Church Bulletin Insert Archives 2005
We offer this resource in Adobe PDF format. It has one 8 1/2" x 11" "landscape style" page designed to be cut in half and printed back-to-back. A large type color bulletin is also available. A new insert is issued each month.
Fields Ripe with Hope
Investing in people and their knowledge is the basis of UMCOR's Sustainable Agriculture and Development program. Use this bulletin insert to learn more about this important program and how it changed the lives of one family in Liberia.
Stop AIDS. Keep the Promise
Use this bulletin insert as part of your congregation’s observance of World AIDS Day on or near December 1, 2005. Learn about how United Methodists are working to keep the promise to stop AIDS in our world.
2005: The Year of the Hurricane
UMCOR’s response to five major hurricanes that struck the US in 2005- Dennis, Katrina, Rita, Stan, and Wilma- and their unimaginable devastation was both swift and comprehensive. Learn more about how UMCOR is helping survivors and how you can help through "2005: The Year of the Hurricane."
A Message of Hope: When the Earth Shakes and the Mountains Give Way
UMCOR is working to alleviate suffering in the face of deadly mudslides in Central America and earthquakes in South Asia. Use this bulletin insert, A Message of Hope: When the Earth Shakes and the Mountains Give Way to learn and share about how UMCOR is giving hope in seemingly hopeless situations.
Responding to Silent Tears: UMCOR International Disaster Response
UMCOR is there even when the news cameras are not. Whether it is the South Asia tsunami or cholera in Cameroon, UMCOR is there: sowing seeds of hope and empowering communities to step forward to a new and better future.
Finding Hope in the Midst of Despair
In these days of uncertainty following the wide-spread devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina, we are called to be living examples of God’s love and to provide a source of hope for so many experiencing seemingly hopeless situations.
Malaria Control
A new United Methodist ministry of malaria control has begun. This bulletin insert, "Malaria Control: Net Culture, Community Participation," gives background on the ministry and its pilot program in Sierra Leone.
Zimbabwe: A Hospital of Hope
Through the Hospital Revitalization Program hospitals in Africa and Asia to improve their care and effectiveness in the community. Learn how the Nyadire United Methodist Hospital in Zimbabwe saved the life of one young boy in this bulletin insert, "Zimbabwe: A Hospital of Hope."
Justice for Our Neighbors
This bulletin insert features UMCOR's Justice for Our Neighbors program. Resources include background information, how to can get involved in this ministry of hospitality, current issues, and vignette, "A Young Woman's Desperate Journey."
Cry From Africa (Niger & Zimbabwe)
The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) is rushing food aid to 55 villages in southern Niger where starvation and malnourishment have become epidemic. "Cry From Africa: UMCOR Response" includes an emergency food appeal for Niger and a list of urgent needs in Zimbabwe.
World Refugee Day
This month UMCOR offers two bulletin inserts. Please use them in conjunction with World Refugee Day on June 20 or another time of your choosing.
Africa Drought/Famine: To Buy a Seed Is a Sign of Hope
The specter of famine prowls alongside the life-threatening drought across much of southern Africa. This bulletin insert, "To Buy Seed Is a Sign of Hope," describes how United Methodists in Zimbabwe are responding to this crisis.
Tsunami Recovery in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Somalia and Beyond
This bulletin insert, "Tsunami Recovery in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Somalia and Beyond," describes how the United Methodist's unprecedented giving to this emergency is restoring lives and returning hope to hundreds of thousands of people.
Medicine Box: Literally Lifesaving
This bulletin insert describes how the Medicine Box® program saves lives around the world and ways congregations can get involved.
