Mission News & Features from Global Ministries
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Tales of Hope
New World Outlook, November/December 2009
HIV/AIDS affects people in all nations at all
strata of society. Thanks to the United
Methodist Global AIDS Fund, United Methodists
and their partners can fight this disease in
various countries through church-, community-,
and hospital-based projects.
Source:
New World Outlook
More about:
AIDS/HIV |
Children |
Global connections |
Poverty |
Welfare |
Women |
Youth |
Focus on Global Health |
India | Zambia | Zimbabwe |
Date posted: Nov 05, 2009
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The UMCOR Hotline for November 3, 2009
In Today's Hotline:
*GEORGIA: Medical Supplies Arrive in Georgia
*RESOURCES: New AIDS Educational Kit and Photo
Slide Show
*MALAWI: Helping Orphans, Empowering Women
*US: Best Practices for H1N1
Source:
UMCOR
More about:
AIDS/HIV |
Emergencies |
Health |
UMCOR |
United Methodist Church |
Georgia | Malawi | World |
Date posted: Nov 03, 2009
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Application Process for Executive Mission Post Open until November 20
November 20 is the deadline for receiving
applications and nominations with resumes for the
position of chief executive (general secretary)
of the international mission agency of The United
Methodist Church.
Source:
GBGM Mission News
More about:
GBGM news |
United Methodist Church |
Focus on Leadership Development |
United States | World |
Date posted: Nov 04, 2009
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First Monday: Internet Resource on the Church and Immigration
First Monday is a monthly internet newsletter
that offers valuable resources on the church and
immigration issues in the United States. It is
issued by Justice for our Neighbors (JFON), a
network of free legal clinics for immigrants
related to UMCOR--the United Methodist Committee
on Relief.
Source:
GBGM Mission News
More about:
GBGM programs |
Immigration |
Justice |
Missionaries |
Newsletters |
Refugees |
UMCOR |
United Methodist Church |
United States | World |
Date posted: Nov 03, 2009
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Growing a School in Tanzania--One Classroom at a Time
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.
Source:
GBGM Mission News
More about:
Children |
Education |
Poverty |
Youth |
Tanzania |
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
Source:
UMCOR
More about:
AIDS/HIV |
Emergencies |
Health |
Natural disasters |
UMCOR |
United Methodist Church |
India | Indonesia | Philippines | Zambia |
Date posted: Oct 27, 2009
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James C. Logan, Noted Professor, Dies at 77
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.
Source:
GBGM Mission News
More about:
Education |
Focus on Leadership Development |
Date posted: Oct 26, 2009
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Much of Shalom "Summit" to be Broadcast
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.
Source:
GBGM Mission News
More about:
Christian love |
Health |
Immigration |
Poverty |
Focus on Ministry with the Poor |
Focus on Global Health |
Date posted: Oct 26, 2009
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Beyond Facts to Faces, Beyond Numbers to Names
Does anyone care that every three seconds a
person dies somewhere in the world because of
poverty? Are we concerned that 8 million poor
people are converted into faceless and nameless
death statistics every year? Does the fact that
more than 1 billion people go to bed hungry
every night disturb our sleep?
Source:
New World Outlook
More about:
AIDS/HIV |
United Methodist Church |
Focus on Global Health |
Date posted: Oct 26, 2009
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Prayer Request for Missionary
Prayers are requested for the speedy recovery of
Missionary Muriel Henderson, who is hospitalized
in Show Low, Arizona, following emergency
treatment for blood clots.
Source:
GBGM Mission News
More about:
Missionaries |
United Methodist Church |
Focus on Ministry with the Poor |
Mexico |
Date posted: Oct 26, 2009
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United Methodist Worship Begins in Kosice, Slovakia
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.
Source:
GBGM Mission News
More about:
Children |
Evangelism |
Evangelization |
United Methodist Church |
Women |
Youth |
Focus on Congregational Development |
Slovakia |
Date posted: Oct 23, 2009
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Italian Methodists Elect New President, Focus Ministry on Immigrants
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.
Source:
GBGM Mission News
More about:
Communities |
Global connections |
Hate |
Missionaries |
United Methodist Church |
Violence |
Partners/partnerships |
Urban |
Focus on Congregational Development |
Italy |
Date posted: Oct 22, 2009
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Elaine Barnes, Former Mission Executive, Dies
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.
Source:
GBGM Administration
More about:
GBGM news |
United Methodist Church |
United States | World |
Date posted: Oct 21, 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
Source:
UMCOR
More about:
AIDS/HIV |
Emergencies |
Hunger |
Natural disasters |
UMCOR |
United Methodist Church |
Armenia | United States |
Date posted: Oct 20, 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.
Source:
UMCOR
More about:
Health |
UMCOR |
United Methodist Church |
Focus on Global Health |
Africa |
Date posted: Oct 20, 2009
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Five Loaves at the Lord's Table
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.
Source:
GBGM Mission News
More about:
Communities |
Evangelization |
Mission opportunities |
Missionaries |
Focus on Congregational Development |
Afghanistan | Africa | India | Latin America | Middle East | Pakistan |
Date posted: Oct 19, 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.
Source:
UMCOR
More about:
Hunger |
UMCOR |
United Methodist Church |
Focus on Global Health |
Haiti |
Date posted: Oct 19, 2009
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Two New Missionary Couples
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.
Source:
GBGM Mission News
More about:
GBGM events |
GBGM news |
Mission opportunities |
Missionaries |
Focus on Leadership Development |
Thailand | Ukraine |
Date posted: Oct 15, 2009
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"Is the Lord Among Us?" Mission Leader Gives Resounding "Yes"
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.
Source:
GBGM Mission News
More about:
GBGM events |
GBGM news |
Global connections |
Mission opportunities |
Missionaries |
Focus on Congregational Development |
Focus on Leadership Development |
Focus on Ministry with the Poor |
Focus on Global Health |
Date posted: Oct 14, 2009
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Commissioning for Global Mission Vocations Reaches a Global Methodist Community
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.
Source:
GBGM Mission News
More about:
GBGM events |
GBGM news |
General Conference |
Global connections |
Mission opportunities |
Missionaries |
Focus on Leadership Development |
Focus on Ministry with the Poor |
Cambodia | Caribbean Islands | Japan | Liberia | Mongolia | South Africa | Thailand | Ukraine |
Date posted: Oct 14, 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
Source:
UMCOR
More about:
Emergencies |
Hunger |
Immigration |
Natural disasters |
Refugees |
UMCOR |
United Methodist Church |
Georgia | Indonesia | Philippines | United States | World |
Date posted: Oct 13, 2009
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Mission as "Connective Wiring" in Sharing God's Love in the World
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.
Source:
GBGM Mission News
More about:
GBGM events |
GBGM news |
General Conference |
Mission opportunities |
Missionaries |
United Methodist Church |
Focus on Congregational Development |
Focus on Leadership Development |
Focus on Ministry with the Poor |
Focus on Global Health |
Date posted: Oct 13, 2009
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Live Commissioning: Take Part in Mission History in the Making
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.
Source:
GBGM Mission News
More about:
GBGM events |
Missionaries |
Youth |
Focus on Leadership Development |
Date posted: Oct 12, 2009
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