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Written: 5/2/2008
A UMNS ReportBy Vicki Brown At age 26, Matthew Johnson may be one of the younger General Conference delegates. Even so, 2008 marks his third trip as a voting delegate to The United Methodist Church's top legislative body, which makes him one of the most experienced members of the church's ...
Gallup Poll Gives Methodists Highest Positive Ratings
Written: 4/27/2008
United Methodist CommunicationsOffice of Public Information810 12th Ave. S.Nashville, TN 37203www.umcpresscenter.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 27, 2008 Contact: Diane Denton(615) 483-1765 (cell) GALLUP POLL GIVES METHODISTS HIGHEST POSITIVE RATINGS Methodists have the highest po...
Young Russian pastor shares courageous journey
Written: 4/26/2008
By Michelle Scott* FORT WORTH, Texas (UMNS)--Kira Volkova believes her opportunity to speak to the United Methodist General Conference, as part of the first-ever Young People's Address, is a result not of her own work but "what God wanted me to do."
In her part of the April 24 address, the you...
Rural churches celebrate ‘planting seeds of hope'
Written: 4/26/2008
By Deborah White*
FORT WORTH, Texas (UMNS)--Members of 25,000 rural United Methodist churches are "planting seeds of hope in every place," leaders of Town & Country Ministries emphasized during a Rural Life Celebration April 26 at the 2008 General Conference.
About 100 voluntee...
United Methodists Receive $5 Million To Help End Child Malaria Deaths
Written: 4/25/2008
United Methodist CommunicationsOffice of Public Information810 12th Ave. S.Nashville, TN 37203www.umcpresscenter.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 25, 2008 Contact: Diane Denton(615) 742-5406 (office)(615) 483-1765 (cell) United Methodists Receive $5 Million To Help End Child Malaria Dea...
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Written: 4/23/2008
by Britt Bradley You don't have to have a lot of people to make great things happen. That's the attitude of the Stull United Methodist Church congregation. The community of Stull has a population of several hundred, and though Stull UMC averages only 55 Sunday morning worshipers, its congregation h...
Bishop Opens General Conference 2008 with 'resurrection hope'
Written: 4/23/2008
By Erik AlsgaardDirector of Communications, Florida UMC Annual Conference FORT WORTH, Texas (UMNS) -- On the 40th anniversary to the day of the creation of The United Methodist Church, and within 40 miles of where it happened, United Methodists from 129 annual conferences and 50 countries ...
United Methodists Meet in Fort Worth for Worldwide Conference
Written: 4/21/2008
FORT WORTH: More than 3,000 United Methodists from around the globe are expected to converge on Fort Worth, Texas this week for General Conference 2008. The General Conference is the top legislative body of The United Methodist Church. The General Conference meets every four years to determine...
Dr. Myron McCoy to Speak at East Annual Conference
Written: 4/10/2008
Dr. Myron F. McCoy will speak at the 2008 Kansas East Annual Conference, June 4 through 7 at Baker University in Baldwin City.McCoy is president of Saint Paul School of Theology in Kansas City, Mo. He will be the plenary speaker June 5 and 6. McCoy became the fourth president of Saint Paul in August...
Young people address to blend multimedia, movement and voices; will inspire call to action and interaction
Written: 4/9/2008
NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 9, 2008 /GBOD/ --When six young people take the stage April 24 at the 2008 United Methodist General Conference, it will be the first time in the history of the denomination that young people have been added to the agenda to address the top legislative body of the d...
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