New York, NY, March 15, 2010--Thomas Kemper, a native of Germany, assumed his responsibilities as chief executive of the United Methodist General Board of Global Ministries on March 15
Source: GBGM Mission News
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Date posted: Mar 16, 2010

I was sitting on a bus in Abidjan, Côte d`Ivoire, with a group of leaders of church music from the Côte d`Ivoire Annual Conference. Surrounded by the sound of their singing, the singers moved easily from classic hymns of the faith to songs from their own communities. I remember thinking, "You can no more ask an Ivorian not to sing than you can ask them not to breathe." Singing is core to the faith community in the Côte d`Ivoire Annual Conference.
Source: GBGM Mission News
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Date posted: Mar 16, 2010

New York, NY, March 16, 2010--The head of the United Methodist mission agency has appealed for prayer and action to stem new outbreaks of violence among ethnic and religious groups in central Nigeria.
Source: GBGM Mission News
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Date posted: Mar 16, 2010

New York, NY, March 16, 2010--A clergyman originally from Brazil is the nominee to lead the core program unit of The United Methodist Church's worldwide mission agency.
Source: GBGM Mission News
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Date posted: Mar 16, 2010

New York, NY, March 10, 2010--A court in the Philippines has refused to release from detention 43 health workers seized on February 6 on charges of being communist insurgents. Among those held is a doctor related to the United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP), a mission partner of the United Methodist General Board of Global Ministries.
Source: GBGM Mission News
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Date posted: Mar 10, 2010

Ah, the memories of school. Friendships and childhood sweethearts. Holiday parties and field trips. The tough teachers and their dreaded tests and assignments. The feelings of accomplishment when you aced that killer test. The lifelong connections. Such memories are created every day at schools everywhere. At Red Bird Mission School, the memories have a special element.
Source: GBGM Mission News
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Date posted: Mar 10, 2010

Lancaster, Ohio, March 10, 2010--The 2010 United Methodist Latvia/Lithuania Mission Consultation will be hosted on April 23-24 by the First United Methodist Church of Lancaster, Ohio, a congregation strong in mission within the West Ohio Annual Conference.
Source: GBGM Mission News
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Date posted: Mar 10, 2010

New York, NY, March 9, 2010--It's census time in the United States, the year to count every resident of the nation, whether citizen, permanent resident, or immigrant.
Source: GBGM Mission News
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Date posted: Mar 09, 2010

This is part of the Epistle Lesson for the Fourth Sunday of Lent, March 14, 2010. What a powerful message. We no longer regard others from a human point of view--but, rather as a new creation in Christ.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Christian love |  Immigration |  International affairs |  Justice |  Focus on Ministry with the Poor | 
Date posted: Mar 08, 2010

New York, NY, March 8, 2010--The fifth classroom of the Wesley Primary School in Morogoro, Tanzania, now has its walls, roof, floors, and students--as predicted late last fall when a mission photograph featured only its bare foundations.
Source: GBGM Mission News
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Date posted: Mar 08, 2010

In 1786, as John Wesley approached the twilight of his life, he looked toward the future of the Methodist movement with some trepidation.
Source: New World Outlook
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Date posted: Mar 05, 2010

When my youngest son, Caleb, was young he was trilingual. When asking for water he would say one word of the request in English, Spanish, and Creole. Growing up in Florida City and part of the Branches Outreach Ministry, Caleb believes everyone around him is part of his family.
Source: GBGM Mission News
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Date posted: Mar 05, 2010

New York, NY, March 4, 2010--The Rev. U Saw Shwe, a former World Communion Scholar, is the new bishop of The Methodist Church in Lower Myanmar. He was chosen in late February by the denomination that has roots in mission work from the United States.
Source: GBGM Mission News
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Date posted: Mar 04, 2010

New York, NY, March 4, 2010--This year's World Day of Prayer (March 5) focus on Cameroon coincides with an expansion of United Methodist health ministries in the West African country.
Source: GBGM Mission News
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Date posted: Mar 04, 2010

The first words the Hongtuling Church students, almost all between 50 and 80 years of age, learn to write are: “God loves me. God loves you. God loves him and her.”
Source: Mission Education
More about: Education |  Older adults |  Focus on Ministry with the Poor |  China |
Date posted: Mar 03, 2010

Persons of African descent were numerous and visible in American Methodism when the church was formally established 225 years ago. But these facts were often glossed over in ensuing years, especially in the early 19th century as slavery became a major issue of conflict in politics and religion.
Source: GBGM Mission News
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Date posted: Mar 02, 2010

March 1, 2010--Six weeks following the devastating earthquake in Haiti, another natural disaster has occurred. A major earthquake struck Chile on February 27, prompting Chile's president to say that her nation was facing a catastrophe.
Source: Advance
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Date posted: Mar 01, 2010

New York, NY, March 1, 2010--United Methodist missionaries and volunteers in mission in Chile are safe following the massive earthquake in Chile on February 26, according to reports reaching the General Board of Global Ministries.
Source: GBGM Mission News
More about: Emergencies |  Natural disasters |  Focus on Ministry with the Poor |  Chile |
Date posted: Mar 01, 2010