, 2007
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More than 200 United Methodist Women boarded
buses and traveled to communities in the
Nashville area to see what it means to be
homeless, an immigrant or without health care.
The community visits were part of the
organization's 2007 "For Christ's Sake, Turn the
World Upside Down" National Seminar Aug. 11-16 at
Scarritt-Bennett Center.
Date posted:Aug 16, 2007
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The annual United Methodist School of
Congregational Development is being expanded to
two sites next year to accommodate the growing
interest in new congregation starts and older
congregational revitalization within the
denomination.
Date posted:Aug 14, 2007
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The head of the major Christian ecumenical
organization in Africa has welcomed the
initiative of the United Nations in bringing a
multinational peacekeeping force to the troubled
Darfur region of Sudan.
The Rev. Dr. Mvume Dandala, general secretary of
the All Africa Conference of Churches, noted that
the U.N. plans to organize a 26,000-person force
composed of troops primarily from Africa. It
should be in place by December, 2007.
Date posted:Aug 14, 2007
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Many United Methodists are deeply concerned about-
-and in prayer for--the group of Korean mission
volunteers held captive by the Taliban in
Afghanistan. The General Board of Global
Ministries receives daily requests for
information updates.
Date posted:Aug 14, 2007
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The UMCOR Hotline for August 14, 2007
In Today's Hotline:
Bangladesh: UMCOR Prepares Flood Response
Worldwide: Medicine Box Supplies Are Desperately Low
US: UMCOR Sager Brown Improves Mission Experience
US: Spiritual Care for Minnesotans
Date posted:Aug 14, 2007
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Hoping to help churches provide more than meeting
space for Alcoholics Anonymous and other support
groups, a United Methodist ministry is harnessing
the church to address issues of alcohol and
substance abuse through prevention, intervention,
treatment and advocacy.
Date posted:Aug 12, 2007
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Two years ago, Jade walked with her head down and
never made eye contact with anyone. Quiet and
very shy, she had low self-esteem and no
ambitions. Slowly, as Jade was warmly welcomed
into our dance group at East Belfast Mission and
her one-to-one relationships grew, her confidence
increased.
Date posted:Aug 10, 2007
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A popular book that takes issue with the
self-esteem movement and its “I am special”
ideology became a primer for United Methodist
leaders struggling to reach the contemporary
young-adult generation.
Date posted:Aug 10, 2007
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The United Methodist Church is aiming to move
forward to a point in the future where, like a
benchmark in its past, it will establish one new
congregation every day in the United States.
Date posted:Aug 09, 2007
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Olathe, Kansas, August 6, 2007—A decade ago Grace
United Methodist Church in Olathe, Kansas faced a
dilemma. It had outgrown its building and could
not expand on the site; it owned property at a
new location but could not find a buyer for the
old, a sale thought essential to finance a move.
Date posted:Aug 07, 2007
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The UMCOR hotline for August 07, 2007
In Today's Hotline:
India: Flood Relief
US: Flood Buckets Needed
Liberia: A New Beginning
Uganda: Malaria and Kids
Date posted:Aug 07, 2007
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Churches grow when 'love meets needs,' the pastor
of the United Methodist Church's largest
congregation said in opening an annual gathering
of church developers.
Date posted:Aug 03, 2007
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The National Association of Filipino-American
United Methodists has approved a resolution
urging the U.S. government to condition continued
foreign aid to the Philippines based on that
country's compliance in addressing growing
concerns about human rights abuses.
Date posted:Aug 02, 2007
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The directors and staff of the United Methodist
General Board of Global Ministries are in fervent
prayer for the safety and quick release of the
group of Korean Christian volunteers being held
by the Taliban in the Qarabagh District in
Afghanistan. We are also remembering the family
and the congregation of the Rev. Bae Hyung-kyu, a
young Presbyterian pastor from Bundang, who has
already been shot by the captors.
Date posted:Aug 01, 2007
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The UMCOR hotline for July 31, 2007
In Today's Hotline:
Wisconsin: Flood Relief
Haiti: Awaiting Harvest
US: Empowering Ministries of Health
Resources: New Church Bulletin Insert
Date posted:Aug 01, 2007
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