General Conference 2008 News
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Increasing Commitment to the Poor
by Michelle Scott5/1/08: Engaging in Ministry with the Poor is one of four focus areas for The United Methodist Church for the next quadrennium.
New Mission Statement Directs Church to Transform the World
by Christie R. House5/1/08: An overwhelming majority of delegates to the 2008 General Conference voted to make the change.
La Nouvelle déclaration de mission dirige les disciples vers la transformer le monde
2 Mai 2008 | FORT WORTH, Texas (UMNS): L’Eglise Méthodiste Unie a raffiné sa déclaration de mission le 28 Avril, pour l’impliquer dans la vie et le travail de l’église.
La nouvelle déclaration se lit de la manière suivante, «La Mission de l’Eglise est de faire les disciples de Jésus Christ pour la transformation du monde.» Cette phrase a été ajoutée et va apparaître dans le Livre de Discipline de l’Eglise Méthodiste Unie, le document officiel de la dénomination.
Bishop Says United Methodists in Tension Between Hospitality and Holinesss
by Elliott Wright 5/1/08: Both "are biblical values and both are right, but they can [also] both be wrong."
General Conference Acts on Girls' Rights, Mercury in Vaccines
by Yvette Moore5/1/08: Women's Division initiated the resolutions jointly approved by General Conference delegates in an 839-34 vote.
As a Young Deaconess Is Mourned, United Methodists Support Human Rights in the Philippines
by Rebecca C. Asedillo5/1/08: General Conference calls for an immediate stop to killings and all forms of human rights violations.
Multiple Tornadoes Destroy Parts of Virginia
UMCOR News4/30/08: As many as eight tornadoes ripped up parts of central and southeastern Virginia on Monday, April 28.
Africa's First Elected Woman President Hails Church's Mission Work in Historic Address
by Yvette Moore4/30/2008: "Africa is on the way back"
United Methodist Assembly Decides that Building a Global Church Requires Planning
by Andrew J. Schleicher5/1/08: The growth of The United Methodist Church in Africa is raising questions about church organization and leadership.
General Conference Counters Hate, Torture, Violence, and Genocide
by Yvette Moore4/30/08: The resolution reaffirms the denomination's historical opposition to acts of hate, hate speech, and violence and urges the church to redouble efforts to speak out against hate crimes.
by Kathleen LaCamera