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144 archived articles posted in 2004 found
March
15 articles found for March, 2004
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Recent Decision Shows Lack of Support for Human Rights, says United Methodist Women
Leaders of the 1-million member United Methodist
Women advocated for a ban on trade with Burma -
also known as Myanmar -- for several years.
Last
June, they thought their advocacy on behalf of
Burma’s enslaved was a success when President
Bush signed a ban on trade with Burma into law.
Source:
WD Press Releases
Date posted: Mar 31, 2004
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Deputy General Secretary Report, Spring 2004 Board Meeting
Deputy General Secretary, Joyce Sohl gives last
report at the Women's Divsion Spring board
meeting.
Source:
Women's Division
Date posted: Mar 31, 2004
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Sohl Urges United Methodist Women to Continue to Act
Like waves in a turbulent sea, United Methodist
Women must move and act in today's turbulent
world.
That was the farewell message of Joyce Sohl to
directors of the Women's Division of the United
Methodist Board of Global Ministries, during
their March 19-22 meeting in Stamford.
Source:
Women's Division
Date posted: Mar 24, 2004
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UMW Action Alert: Proposed Federal Budget for FY 2005
On Monday February 2, 2004 President George Bush
presented his 2005 fiscal year (FY) budget,
which
begins on October 1, to Congress.
Source:
Women's Division
Date posted: Mar 23, 2004
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Janice Love Elected as Chief Officer of Women's Division
Janice Love was elected today as the chief
executive officer of 1-million-member United
Methodist Women.
President of the Women's Division, Genie Bank,
told directors of the Division at the March 19
board meeting in Stamford, Conn., that Ms. Love
would lead the organization "into the future
with faith."
Ms Bank led a search committee in a process for
filling the position, which took several
months. She described Ms. Love as a "woman of
many gifts and graces."
Source:
WD Press Releases
Date posted: Mar 19, 2004
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Mission Education Opportunities Schools of Christian Mission 2004
Source:
Women's Division
Date posted: Mar 18, 2004
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Southeast Elects Eleven to the Women's Division Board of Directors
Eleven directors and three alternates were
elected to serve on the governing board of the
Women’s Division of the General Board of Global
Ministries, the national administrative body of
the million-member United Methodist Women. Also
elected were 14 new members for the
organization’s Southeastern Jurisdiction (SEJ)
Core Planning Group, which plans regional mission-
related events and serves as a link between
United Methodist Women and the Women’s Division.
Both elected groups serve four years.
Source:
WD Press Releases
Date posted: Mar 18, 2004
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United Methodist Women Members Are Impacting Public Schools
United Methodist Women are getting involved with
their local schools, and the results are showing
in local students.
Source:
WD Press Releases
Date posted: Mar 18, 2004
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South Central Elects Eight to the Women’s Division Board of Directors
San Antonio, Tex.-United Methodist Women elected
their national leadership at the South Central
Jurisdiction meeting March 12-14 in San Antonio,
Tex.
The women elected 8 women who will serve as
the decision-making body of the Women’s Division,
responsible for close to $20 million a year in
mission funds and for leadership of the 1-million
member United Methodist Women.
Source:
WD Press Releases
Date posted: Mar 18, 2004
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Northeast Jurisdiction Meeting Celebrates 135 Years in Mission
Music, worship, dance, Bible study and a
demonstration by a potter brought approximately
1,500 members of United Methodist Women from
throughout the Northeast to Baltimore, Md., March
5-7. The Northeast Jurisdictional Quadrennial
Meeting of United Methodist Women was a time to
celebrate current mission outreach and 135 years
of United Methodist Women's history.
Source:
WD Press Releases
Date posted: Mar 16, 2004
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Northeast President Challenges Women
As Lisa Swett, 36, of New England Conference
became president of United Methodist Women (UMW)
in the Northeast, she challenged women in the
region to reach out to children by sponsoring
schools of Christian mission for them.
Source:
WD Press Releases
Date posted: Mar 16, 2004
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The Northeast Is First to Elect Officers to the Women's Division
United Methodist Women from the Northeast
gathered in Baltimore, Md., March 5-7 to elect
directors to the Women's Division of the
denomination's mission agency. Eight women,
including a teen and young adult, were elected to
four-year terms.
Source:
WD Press Releases
Date posted: Mar 16, 2004
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United Methodist Women Work to Be Vessels of Mission
"Molded by 'God the Potter," glazed with
diversity, we are God's vessels, filled with
faith and commitment, empowered by the Spirit to
be in mission, locally and globally."
This was the vision statement embraced by the 601
women representing eight different regions which
make up the western jurisdiction of the United
Methodist Church. The women gathered for their
quadrennial meeting this weekend in Oakland,
California to elect Women’s Division directors
and educate themselves for mission.
Source:
WD Press Releases
Date posted: Mar 16, 2004
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Former Surgeon General Says United Methodist Women Have Unfinished Agenda
Over 650 people packed the banquet room of the
Marriott in Oakland, Cal., on the evening of
March 13 to hear Dr. Joycelyn Elders’ keynote
address to the United Methodist Women's Western
Jurisdiction Quadrennial Meeting.
Source:
WD Press Releases
Date posted: Mar 16, 2004
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Women Mold the Future
How powerful -- a prayer circle around the world
with prayers swirling to the heavens like
millions of butterflies in motion. To experience
this, all are invited to World Day of Prayer, as
always, this year, held on the first Friday of
March.
Source:
Women's Division
Date posted: Mar 01, 2004
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