Task force plans restorative justice training events

STAMFORD, Conn. (UMNS) – Five training events on restorative justice ministries are being planned for United Methodists in 1999.

The denomination's Restorative Justice Ministries Inter-agency Task Force is organizing the events. Dates and locations are Feb. 11-13 in Nashville, Tenn.; Feb. 25-27 in Oklahoma City; March 11-13 in Minneapolis-St. Paul; April 22-24 in New York; and May 13-15 in Los Angeles.

The events will provide training, resource support, networking and community building for United Methodists interested in criminal justice and restorative justice ministries. More information is available by writing the United Methodist Board of Global Ministries, Restorative Justice Ministries, 475 Riverside Dr., Room 1328, New York, NY 10115.

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