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October
25 articles found for October, 2009.
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New York, NY, October 29, 2009--The fifth
classroom at Wesley Primary School, Morogoro,
Tanzania, has a foundation; now it needs only a
floor, walls, windows, a ceiling, a roof, and
equipment--in the next few months.
Date posted:Oct 29, 2009
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The UMCOR Hotline for October 27, 2009
In Today's Hotline:
*PHILIPPINES: Helping Disaster Survivors
*INDONESIA: Earthquake Relief
*INDIA: Flood Response
*ZAMBIA: Bicycles for Home Care Givers
Date posted:Oct 27, 2009
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Prayers are requested for the speedy recovery of
Missionary Muriel Henderson, who is hospitalized
in Show Low, Arizona, following emergency
treatment for blood clots.
Date posted:Oct 26, 2009
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Columbia, South Carolina, October 23, 2009--
Major portions of the seventh national "summit"
of Communities of Shalom, a movement of faith-
inspired community development, will be
broadcast live from its meeting site in
Columbia, South Carolina, October 31.
Date posted:Oct 26, 2009
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Winchester, Virginia, October 25, 2009--
A "Service of Life and Resurrection for The Rev.
Dr. James C. Logan," 77, was held in Winchester,
Virginia, on Saturday, October 24. The long-time
professor at Wesley Theological Seminary,
Washington, DC, died on October 17 at a medical
center in Winchester.
Date posted:Oct 26, 2009
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In early October, regular Sunday worship
services
were started at the United Methodist mission in
Kosice, the second largest city in Slovakia.
The
worship is an outgrowth of a ministry with
children and youth begun four years ago.
Date posted:Oct 23, 2009
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New York, New York, October 22, 2009--The
Methodist community of Italy now has its first
woman president, who is assuming her duties at a
time when the small church is seeking to
increase it ministry among immigrants.
Date posted:Oct 22, 2009
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The Rev. Elaine Barnes, a retired pastor in the
Eastern Pennsylvania Annual Conference and a
former staff member of the General Board of
Global Ministries, died on October 14 in
Philadelphia.
She retired from the conference in 2003 after
a long ministry beginning in 1968 with her first
pastoral appointment.
Date posted:Oct 21, 2009
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‘Imagine Something More’ to End Malaria, Bishop Says
United Methodist Bishop Thomas Bickerton keeps a
$10 bill in his pocket so he can demonstrate how
little money it takes to protect an African
household from malaria.
Date posted:Oct 20, 2009
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The UMCOR Hotline for October 20, 2009
In Today's Hotline:
*US: Churches Respond to South Pacific Disaster
*RESOURCES: World AIDS Day, Dec. 1
*US: UMCOR Directors Approve Funding for Hunger
Programs
*ARMENIA: Help for a Boy with TB
Date posted:Oct 20, 2009
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UMCOR Directors Approve Funding for Programs that Address Hunger
The United Methodist Committee on Relief's (UMCOR)
board of directors reviewed and approved $25,000
to support a program benefiting children who are
chronically malnourished in South Africa.
Date posted:Oct 19, 2009
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New York, NY, October 19, 2009--Five loaves
from diverse cultures represent the bread of
life and the church as the body of Christ in a
new litany for Holy Communion introduced at the
annual meeting of The United Methodist Board of
Global Ministries.
Date posted:Oct 19, 2009
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Oct. 14, 2009 | STAMFORD, Conn. (UMNS)
Shannon and David Goran use the Internet to
advertise their campus ministry to students in
the Ukraine.
So it seemed fitting that the young couple’s
formal commissioning as missionaries of The
United Methodist Church could be viewed live as
a Webcast.
Date posted:Oct 15, 2009
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Stamford, Connecticut, October 13, 2009--The
United Methodist Church formally commissioned 40
persons to mission vocations in a powerful
service of celebration and commitment on the
night of October 13 in Stamford, Connecticut.
Date posted:Oct 14, 2009
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Stamford, Connecticut, October 14, 2009--"The
Lord is among us," the president of the General
Board of Global Ministries told directors of the
mission agency at their annual meeting, held in
Stamford, Connecticut on October 12-14.
Date posted:Oct 14, 2009
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Stamford, Connecticut, October 13, 2009--
Those who engage in mission form the "connective
wiring" that makes possible the sharing of God's
love by United Methodists and ecumenical
partners with all of God's children, the chief
mission executive of the denomination told
directors of the General Board of Global
Ministries, meeting October 12-14 in Stamford,
Connecticut.
Date posted:Oct 13, 2009
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The UMCOR Hotline for October 13, 2009
In Today's Hotline:
*WORLDWIDE: Help Disaster Survivors
*RESOURCES: World Food Day, Oct. 16
*GEORGIA: Bringing Home the “Dough”
*JFON: Bay Area JFON Successfully Launched
*EVENT: Change the World Conference
Date posted:Oct 13, 2009
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The General Board of Global Ministries
cordially and joyfully invites all members of
The United Methodist Church to take part in the
commissioning of new missionaries, deaconesses,
and home missionaries on the evening of October
13, 2009.
Date posted:Oct 12, 2009
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Freetown, Sierra Leone, October 6, 2009--From
a site overlooking the Atlantic Ocean and
Freetown, Sierra Leone, a new series of United
Methodist Academies for Evangelization and
Church Growth in Africa got under way in early
October. Twenty pastors and lay leaders from
Sierra Leone and Liberia took part.
Date posted:Oct 07, 2009
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New York, NY, October 6, 2009--Environmental
protection, Methodism in Latin America, music in
Jamaica, and justice issues along the US-Mexican
border are among the week-long educational
forums available to United Methodist older
adults in 2010 and early 2011 through the
Primetimers mission volunteer program.
Date posted:Oct 06, 2009
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Presentation by Alyce Wellons, LCSW, for
Faith Partners Addictions Ministry, January 20,
2009, Heritage Hall
Date posted:Oct 06, 2009
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The UMCOR Hotline for October 6, 2009
In Today's Hotline:
*WORLDWIDE: UMCOR Responds to Recent Disasters
*RESOURCES: Emergency Response Church Bulletin and
Power Point Slide
Date posted:Oct 06, 2009
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New York, NY, October 5, 2009--Bishop Roy
Sano believes that God is moving through the
people of the United Methodist Church in
Cambodia.
Date posted:Oct 05, 2009
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The Board of Directors, under the direction
of President Bishop Bruce Ough, has designated a
search committee to undertake a global search
for the next General Secretary.
Date posted:Oct 05, 2009
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Gallant, Alabama, September 29, 2009--A year-
long celebration will mark the 125th anniversary
of a United Methodist missionary movement
devoted to the ministry with the poor and
marginalized in the United States.
Date posted:Oct 01, 2009
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