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Congregations and Church Institutions May Apply to Host Summer Mission Interns
January 16, 2008
An announcement that the United Methodist mission agency is resuming a summer intern program has led to a considerable number of inquiries about how congregations or church-related institutions can become sites for intern placements. Read More...
Still Time for Young Adults to Apply for Short-term US-2 Mission Service
12/20/2007
There is still time for young adults between the age of 20 and 30 to apply for short term mission service in the US-2 program of The United Methodist Church starting in August, 2008. The deadline for the 2008-2010 term is February 1, 2008. Interviews take place next March and April. Read More..
Global Ministries Resumes Summer Intern Program
12/18/2007
A dozen persons ages 18 to 25 will be selected for 2008 in the program that places young adults in mission settings in the US for 10 weeks of summer service and education. Read More...
United Methodist Church Commissions 13 New Missionaries
October 9, 2007Stamford, CT, October 9, 2007--In a multilingual, international, and spirit-filled ceremony, 13 people were commissioned on October 9 for United Methodist missionary service in Europe, Asia, Latin America, Africa, and the United States. Read More
New United Methodist Missionaries Commissioned for Africa
June 5, 2007On May 26, 2007, 16 missionaries were commissioned at The United Methodist Church in the Buduburam refugee camp in Ghana, West Africa. "A new dawn in missionary endeavors is now acclaimed and affirmed." Read more...
Nine New Church and Community Workers Will Serve Ministries in the United States
April 24, 2007Nine missionaries for service in the United States were commissioned on Tuesday evening, April 24, 2007, at the semi-annual meeting of the General Board of Global Ministries in Stamford, CT. Church and Community Workers are devoted to uplifting the poor and disenfranchised in rural and urban areas of the United States. Read more...
United Methodist Agency Steps Up Missionary Recruitment
April 24, 2007"We need missionaries," the Rev. R. Randy Day told directors of the General Board of Global Ministries at the opening of the mission agency's semi-annual meeting in Stamford, CT. on April 23. Rev. Day is chief executive of the international mission and service agency. Personnel are needed for work in evangelism, church development, education, medical care, agriculture, legal services, and financial administration. A majority, although not all, assignments are outside the United States. Read more...
Laotian United Methodists Seek to Educate Leaders for Tomorrow
January 3, 2007
The education of pastors and lay leaders is a pressing need in the emerging United Methodist Church in Laos. At the end of 2006, none of the 55 lay preachers and local pastors had even high school diplomas. But prospects for education are looking better. Read more...