Board Meetings of the General Board of Global Ministries
Bennett College Prez Says Push Values in Economic Crisis
by Yvette Moore
Dr. Julianne Malveaux says the current economic crisis is an opportunity for groups like United Methodist Women to make their values count in a retooled marketplace.
Speaker Says Often "Invisible" Immigrants Provide Most Labor in US Food Industry
by Mary Beth Coudal
10/12/08: Rev. David Ostendorf from the Center for New Community says strategies that reach out to, and involve workers and help to sort through intergroup tensions, are needed.
Board of Directors, Spring 2008
UMCOR to Establish Three Additional Offices in 2008
March 14, 2008The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) is expanding its physical presence in the US and around the world.
$18 Million for Long-Term Recovery and Program Expansion Approved by UMCOR Board
March 13, 2008United Methodist Committee on Relief Directors approved over $18 million to help disaster survivors over the long term and to expand UMCOR’s ministry of presence at their semi-annual meeting.
Bishop Edward Paup of Seattle Elected as Top United Methodist Mission Executive
Global Ministries Board Meeting News3/11/08: The general secretary-elect was the unanimous nominee of a 19-member search committee.
Global Ministries Joins Effort to Organize Free Health Clinics in US
Global Ministries Board Meeting News3/12/08: Bishop Felton E. May's address to directors introduced the "culture of caring" in these volunteer-staffed health centers.
Commissionings at Board of Directors Meeting
3/12/08: United Methodist Church Appoints Twenty Two New Missionaries
3/12/08: New Deaconesses and Home Missioners Commissioned by United Methodist Agency
Honoring 120 Years of Deaconess Service
by Barbara Wheeler/Women's Division3/10/08: Global Ministries' Board of Directors recognized the office's contributions during their semi-annual meeting.
Women's Division Elects New Treasurer
March 10, 2008Martha Sherman Knight is the new treasurer of the Women's Division of the United Methodist General Board of Global Ministries, effective April 3. Division directors elected the former chief financial officer of the United Methodist Baltimore-Washington Conference to the post during the opening plenary of their annual spring meeting in Stamford, Conn., Mar. 7-10.
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