GBGM Mission News:
1998
December 1998 News
- Volunteers in Mission Put Faith Into Action by Mary Beth Coudal, GBGM, December 30, 1998
- Food For Hard-Pressed Siberians to Be Delivered in January by Franklin Fisher, GBGM, December 29, 1998
- North Korea Relief Effort Held Up by Need for More Fertilizer Donations by Franklin Fisher, GBGM, December 28, 1998
- Street Children of Angola by Brenda Wilkinson, GBGM, December 22, 1998
- Nelson Mandela Praises Christian Education by Brenda Wilkinson, GBGM, December 22, 1998
- UMDF Lowers Rates on Existing and New Loans Darrell Reeck, GBGM, December 21, 1998
- Elimination of Prejudice Against Albino Children in Africa by Brenda Wilkinson, GBGM, December 19, 1998
- Home of Hope by Brenda Wilkinson, GBGM, December 19, 1998
- ISHE ANESU: Missionaries at Work in Zimbabwe by Brenda Wilkinson, GBGM, December 19, 1998
- Local United Methodists Provide Assistance to Disabled People in Zimbabwe by Brenda Wilkinson, GBGM, December 19, 1998
- Mexican Methodists Strengthen Evangelization Ministries, GBGM, December, 1998
- Shalom Ministries Strengthen a Homeless Ministry by Mary Beth Coudal, GBGM, December 18, 1998
- AIDS in Africa by Mulegwa Zihindula, GBGM, December 14, 1998
- Iowa Family Farmers Speak Out by Mary Beth Coudal, GBGM, December 14, 1998
- Rape: A Weapon of War, An Opinion Article by Mulegwa Zihindula, GBGM, December 10, 1998
- The Philippines Environment: A Warning by Boo Chanco, The Philippines Star, December 7, 1998
- Georgia Youth Prepare Boxes for Honduras, UMNS, December 4, 1998
- Church World Service Seeking Medical Team Volunteers, UMNS, December 4, 1998
- Volunteers Expand Concepts of Mission by Mary Beth Coudal, GBGM, December 1, 1998
November 1998 News
- United Methodists help Central Americans Rebuild After Mitch by Paul Jeffrey with photos, UMNS, November 30, 1998
- United Methodist Drive to Send Food to Siberia by Franklin Fisher, GBGM, November 30, 1998
- Methodist Psychiatric Hospital In India To Open New Wing Next March by Franklin Fisher, GBGM, November 25, 1998
- Police Brutality: GBGM Briefing, November 24, 1998
- GBGM's World AIDS Day pages have won the USA Today Hot site Award for the weekend edition, Nov. 27-29, 1998
- United Methodists Planning for Mitch Volunteers, UMNS, November 25, 1998
- Honduran Churches Assist Survivors, UMNS, November 25, 1998
- GBGM Annual Meeting, October 15-22, 1998, GBGM, November 23, 1998
- Hurricane Mitch News: Ongoing Coverage of Hurricane Mitch and UMCOR's Response, GBGM
- Relief Ship To Leave Houston For North Korea in December by Franklin Fisher, GBGM, November 19, 1998
- February Session In Phnom Penh to Chart Course For Cambodian Church by Franklin Fisher, GBGM, November 19, 1998
- Ministries in the Midst of Hate and Violence, GBGM Staff Briefing, November 17, 1998
- Eighth Assembly of the World Council of Churches, GBGM Staff Briefing, November 17, 1998
- NCCC Visit to the People's Republic of China, GBGM Staff Briefing, November 17, 1998
- GBGM Missionaries Provide Material, Spiritual Aid To Hondurans, Nicaraguans by Connie Nelson, GBGM, November 17, 1998
- El Huracán Mitch en Honduras, por Amparo Garay, GBGM, November 14, 1998
- Hurricane Mitch Damage 'Eclipses' Georges, UMNS, November 12, 1998
- Louisiana Responds to Mitch Devastation in Nicaragua, UMNS, November 12, 1998
- Food Shipment Heads to Honduras, UMNS, November 10, 1998
- Volunteers Pitch In to Help in Honduras, UMNS, November 10, 1998
- How to Respond to Victims of Hurricane Mitch in Central America, UMNS, November 12, 1998
- GBGM News Briefing, November 10, 1998
- The Korean Christian Church in Japan, GBGM, November 10, 1998
- Annual Conference Dialogues Continue, GBGM, November 10, 1998
- GBGM Mission Personnel Respond to Devastation in Central America, GBGM, November 6, 1998
- UMCOR Helps Bosnians Rebuild in Wake of War, GBGM, November 3, 1998
- GBGM Staff Briefing, November 2, 1998
- First National Black Men's Conference, GBGM, November 2, 1998
- International Volunteers in Mission Conference to be held November 9-11, 1998, GBGM, November 2, 1998
October 1998 News
- Personal Stories of Rebuilding in Ahmici, Bosnia, GBGM, October 30, 1998
- Millenium Fund Projects Benefit Mozambique War Victims, General Board of Global Ministries News Release, October 27, 1998
- Prison Ministry, Women’s Division, Youth/Young Adults, and Medicine Box
Highlight GBGM Weekly Briefing, GBGM, October 27, 1998
- Hurricane Relief Efforts Continue, UMNS, October 26, 1998
- New Funds for Mission, GBGM, October 23, 1998
- Mission Board Votes to Pursue Prison, Justice Ministries, UMNS, October 23, 1998
- Church Must Shift to Meet New Mission Needs, UMNS, October 23, 1998
- Board Approves $10 million for New Program Initiatives, UMNS, October 23, 1998
- Task Force Plans Restorative Justice Training Events, UMNS, October 23, 1998
- Lay Pastor Resurfaces in Kosovo, UMNS, October 21, 1998
- Women's Division Wrap-Up, GBGM, October 20, 1998
- Hate Crimes Targeted by United Methodist Women, UMNS, October 20, 1998
- Award Winners Focus on Environment, Linguistics, UMNS, October 20, 1998
- United Methodist Women Adopt Environmental Principles, UMNS, October 20, 1998
- Theressa Hoover Community Service and Global Citizen Awardees, GBGM, October 20, 1998
- Recent Hate Crimes Prompt Women’s Division Action, GBGM, October 19, 1998
- Mission Personnel Put Faces and Stories with Their Projects, GBGM, October 19, 1998
- Bishop, Other United Methodists Condemn Killing of Gay Student, UMNS, October 16, 1998
- Communicator Finds Homeland Altered After Hurricane, UMNS, October 14, 1998
- Jaipur Foot Prosthesis for People in Angola, GBGM, October 13, 1998
- New Development and Opportunities in Mission Institutions, GBGM, October 13, 1998
- United Methodists Launch Churchwide Appeal for Hurricane Relief, UMNS, October 10, 1998
- UMCOR is a Featured Link on SEJAK, October 7, 1998 in Recognition of its Christian Service and Ministry to the United Methodist Church.
- Communites of Shalom Update, GBGM, October 6, 1998
- UMCOR Response to Hurricane Georges: The Latest News, GBGM, October 6, 1998
- Church Agencies Work to Help Hard-hit Dominican Republic, UMNS, October 6, 1998
- UMCOR's Hurricanes '98 Page Earned a Hot Site Award in the October 2-4, 1998 edition of USA TODAY Online.
- GBGM Commissions Young Adults for Service in U.S., Overseas, GBGM, October 2, 1998
September 1998 News
- GBGM Briefing: DR Congo, Liberia, Honduras, GBGM, September 29, 1998
- Puerto Rican Young Adults to Assist Hurricane Victims, UMNS, September 29, 1998
- Mississippi Churches Shelter Hurricane Evacuees, UMNS, September 29, 1998
- Línea de Emergencia del Comité, Metodista Unido de Auxilio (UMCOR), 29 de septiembre de 1998
- GBGM Authorizes Return of Mission Personnel to the Congo, GBGM, September 25, 1998
- Hurricanes 1998: Hurricane Georges
- Situation Report from Bishop Juan Vera of Puerto Rico, UMCOR, September 24, 1998
- End Child Labor and Sweat Shop Abuses Campaign, GBGM, 1998
- North Korea, Indonesia Subjects of September 22 Briefing, GBGM, September 23, 1998
- Services for Tantine Mbwizu Ndjungu, GBGM, September 22, 1998
- Justice Office to Open at Board of Global Ministries, GBGM, September 17, 1998
- Teleconference to Focus on Mental Illness, GBGM, September 14, 1998
- Africa Subject of September 15 Briefing, GBGM, September 18, 1998 (new photos of the bombing in Kenya are included)
- Africa Projects Supported by Millennium Fund, GBGM
- Mourning the Death of a Missionary Child: Ten-Year-Old Mbwizu Ndjungu Drowns in Senegal, GBGM
- Church's Ministry Continues in Cambodia Despite Political Turmoil by Franklin Fisher, GBGM
- Hurricanes 1998: Response to Bonnie; Track Tropical Storm Frances
- United Methodism Grows in East Africa, UMNS, September 1, 1998
August 1998 News
- General Board of Global Ministries' Work Expands in Kazakhstan, GBGM
- Hurricanes 1998, GBGM
- East Africa Bishop Expresses Sympathy for Victims, GBGM
- United Methodist Missionaries to Leave the Congo, UMNS
- Bishops on Cultural Tour of Angola and Mozambique by Doreen F. Tilghman, GBGM
- Update: Africa Bombings by Lesley Crosson, GBGM
- Tanzania Ambassador Will Work on Healing, GBGM
- United Methodists Applaud Yeltsin Veto of Religion Law, UMNS
- United Methodist Bishop Returns Home to Sierra Leone, UMNS
- A Hungry Indonesia Edging Toward Chaos? by Franklin Fisher, GBGM
July 1998 News
- Renewed Turmoil Looms After Cambodia Voting by Franklin Fisher, GBGM
- United Methodist Missionaries Witness Tragedies Caused by Landmines, GBGM
- Sierra Leone Remains Tense, Methodists There Report, UMNS
- Children Helping Children in Rwanda by Forrest C. Stith, GBGM
- United Methodists Push House Bills on East Timor, UMNS
- United Methodists Provide Artificial Limbs in Angola, UMNS
- Indonesia Engulfed in Crisis by Franklin Fisher, GBGM
- United Methodist Church Assists Indonesians by Franklin Fisher, GBGM
- Students Share Faith, Music in Baltics Tour, UMNS
May 1998 News
Spring Board Meeting News, April 1998
- Interpretation of General Board of Global Ministries Assets, GBGM
- First Korean-American "Mission Pastors", GBGM
- Resolution on Human Rights and Democracy in Nigeria, GBGM
- In Rwanda, warring groups come together as Methodists, UMNS
- United Methodists commission Korean-American 'mission pastors, UMNS
- Indonesian Methodists help during economic crisis, UMNS
- Methodist Cuban church grows as it overcomes challenges, UMNS
- Grants will bolster Methodist Church in Cuba, UMNS
- United Methodist mission board commits $25 million for new work, UMNS
- Pastor Paul Dirdak to lead UMCOR, Health and Welfare, and Mission Volunteers, UMNS
- Women's Division advocates U.S. payment of U.N. debt, UMNS
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