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Written: 11/19/2009
Sierra Service Project (SSP) is excited to announce the dates for the 2010 Honduras Service Project. Sierra Service Project, the United Methodist-affiliated youth ministry organization, is organizing four teams of high school juniors and seniors, and young adults, for a service-immersion experience ...
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...
Interpreters, Translators, Other Volunteers Needed for WCC Event in November
Written: 7/28/2009
The World Council of Churches is seeking interpreters, translators and other volunteers for this year's United Nations Advocacy Week, hosted by the WCC November 15-20 in New York City. While they will be primarily helping with the logistics of the event, volunteers will have the opportunity to ...
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Written: 3/13/2009
Jim Winkler, General Secretary of the General Board of Church & Society (GBCS), is urging United Methodists to "make a difference for justice" through The United Methodist Church's Social Justice Ministries Endowment Fund. Giving to the fund, Winkler says, will "ensure that The United Methodist ...
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Written: 1/6/2009
The Presidential Inaugural Committee has invited the people of The United Methodist Church to share volunteer opportunities that will be taking place on Monday, January 19 - Martin Luther King Day - through the committee's online database. This nationwide call to service links those who are on sch...
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Written: 12/5/2008
With the holidays coming up, don't forget to thank the men and women serving in the U.S. military by giving them the perfect gift from home – a conversation with a loved one. Started by United Methodist Chaplain Lt. Col. J. Maddox Woodbery, the Phone Card Project, five years old this No...
CWS combats poverty with fall hunger walks
Written: 9/16/2007
Global humanitarian agency Church World Service (CWS) announced that it expects some 2,000 communities to join in hunger walks in the coming year under the banner of CROP: Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty. This month marks the 60th anniversary of CROP – the community hunger appeal of CWS –...