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March
43 articles found for March, 2009.
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New York, NY, March 31, 2009--A group of
Protestant denominations and agencies have asked
the Congress of the United States to lift the
travel ban that severely limits their
interactions with churches in Cuba. Signers
include the General Boards of Church and Society
and Global Ministries of The United Methodist
Church.
Date posted:Mar 31, 2009
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Alto Hospicio, Chile, March 30--A mission-
related Center on Family Violence (Centro de
Atención Familiar) in mid-March assumed
oversight of a new government-sponsored Women's
Center (Centro de la Mujer) in this community on
the edge of the Chilean city of Iquique. The
move was at the request of the women's
department of the country.
Date posted:Mar 31, 2009
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The UMCOR Hotline for March 31, 2009
In Today's Hotline:
US: Flood and Tornado Response
COLOMBIA: Fair Trade Rewards
US: Conference to Develop Health Ministries
GHANA: A Little Goes a Long Way
Date posted:Mar 31, 2009
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Several days of unrest and tension in Southern
Sudan opened the door for mutual ministry
between
members of the General Board of Global
Ministries
mission travel study team and the local people
in
the city of Yei who struggled to keep them safe.
Date posted:Mar 26, 2009
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New York, NY, March 24, 2009--A new inter-
ethnic, multicultural United Methodist
congregation is off to a strong start in the
Bronx, the northern-most borough of the City of
New York, offering "solid ground for shaky
times."
Date posted:Mar 24, 2009
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The UMCOR Hotline for March 24, 2009
In Today's Hotline:
*US: Dakota Flood Preparation
*LIBERIA: Saving Lives
*INDONESIA: Water and Sanitation Education
*DRC: Leaders Learn about Health
*UMCOR: Thank You for Giving!
Date posted:Mar 24, 2009
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New York, NY, March 23, 2009--A 19-member
mission travel group is safely back in the
United States after civil strife in Yei, Sudan,
disrupted their study tour.
Date posted:Mar 24, 2009
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Turtle Rock Farm is a 1,600-acre farm in the
mixed-grass prairie of north-central Oklahoma,
where the same family has grown wheat and cattle
for more than 100 years. It is also a retreat
center where guests come to connect with their
Creator, their own deepest selves, and all of
creation.
Date posted:Mar 23, 2009
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Pharr, Texas, March 20, 2009--A new United
Methodist Border Health Partnership in South
Texas is building on the work of a small
membership congregation in the city of Pharr,
near McAllen and just across the Rio Grande from
the Mexican city of Reynosa.
Date posted:Mar 20, 2009
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March 20, 2009
"The bad news kept coming—every time we turned
on the TV, we heard about the economy," said
Pastor Scott Johnson as he described the climate
in which Union United Methodist Church of
Conway, South Carolina, embarked on a campaign
to raise funds for their church's desperately
needed repairs. "With every news report, we felt
like Elijah saying, 'Pour another bucket of
water on the altar!'"
Date posted:Mar 19, 2009
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New York, NY, March 17, 2009--The Rev. Sam
Duree is a man with a mission cause: supporting
the United Methodist Theological Seminary in
Russia. His mission means: birdhouses--$100,000
worth of birdhouses, designed, built, and sold
with proceeds going to the school in Moscow.
Date posted:Mar 17, 2009
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The UMCOR Hotline for March 17, 2009
In Today's Hotline:
*UMCOR: Providing Refuge-One Great Hour of Sharing
*SUDAN: Returning Home with Hope
*LIBERIA: Restoring Fields
*INDONESIA: Learning About Hygiene
*US: Fitness for the Elderly
Date posted:Mar 17, 2009
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The China News Summary is compiled monthly by
the United Methodist China Program, Room 1335,
General Board of Global Ministries, The United
Methodist Church, 475 Riverside Drive, New York,
NY 10115.
Date posted:Mar 16, 2009
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When Jesus went to Jerusalem to observe
Passover,
he found the temple being used as a place for
monetary gain. Animals were being sold for
sacrifice, and moneychangers were sitting at
tables. Jesus drove out the animals and turned
over the moneychangers' tables.
Date posted:Mar 15, 2009
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New York, NY, March 13, 2009--A study of
United Methodist ministry needs and
possibilities with Pacific Islanders in the
United States is being organized by the
denomination's mission agency.
Date posted:Mar 13, 2009
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New York, NY, March 12, 2009--A seminar in June
2009 will bring together Christian young adults
to explore faith, global health, and social
justice.
Date posted:Mar 12, 2009
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United Methodist churches are helping their
communities in both Elkhart and Kokomo,
another Indiana city dealing with downturns in
the auto industry and the deepening recession.
Date posted:Mar 12, 2009
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"People are losing their homes because our
nation has made a god of excessive profits, and
we have not listened to the voice of real
prophets of many faith traditions," declared
Shotts, who is director of social justice
ministries at St. Luke's United Methodist Church
and a leader of "Communities Creating
Opportunity" in Kansas City
Date posted:Mar 12, 2009
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The rising U.S. unemployment rate is having an
impact on churches, as well as the communities
they serve.
But the economic crisis also is pushing
many United Methodist congregations into new
areas of mission as they try to offer
services - ranging from assistance with food and
housing to career counseling - to families
dealing with job loss.
Date posted:Mar 12, 2009
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A few weeks ago during lunchtime, my husband and
I heard what sounded like a marching band. We
literally jumped to our feet and ran to the
compound fence, and there indeed was a band of
twelve men and one woman playing trumpets,
saxophones, tubas, and drums as they walked down
the dusty dirt road. Behind them were two groups
of traditionally dressed dancers moving to the
beat of the music. In seven years of serving at
Maua Methodist Hospital in Maua, Kenya, we had
never seen or heard a band.
Date posted:Mar 10, 2009
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During their time wandering in the wilderness,
the people of Israel became dissatisfied with
God
and Moses (Numbers 21:4-9). Though they had been
rescued from slavery, were being fed manna and
protected, it was still not enough for them.
Date posted:Mar 10, 2009
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Growing up in a rural town in the Philippines,
Lent had a meaningful impact on me. When the
Lenten season arrived, the whole town, made up
of
Roman Catholics and Protestants, was in a
reflective mood. In my young mind, there seemed
to be a pall of gloom in our town during Lent.
Date posted:Mar 10, 2009
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I recently saw the new movie, "The Wrestler." In
the movie, Mickey Rourke stars as Randy "The
Ram"
Robinson, a professional wrestler who was very
successful and popular in the 1980s but whose
glory days are now long gone. Randy seems to be
unable to imagine a different kind of life for
himself, and so he continues to wrestle, trying
to live the kind of life he lived as a
celebrity.
Date posted:Mar 10, 2009
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I work in a United Methodist Mission Institute
that houses a food pantry. One day in the lobby
of our food pantry, I was handing out
newsletters
to people after they got their bag of groceries.
I watched the clients talking with each other as
they gathered up their belongings. One couple
said, "We're living out of our car right now."
Date posted:Mar 10, 2009
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The Lenten season's remembrance of the
crucifixion and resurrection are the essence of
the Christian faith. For me, this time also
represents the culmination of a life fulfilled
in
mission, reaching out to all humanity with a
love
beyond ourselves, and working for justice.
The ministry of Jesus Christ was and is an
incarnational ministry--a mission where content
meets context. We have a God who became human
and
experienced the good and bad of humanity; the
joys and temptations of the world; compassion;
agony; and death.
Date posted:Mar 10, 2009
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Peter, like so many of us, was trying to remain
cautiously faithful. He wanted to protect
Christ,
he did not want him to be humiliated and killed.
Often we want to stop moving forward and come up
with a safe plan, risk the least, and be happy
with the results.
Date posted:Mar 10, 2009
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Away from my home country, I keep tuned to
Pakistan news, since my parents, siblings and
their children, many relatives, and friends live
there. From childhood I observed the tensions
between India and Pakistan, which were once a
united nation where overall people lived
peacefully and respectfully.
Date posted:Mar 10, 2009
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Phoenix, Arizona, March 10, 2009--Wesley
Community Center, a Phoenix facility related to
The United Methodist Church, is sharing in a
$3.9 million federal economic stimulus grant
aimed at increasing regional jobs in the health-
care section.
Date posted:Mar 10, 2009
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San Diego, California, March 10, 2009--The
importance of youth and young adult ministry
held center stage in San Diego at the 2009
consultation of the United Methodist Russia
Initiative, which covers Russia and several
adjoining countries.
Date posted:Mar 10, 2009
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The UMCOR Hotline for March 10, 2009
In Today's Hotline:
*LIBERIA: In the Honey Business
*UMCOR: One Great Hour of Sharing
*US: Ohio Church Helps Sudan
*US: United Methodists Show Fair Trade Support
*JFON: Reuniting a Family
Date posted:Mar 10, 2009
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The encounter with Christ radically changes
someone's life. Nevertheless, there are certain
conditions to following Jesus. Peter didn't
understand Jesus' plan when He spoke to him about
suffering on the cross. Peter had accepted Jesus
as the Messiah, but he didn't accept him as a
suffering Messiah. As a result of that, Jesus
described his path to the cross and the meaning
of it for the life of his disciples.
Date posted:Mar 08, 2009
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March 6, 2009--Joy and excitement filled the
room as Mary Gitari, President of the Women's
Fellowship and nursing officer-in-charge at Maua
Methodist Hospital, opened the first ever "Girls
Alternative Rite of Passage" five-day event in
Maua, Kenya, with 96 young female participants
ranging in age from 14 to 18.
Date posted:Mar 06, 2009
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The UMCOR Hotline for March 3, 2009
In Today's Hotline:
*SRI LANKA: A Home at Last
*HAITI: Storm Relief
*UMCOR: One Great Hour of Sharing
*DRC: Union UMC Unites with Congo
*RESOURCES: Afghanistan
Date posted:Mar 03, 2009
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Twenty United Methodists from across the globe
have been named to a committee to develop
recommendations related to the worldwide nature
of The United Methodist Church.
Date posted:Mar 03, 2009
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United Methodist Bishop Minerva Carcaño offered
a
blessing and words of peace to thousands
gathered
to march in protest of the treatment of
immigrants by Sheriff Joe Arpaio.
Date posted:Mar 02, 2009
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In Mark's account of Jesus' baptism, Jesus "saw
the heavens torn apart and the Spirit descending
like a dove on him. And a voice came from
heaven, 'You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I
am well pleased.'" God poured God's self through
the torn heavens--identifying Jesus as God's own.
Date posted:Mar 01, 2009
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If you've ever wondered if Methodism's founder,
John Wesley, had a sense of humor, turn to page
vii in The United Methodist Hymnal (1989
version), and read Wesley's "Directions for
Singing." There he is in all his warmth, wit, and
dry British humor encouraging Methodists, then
and now, to sing to the glory of God.
Date posted:Mar 01, 2009
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To be Christian is to be global. Deeply incarnate
in every soil where it is planted, the gospel of
Jesus Christ knows of no boundaries. Its song
sprouts strong and travels unto the very ends of
the earth, declaring the marvels of God's
salvation. This worldwide, generous, ample vision
of the gospel runs deep inside the faith-singing
Methodist DNA.
Date posted:Mar 01, 2009
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I remember how I started to cry--on the subway
during rush hour--one winter day in the mid
1990s.
I could not stop the tears from coming to my
eyes. It was remarkable, because I started to cry
over a loss of something that I didn't even know
existed! I had just read a small article in the
daily newspaper about the phenomenon of "singing
sand," which appears in many parts of the world,
be it sand by the shores of the world's seas or
in remote deserts.
Date posted:Mar 01, 2009
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In the 21st century, the praise of our great
Redeemer is realized in a multitude of tongues
throughout the world. It is common knowledge
that, unlike John Calvin, the Wesley brothers,
John and Charles, did not leave behind a
crystallized systematic theological understanding
of their faith. On the contrary, the essence of
Wesleyan theology is found in a rather unusual
place--namely the thousands upon thousands of
hymns that both brothers created during their
lifetimes.
Date posted:Mar 01, 2009
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In 1996, I attended worship in a modest-sized
congregation in the hills outside T'ainan,
Taiwan. As the service began, a lay leader in the
congregation led a series of songs. His strong
voice and inviting manner engaged me immediately.
This was my first visit to Taiwan and I knew only
a few words of Taiwanese. Despite the language
barrier, I was able to participate in all of the
songs during the gathering time.
Date posted:Mar 01, 2009
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In preparation for the 2008/2009 academic year, a
newly named Global Praise Scholarship was
established under the General Board of Global
Ministries Leadership Development program. This
scholarship has been designated to support the
university-level studies of a promising young
international student of music. The first
recipient of the Global Praise Scholarship is
Caleb Mauwa of Zimbabwe.
Date posted:Mar 01, 2009
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The print subscription copy of the March-April
2009 New World Outlook on Global Praise
contained
a special feature just for subscribers: a CD
sampler of Global Praise music.
Date posted:Mar 01, 2009
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