General Conference 2008 News
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Hutchinson Says be Moved by 'Water and the Spirit'
Offsite link to United Methodist News Service4/26/08: Young confirmands moved throughout the meeting space, wetting branches and shaking them over worshippers.
Delegates Seek General Conference Ethics Panel
Offsite link to United Methodist News Service4/26/08: 992 delegates overwhelmingly approved a motion to establish a General Conference ethics committee before 2012.
World Malaria Day: A History of Success, High Expectations for the Future
By Michelle ScottApril 26, 2008: The first World Malaria Day, United Methodists celebrated our contributions to eradicating this disease.
Immigration as a Justice Issue: Rally at General Conference Call for Humane Policies
by Andrew J. Schleicher
April 25, 2008: A call for justice and human treatment of migrants was issued on the first full days of the 2008 legislating General Conference of The United Methodist Church.
Cookson Hills Center and The Advance Celebrate 60th Anniversaries
by Adam Neal and Barbara Wheeler4/23/08: In 1948, The Advance was set up as a mission giving channel, and two nurses opened a health clinic in Cookson, OK.
Bishop Issues Strong Mission Challenge to General Conference Delegates
by Christie R. House4/25/08: "Are we doing enough--when wars rage in Somalia, the Sudan, Iraq, and Afghanistan?" asks Bishop João Somane Machado of Mozambique.
United Methodist Bishop Visits Mission Institution in Fort Worth, Texas
by Barbara Wheeler4/25/08: Bishop Goodpaster and others took time from General Conference to attend another important gathering: snack time at United Community Centers.
Going Where We May Not Want to Go: Four Areas of Focus for Ministry
by Christie R. House4/25/08: Ministry with the poor, eradicating the killer diseases of poverty, creating and renewing congregations, and developing principled Christian leaders have emerged as focal points.
Unjust Immigration Policies a Hometown Issue for Women
by Yvette Moore4/25/08: "The truth is human and civil rights protections need to expand until the whole globe is included, until we are all regarded as beloved children of God."
Kira Volkova: Following the Will of God
by Michelle Scott4/25/08: "It takes courage to admit you are a Protestant Christian in the Orthodox society where rituals and traditions can seem more important than personal relationships with God."
by Kathleen LaCamera