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Written: 9/24/2009
Nashville, Tenn. - From San Diego State University to Northwestern University, college and university ministries across America are getting involved this fall with Rethink Church, the next evolution of The United Methodist Church's "Open hearts" advertising and welcoming campaign. Dub...
Temple UMC Hosts Community Prayer Breakfast on September 11
Written: 9/3/2009
Temple United Methodist Church in San Francisco invites you to a Community Prayer Breakfast, "Finding Common Ground in Serving Our Community," on Friday, September 11 at 7 a.m.
Temple pastor, the Rev. Schuyler Rhodes, says, "Friends, I hope that you'll mark your calendars and join us...
The Making of Staging a Miracle - the Video
Written: 8/14/2009
A four-minute video about the making of the 2009 Staging a Miracle production, A Hand out for Hope, at First United Methodist Church of Sacramento, has been uploaded to the website of the California-Nevada Annual Conference.
Just click on REEL Witness under "Quick Links" on the upper left ...
My Hair Cut
Written: 8/14/2009
By the Rev. Norman G. MoweryPastor, Church of the Wayfarer
CARMEL, CALIFORNIA - This morning I sat down in a chair at a salon to get my hair cut. I had never met the woman who was about to cut my hair, even though I had been to this salon many times.
As she put the little white ...
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Written: 5/8/2009
By Linda Bloom* NEW YORK (UMNS) Madeleine Evelyn says she performs a random act of kindness every day. A member of Metropolitan Community United Methodist Church in Harlem, she often moves around the city in her motorized wheelchair. When she sees someone struggling with a map or ...
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Written: 4/22/2009
Conferences, churches urged to participate locally An eight-foot tall red door now stands in greeting on the lawn of the United Methodist Center in West Sacramento. The door is emblematic of Rethink Church, the next evolution of The United Methodist Church's "Open hearts" welcoming campaign...
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Written: 4/22/2009
The new Rethink Church campaign seeks to redefine the church experience as one that extends beyond our doors and seeks to transform the world. Through a variety of media, seekers will be exposed to the thought that there are many "doors" to enter a church life - beyond just the sanctuary, or e...
Online newsletter editor Barbara Wendland to speak at two Sacramento-area UMCs in February
Written: 1/2/2008
Two Sacramento-area United Methodist churches will play host to online newsletter editor Barbara Wendland in February. Wendland – a lay member from Temple, Texas who writes and publishes Connections (www.connectionsonline.org), will speak at morning worship services at Elk Grove UMC on February 3 an...
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Written: 9/21/2007
Sep. 21, 2007 By Linda Green and Yvette Moore* A United Methodist church welcomed demonstrators and a churchwide agency called for equal justice in the wake of racially charged events at a high school in Jena, Louisiana. On Sept. 20, tens of thousands of ...
First UMC Modesto's hospitality skills get national attention
Written: 5/24/2007
For a second year, First United Methodist Church Modesto has distinguished itself as an official “Welcoming Congregation.” The United Methodist denomination recognizes our churches around the country that make a concerted effort to build hospitality into a vital ministry. It’s part of Igniting Minis...