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Mississippi Churches Thank Katrina Workers
Written: 9/2/2010
By Lisa Cumbest Michiels* Hurricane Katrina tore a gaping hole in the side of Mississippi City United Methodist Church in Gulfport. The organ was tossed upside down. On top was a worship book open to the "Hymn of Promise." That was the hymn the congregation sang in a remembranc...

'Angels' Mending Lives on Gulf Coast
Written: 9/2/2010
By Kathy L. Gilbert* Leona Cousins, 99, has completely lost her sight, but she has no problems recognizing the voices of angels. One of her angels is Dale Kimball, director of the United Methodist Slidell (La.) Recovery Station, who saw to it that Cousins' home was rebuilt after Hurrica...

Donors Respond Slowly to Pakistan Floods
Written: 9/2/2010
A UMNS Report By Susan Hogan* The outpouring of donations following the Jan. 12 earthquake that rocked Haiti is not being repeated for the people of Pakistan fighting for survival in the wake of massive floods. The United Nations blames donor fatigue and the fact the magnitude of the hu...

'Kairos Palestine Document' Site Added to Conference Website
Written: 9/2/2010
A section devoted to the Kairos Palestine Document has been added to the Israel-Palestine Task Force site on cnumc.org, the website of the California-Nevada Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church. The site's introductory material states the document is Palestinian Christians' message conc...

United Methodist Afghan Expert Killed in Early-August Massacre
Written: 8/19/2010
By Elliott Wright New York, NY | A United Methodist layman who devoted his life to the people of Afghanistan was among the 10 persons killed on August 6 as the group returned to the city of Kabul from an eye care camp in a remote northeast part of the country. Daniel Terry, 64, had been in...

PSR Applauds Federal Decision Striking Down Proposition 8
Written: 8/4/2010
BERKELEY, California - Pacific School of Religion and its Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry are applauding the decision by U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker, announced this afternoon, that California's ban on same-sex marriage violates the United States Constitution's...

Upper Room Staff Comfort UM Victims of Uganda Terrorist Bombing
Written: 7/15/2010
By Tom Gillem* NASHVILLE, Tenn. | July 14, 2010 | GBOD—After terrorist bombs killed and injured scores of people in Uganda watching the World Cup soccer final match, representatives of The Upper Room and other United Methodist agencies rushed to support members of a United Methodist mission g...

United Methodist Social Justice Agency Condemns Assault on 'Freedom Flotilla'
Written: 6/3/2010
The General Board of Church and Society condemns act of 'high-seas piracy'; calls for end of Gaza blockade; urges all efforts to achieve two-state peaceful Israel-Palestine solution. WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United Methodist General Board of Church and Society (GBCS) is condemning the deadly in...

Cal-Nev UMVIM Director Was Part of Select Haiti Advance Team
Written: 5/27/2010
Phil Bandy, Interim Director of the California-Nevada United Methodist Volunteers in Mission program, was part of a select UMVIM advance team which traveled to Haiti, May 9-18 to pave the way for other teams of volunteers. The 11-member team, made up of UMVIM program coordinators from across the U....

Churches Respond as Storms Pummel Southeast
Written: 5/6/2010
By United Methodist News Service* May 3, 2010 United Methodist churches across the U.S. Southeast opened their hearts and their doors to people stranded by weekend storms that killed at least 20 people in Tennessee, Mississippi, Kentucky and Arkansas. In Nashville, Tennessee, Interstate...

Aid Ongoing as China Mourns Quake Victims
Written: 4/28/2010
A UMNS Report By Linda Bloom* As China observed a national day of mourning for earthquake victims on April 21, a team from the Amity Foundation, a United Methodist partner, was assisting survivors. More than 2,000 people were killed when the 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck the Yushu are...

Mississippi Church Leaders Assess Damages Following Tornadoes
Written: 4/28/2010
Jackson, Miss. (UMNS) - After 30 tornadoes cut a swath of destruction across 13 counties, in Mississippi on Saturday, April 24, killing 10 and injuring dozens of residents, Bishop Hope Morgan Ward reported that conference officials were working with impacted communities to assess damage and identify...

Bishop Carcano Joins Other Faith Leaders to Oppose Arizona Law
Written: 4/28/2010
Nashville, Tenn. (UMNS) - Phoenix Area Bishop Minerva Carcaño joined other faith leaders to oppose an Arizona law that many believe will result in racial profiling in order to reduce illegal immigration. "This bill does nothing to address any border security concerns," said the bish...

Resource Helps Churches to Support Returning Combat Veterans
Written: 4/15/2010
About half of all service members serving in Iraq and Afghanistan are members of the National Guard or Reserves, which means they return to their home communities and churches after deployment – and often churches do not know how they can help. "How they reenter daily life after combat i...

Official Says Haiti Relief Needs Coordination
Written: 4/8/2010
A UMNS Report By Linda Bloom* Now that the international community has pledged nearly $10 billion in aid to Haiti, a way is needed to delineate roles and responsibilities on the ground, says a United Methodist relief official. About 900 agencies currently are working on earthquake relief...

UMNS Offers Special Haiti Story Series for Easter
Written: 4/1/2010
In time for Easter, United Methodist News Service is offering a compelling, behind-the-scenes narrative of the courage and sacrifice shown by United Methodist mission workers trapped in the rubble of the Haiti earthquake. Survivors tell the untold story of the drama that captivated the church and th...

Healthcare Bill's Passage Called 'Huge Step' Toward Affirming UM Social Principles
Written: 3/24/2010
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The chief executive of the United Methodist General Board of Church and Society (GBCS) says the U.S. House of Representatives took a "huge step" toward affirming the denomination's Social Principles when it passed health-insurance reform legislation on March 21. J...

California-Nevada Sends $200K to Haiti Relief
Written: 2/24/2010
The California-Nevada Annual Conference has contributed $246,203.70 so far to the Western Jurisdiction's Lenten project, "Operation Resurrection 2010." The United Methodist Committee on Relief depot in Salt Lake City, UMCOR West, is in the process of tabulating the number of health kits ...

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Lenten Project for Haiti: 'Operation Resurrection 2010'
Written: 2/17/2010
A Compassionate Response to the Earthquake From the Western Jurisdiction On this, Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent, the bishops and other leaders of the Western Jurisdiction of The United Methodist Church are calling on their people and churches to devote themselves to a special Lenten project...

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Black History Month: Songs of Protest
Written: 2/10/2010
February is Black History Month, and this week marks the 50th anniversary of the start of non-violent sit-ins designed to desegregate Nashville, Tennessee, department store lunch counters. The student sit-ins and the arrival of Freedom Rider buses from the North (February 13, 1960) launched a chain ...