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Written: 9/3/2009
By Bruce Pettit CA-NV Annual Conference Communications Commission Shoreview, a neighborhood on San Francisco Bay in the city of San Mateo, wondered a few years ago whether the United Methodist Church was a good neighbor. Shoreview UMC's congregants are primarily Tongan and Samoan. Members had brou...
Take GBOD Online Survey on Effect of Economic Crisis
Written: 8/14/2009
The General Board of Discipleship wants to know how the current global economic crisis is affecting practices of worship across The United Methodist Church. In particular, the board is trying to learn how the crisis affects staffing, programming, and the purchase and use of resources by local congre...
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 ...
Get to Annual Conference One Day Early, Speak out for Those in Economic Peril
Written: 6/5/2009
The Conference Board of Church and Society, Council of Churches of Santa Clara County, and California Church IMPACT invite California-Nevada United Methodists to get to Annual Conference in Sacramento one day early - on Tuesday, June 16 – and take part in a huge faith rally, 9 a.m. to noon, to let s...
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Written: 5/8/2009
By Linda Green* WASHINGTON (UMNS) National lawmakers this week encouraged United Methodist bishops to keep fighting against world hunger and disease, saying civil voices are necessary to break through partisan politics on issues such as health care and poverty. "United Methodists ...
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Written: 5/7/2009
Valley Choral Society will perform at Trinity Cathedral Church, Sunday, May 17 at 7:30 p.m., in a concert celebrating "the beauty of our earth and sky, and the joy that family and friends bring to our lives." Music by John Rutter and Mack Wilberg. All proceeds will benefit Habitat for Human...
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Written: 5/6/2009
By Linda Green* May 5, 2009 | GAITHERSBURG, Md. (UMNS) Mario Ramirez of El Salvador comes daily to a trailer on a parking lot in this Washington, D.C., suburb looking for work as a gardener or general day laborer. On May 5, some 15 United Methodist bishops visited the ministry sit...
Faith Group Urges CA UMs to Vote 'No' on Proposition 1C
Written: 4/22/2009
The California Coalition Against Gambling Expansion - a statewide, faith-based organization "that seeks to prevent the problems caused by gambling" - has joined the California Council of Churches in opposing Proposition 1C on the May 19 ballot, which would restructure the state lottery and change it...
Denominations To Rebuild Homes In Neglected Little Woods
Written: 4/9/2009
NEW ORLEANS (CWS) - One of the still-neglected tragedies of Hurricane Katrina, the historic lakefront community of Little Woods in New Orleans' Ninth Ward, will get a rebuilding boost starting in April, thanks to a first-of-its-kind network of national volunteers spearheaded by humanitarian agency C...
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Written: 4/9/2009
By Linda Bloom* April 8, 2009 | NEW YORK (UMNS) As journalists who travel the world, Chris Herlinger and Paul Jeffrey know that once you finish telling a story, you have to move on to the next one. But the complex and compelling crisis that enfolds the people of Darfur keeps drawing ...
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Written: 4/3/2009
By Annette Spence* March 31, 2009 | YEI, Sudan (UMNS) The tiny, frail child appeared to be asleep in his hospital bed. It was only when the mother wailed - and the nurse began to tie up the infant's toes - that observers realized what was happening. The child had just died. The n...
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Written: 3/30/2009
New Community United Methodist Church in Oakhurst, California took an idea from another church and "ran with it" - and thinks it could inspire other UMCs. Debbie Gudger, an active member of New Community, says that years ago she read in the Conference newsletter about Gridley UMC's backpac...
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Written: 3/26/2009
NEW YORK (UMNS) - When June Kim says she'd like everyone to buy a ton of chocolate for Easter, she isn't kidding. But she is very specific about the type of chocolate it should be. Kim is in charge of the yearlong 100-Ton Challenge of the United Methodist Committee on Relief, which ends on May 9, Wo...
General Board of Church & Society Executive Testifies Before House Subcommittee
Written: 3/13/2009
Represents National Council of Churches Eco-Justice Working Group in urging legislators to avoid economic injustices in any global warming bills.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The director of Economic and Environmental Justice at the United Methodist General Board of Church & Society (GBCS) told...
Zimbabwe: 'Serious Humanitarian Crisis'
Written: 3/13/2009
HARARE, Zimbabwe (ENI) - Zimbabwe is in a "serious humanitarian crisis," with villagers surviving on wild berries and appealing for food aid that is not coming, the head of Christian Care in the southern African country has charged. The Rev. Forbes Matonga, the national director of Christian Care, w...
UMNS Posts Series on Economic Downturn
Written: 3/13/2009
As the recession deepens across the United States, United Methodist congregations are ministering to church members and their communities while trying to maintain their commitments to mission. Churches in Michigan and Indiana are responding to the collapse of the automotive industry, while First Uni...
Unique Collaborative Lenten Program at St. Paul's UMC, Vacaville
Written: 3/12/2009
St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Vacaville, California is engaging in a unique collaborative Lenten program with other progressive Christian congregations in the city, during this Holy season.
St. Paul's, Epiphany Episcopal Church, and Amistad UCC (a house church) are pooling resources...
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Written: 2/19/2009
A homeless person asks you for a dollar. What do you do? Do you give money - knowing there's a good chance it will be used on drugs or alcohol - or do you say "no," or even ignore the person as you walk by? No one wants to be a sucker in these situations, but at the same time...
UM-Supported Global Priorities Campaign Receives Major Award
Written: 12/10/2008
The Global Priorities Campaign was a recipient, last week, of the "Blessed Are the Peacemakers" Award from the U.S. Conference for the World Council of Churches. The Campaign is an international inter-religious advocacy group seeking to combat poverty through effecting change in national a...