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Written: 11/19/2009
The California-Nevada Annual Conference is hosting the fall gathering of the Western Jurisdiction Conference Secretaries of Global Ministries this week. Thursday and Friday (November 19-20), the group is gathering at the United Methodist Center in West Sacramento, California, with a mission exposure...
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Written: 11/4/2009
Buena Vista United Methodist Church in Alameda, California kicked off a partnership with the West Bank village of Wadi Foquin in August, launching a "Bee Hive Project." Through the partnership, the church is raising funds to enable the village to cultivate honey as a means of economic surv...
Souper Bowl of Caring Is in February - Spread the Word!
Written: 11/4/2009
What would happen if every American who watches the Super Bowl donated one can of food or $1 to fight hunger and poverty in their local community? The result would be an astounding $90 million in cash and cans to help feed the hungry and provide shelter to the homeless.
Join the Souper Bowl of Cari...
GBGM Commissioning Service Available to Watch
Written: 10/28/2009
The webcast of the United Methodist General Board of Global Ministries' October 13 commissioning service is available, now, to watch on line. The service has been edited down into eight segments. Go to http://multimedia.gbgm-umc.org/pindownload/login.do?pin=2XDRU to download and watch each of the cl...
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Written: 10/16/2009
Bethany Amey, a native of Turnersville, New Jersey, was commissioned on Tuesday (October 13) as a short-term, young adult missionary (US-2 program) of The United Methodist Church and assigned to the Asian Women's Resource Center (Gum Moon) in San Francisco, in the California-Nevada Annual Confe...
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Written: 10/16/2009
By Linda Bloom Oct. 14, 2009 | STAMFORD, Conn. (UMNS) Shannon and David Goran use the Internet to advertise their campus ministry to students in the Ukraine. So it seemed fitting that the young couple's formal commissioning as missionaries of The United Methodist Church could be viewed l...
Philippines Delegation Member Tells Her Story of July Trip
Written: 10/15/2009
By Nicole Harris
On July 21, 2009 the Philippines Solidarity Task Force of the California-Nevada Annual Conference conducted a pastoral and solidarity visit to the Philippines. Led by Bishop Warner H. Brown, Jr. and his wife, Minnie, the delegation of 10 members met with government officials, organ...
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Written: 10/9/2009
In response to the four powerful tsunamis that struck the South Pacific Islands, Hilltop United Methodist Church in Seaside, California and the Church of the Wayfarer in Carmel have set a goal of shipping two crates of food and supplies - that is, two boxes measuring 8’x4’x4’ (256&...
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Written: 9/3/2009
General Board of Global Ministries' Missionary Katherine Parker writes that the past month has been a busy one, "as usual." Notably, it included the first "Annual Session of the Methodist Mission Conference in Cambodia," for which she was Conference Secretary. Her mother served ...
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Written: 9/3/2009
United Methodist Missionary to Israel/Palestine, Janet Lahr Lewis, writes in her end-of-summer update that the various flu viruses and the state of the U.S. economy have "grounded" several Volunteers in Mission teams and other study groups that had planned October visits. All but one group...
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Written: 8/25/2009
Katherine Parker, GBGM missionary to Cambodia from the California-Nevada Annual Conference, is returning briefly this fall and will be available to visit churches. The very limited number of Sunday mornings that she will be in the area are all committed - but as of late August, some Saturdays and so...
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Written: 7/28/2009
The deadline to register for the International Conference on The United Methodist Church in Honduras and receive the discounted room rate is August 19, just a few days away! Don't miss this opportunity to hear directly from Bishop Elias Galvan, Honduran pastors and leaders, and experienced team lead...
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Written: 7/28/2009
"Friends," writes Katherine Parker, a General Board of Global Ministries missionary assigned to Cambodia, "I am on the road this week for visits with a few provincial ministers of agriculture . . . . I would appreciate your prayers, since this process of government relations is new to me and I find ...
August 2 Speaker to Talk About Political Situation in Honduras, Sierra Service Project
Written: 7/17/2009
On Sunday, August 2 the Rev. Rigo Rios Valle will be the guest preacher at the 8:30 and 11 a.m. services at Central United Methodist Church in Stockton, California. He will speak about the Sierra Service Project's work in Honduras and the political situation in his country. A community lunch will fo...
Joint Youth Ministry Amazed by Mexico Experience
Written: 6/25/2009
"Hi, Youth and families. What an incredible week," wrote Lisa Jacobs, Director of the Joint Youth Ministry, of her Youth Group's recent mission trip to Mexico.
The Joint Youth Ministry (JYM), created to provide a safe place for young people to grow in their knowledge of who they are and who God is...
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Written: 6/24/2009
The Rev. George Martzen, a General Board of Global Ministries' missionary serving in Singapore, is itinerating in the California-Nevada Annual Conference from August 9 to 16. His wife, the Rev. Chin Cheak Yu (also a GBGM missionary), and their son, Walter, are with him. Whi...
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Written: 6/24/2009
The International Conference on the United Methodist Church in Honduras takes place September 10-12 at Christ Church UMC in Louisville, Kentucky - and volunteers from California-Nevada Annual Conference churches are invited to take part. The United Methodist Mission Church in Honduras is a...
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Written: 6/24/2009
"Dear Friends," wrote General Board of Global Ministries missionary Katherine Parker, earlier this month, "on Tuesday my sister, Janet, Piseth, Irene [Irene Marputsa, of Zimbabwe] and I went down to Kantebopa Children's Hospital to donate blood. In order to get a transfusion, the family of the patie...
Volunteer Workdays Set, for Mission Opportunity 'Right Here at Home'
Written: 6/5/2009
There's a mission opportunity for you and your church, right here at home! The Misión Metodista Hispana de Soledad parsonage is in need of repair:
It needs new kitchen flooring, countertop, and sink; new tile in the bathroom; the gas heater and water heater need to be vented to the outside...
Bishop Brown to Join Philippines Solidarity Visit, Trip Moved to July
Written: 5/21/2009
The Philippines Pastoral and Solidarity Visit scheduled for August 13-24 has been moved up to July 20-31 - and Bishop Warner H. Brown, Jr. will join the team for this year's visit.
The trip is organized by the California-Nevada Annual Conference Philippines Solidarity Task Force a...