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Now For Something Completely Different by Harriett Jane Olson
05/18/2012 I left Tampa on May 5 with hope bubbling up in my thoughts about possible structures for The United Methodist Church. Here’s what I saw.

United Methodist Women and the Display That Wasn’t by Yvette Moore on gc2012conversations.com
05/03/2012 United Methodist Women didn’t have an exhibit at General Conference. Instead, they roped off their display area and set off on a flurry of learning and mission opportunities around Tampa, where General Conference is being held.

General Conference Approves New Resolution on Peace in Afghanistan by Leigh Rogers
05/02/2012 United Methodist Women proposed the resolution, “Seeking Peace in Afghanistan,” which passed at General Conference with amendments, and calls for The United Methodist Church to support an end to war and seek a process of peace in Afghanistan.

Q & A with Cathy Capo Stone: Remember the Children Living in Poverty by Mary Beth Coudal
05/01/2012 As adults discuss and make policy for The United Methodist Church, Ms. Cathy Capo Stone, executive director at Cornerstone Family Ministries, reminds us to not forget the impact of church work on inner-city children whom she cares for every day. Cornerstone is a United Methodist Women-related national mission institution.

General Conference Approves United Methodist Women Autonomy by Yvette Moore
05/01/2012 By a vote of 889 to 20, General Conference made United Methodist Women an autonomous organization within the United Methodist Church May 1 during its quadrennial meeting Tampa, Fla. The historic vote separates the national policymaking body of women organized for mission within the denomination from the church’s mission agency for the first time in more than 70 years.

United Methodists Celebrate and Commission 40 New Deaconesses, Home Missioners and Missionaries by Elliott Wright and Mary Beth Coudal
04/30/2012 A firefighter, a nursing supervisor, a counselor for ex-prisoners, an advocate for Haitian artists, an afterschool chess teacher, and a coordinator of relief volunteers – these were among the 17 new deaconesses and home missioners commissioned on Sunday, April 29.

Craft Sales Support Mission in Zimbabwe by Yvette Moore
04/28/2012 Handcrafted gifts by Zimbabwe women sold at General Conference benefit Nyamacheni Mission School, a 2011 United Methodist Women Call to Prayer and Denial grant recipient.

United Methodist Women Day by Yvette Moore
04/28/2012 Women organized for mission gathered for sisterhood and rallied for immigrants and an end to private prisons April 28, United Methodist Women Day at General Conference.

Rally Highlights Private Prison Detention by Leigh Rogers
04/28/2012 Coinciding with a rally to end the private prison industry’s increased detention-for-profit policies, United Methodist Women members descended on General Conference to declare Saturday, April 28, 2012 “United Methodist Women Day.”

“Signs” of Life in Lay Ministries by Yvette Moore
04/27/2012 Mary E. Harris of Conway UMC in Orlando, Angela Liston of Morrison UMC in Leesburg, FL, Michelle Menefee of First UMC in Houston, TX, and Betty Ostrom of Pine Castle UMC in Orlando are laywomen composing the team of ASL interpreters for the 2012 General Conference.

The Intersections of United Methodist Women and UMCOR by Leigh Rogers on gc2012conversations.com
04/27/2012 A United Methodist Women MeetUp on Thursday, April 25 during General Conference highlighted the connectional ministries of United Methodist Women and the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR).

The Theology of Glee: A General Conference “Gleetup” by Leigh Rogers on gc2012conversations.com
04/26/2012 “Glee lifts up spiritual and theological questions, good and bad.” Rev. Becca Clark, clergywoman and a delegate from New England Conference led this MeetUp (one of sevaral to come) of United Methodist Women.

End-of-Day Prayer Meetup, April 25 by Leigh Rogers on gc2012conversations.com
04/26/2012 Every day at General Conference, United Methodist Women is organizing end-of-day prayer gatherings for all–delegates, agency and conference staff, clergy, laity and visitors alike–to center themselves amidst the hectic schedules and grueling meetings required to do the work of the church.

Rest for the Weary: United Methodist Women and Deaconesses Provide Room for Prayer by Mary Beth Coudal
04/25/2012 A quiet space amid the bustle of General Conference is open to all the weary United Methodist delegates and guests looking for sanctuary and peace.

Women, Youth, Race Monitoring Agencies Host Joint Pre-GC Briefing by Yvette Moore
04/24/2012 More than 500 people packed a ballroom of the Tampa Convention Center in Florida for a pre-conference briefing for delegates to the 2012 General Conference of the United Methodist Church, April 24.

End-of-Day Prayer Meetup, April 24 by Leigh Rogers on gc2012conversations.com
04/24/2012 Thank you for this day, God. Thank you for the new day we will open our eyes to in the morning. Amen.

Watch General Conference Events Live Online
04/23/2012 GC2012.umc.org will live-stream video of all plenary sessions, morning prayer and evening worship services, the Episcopal Address, Laity Address, Young People’s Address, Act of Repentance and other highlights.

Marva Usher-Kerr: Profile of a General Conference Delegate On the Move by Mary Beth Coudal
04/22/2012 “Are we going to deal with surface issues? Or are we going to deal with racism, classism, ageism? Are we going to deal with poverty?” Marva Usher-Kerr of Women’s Division prays that important mission issues remain in focus.

United Methodist Women in Ministry With Poor at General Conference by Mary Ellen Kris on ministrywith.org
04/20/2012 United Methodist Women will participate in "Breaking Bread with Tampa," which is serving free lunches to the homeless during General Conference 2012.

Tampa Event Geared to Immigrant Detention by Elliott Wright
04/18/2012 “Profit From Pain Is Inhumane! Dignity Not Detention” will be theme of a rally during General Conference 2012.

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