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Tragedy hits UM mission trip
The Texas Conference and General Board of Global Ministries are reporting a tragic turn of events with a mission trip in Ukraine. David Nevotti, a member of First UMC, Sugar Land, Texas, and Illya...
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West Ohio Conference rides the crest of the missional wave
By Melissa Hinnen, Special Contributor… “God has got to be super happy,” Bishop Bruce Ough emotionally declared after a miracle offering at the West Ohio Annual Conference. By the close of the June...
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Breaking Away – UMW begins new era of independence
You could say that Cynthia Rives was raised from the cradle to be part of United Methodist Women. As a child, she attended activities with her mother, an officer in the denomination’s New Mexico Annual...
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GBGM speaks on Gaza
Thomas Kemper, GBGM Editor’s note: the General Board of Global Ministries has issued the following: By Melissa Hinnen Consistent with the resolutions of the United Methodist General Conference and with...
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UM agency’s board enters new era of mission
NEW YORK—A few years ago, the United Methodist General Board of Global Ministries began an extended, and sometimes painful, process of re-inventing itself. The results, which include a significant...
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UMs comment on naming of new pope
Pope Francis By Heather Hahn and Amanda Bachus, United Methodist News Service… United Methodists and other Methodists offered prayers and warm wishes to Pope Francis, the first pope from the Americas,...
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The theology behind disaster relief and recovery
By Thomas Kemper, United Methodist News Service… “Churches Shelve Theology for Disaster Relief Efforts” ran the headline of a Tennessee newspaper reporting on a devastating 2010 flood. The article...
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GBGM leader issues statement on tragedy at Lampedusa
Thomas Kemper Thomas Kemper, General Secretary of the Board of Global Ministries, issued the following statement reflecting on the news regarding the boat accident off the Italian island of Lampedusa:...
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Recently Read: A general secretary reports to GBGM
NEW YORK, NY – As a part of the fall meeting of the General Board of Global Ministries this week, General Secretary Thomas Kemper offered a lengthy report to the board on the work of the agency: I...
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Recently Viewed: Thomas Kemper at the Istanbul Airport During the Terror...
UPDATED 06/30/16 11:30am CT Istanbul Airport Hiding out amidst chaos Thomas Kemper was in the Turkish Airlines lounge when the bomb blasts went off. “Everybody started running and went in all...
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Stand Together as People of Faith
Global Ministries Head Calls for Common Humanity in the wake of violence By Linda Unger* June 29, 2016 — Shortly after surviving yesterday’s bombing at Istanbul Atatürk Airport in Turkey, Thomas...
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