UNITED METHODIST HISTORY

We found 22 additional articles filed under United Methodist history. They're listed below, most recent first.

1. Cutting-edge Ministry
   02/01/2013 -- United Methodist Deaconesses enter their 125th year of mission on the borderlands of the church and changing needs of society.
2. A Life in Mission
   09/01/2012 -- At 92, Mary Ellen Owen has lived a lot of history -- and she's still committed to Christian mission through United Methodist Women.
3. Is this your mother’s UMW?
   06/29/2012 -- United Methodist Women starts a new chapter of its 143-year-old existence as a mission movement for women within The United Methodist Church.
4. Thomas Kemper Gives Remarks to 2009-2012 Women’s Division Directors
   04/02/2012 -- The General Secretary of the General Board of Global Ministries, Thomas Kemper, gave closing remarks on the legacy of directors at their final meeting of the 2009-2012 quadrennium, the Semi-Annual board meeting in Plano, Tex., March 15-19, 2012.
5. Proposed Restructure of United Methodist Women
   02/15/2012 -- United Methodist Women and Global Ministries are bringing legislation to General Conference 2012 that will implement a comprehensive plan to restructure United Methodist Women.  The 140-year movement of women organizing for mission looks forward to ano...
6. Rooted in Justice
   11/04/2011 -- United Methodist Women’s work for peace and justice has 140-year-old roots.
7. Report of the Deputy General Secretary
   10/10/2011 -- On Friday October 7, Women’s Division Deputy General Secretary Harriett Jane Olson addressed the Women’s Division board of directors at their annual fall meeting. With the message “Shaping the Future,” Ms. Olson spoke of how the current work of United Met...
8. Korean Women Make Pilgrimage of Thanks to Cleveland for Gift of School
   08/17/2011 -- 125 years ago, Lucinda Baldwin contributed $88 to start a school for girls in Korea. With that donation Mary Scranton founded Ewha Haktang-Pear Blossom School-now a top school for women in Asia.
9. The United Methodist Church Seeks Forgiveness
   05/16/2011 -- In 2005, the annual conferences of The United Methodist Church focused on confession and healing in the area of racism in the church.
10. Mary Mcleod Bethune
    02/15/2011 -- Mary Mcleod Bethune was the 15th daughter of former slaves from South Carolina who became a civil rights leader, educator, and presidential advisor.
11. David and Margaret Youth and Family Services: Here's to Another 100 Years!
    02/01/2011 -- David and Margaret Youth and Family Services, located in La Verne, California, has been meeting the needs of at-risk children, youth, and families since 1910.
12. Tacoma Community House: An Evolving Ministry
    02/01/2011 -- Throughout 2010, Tacoma Community House (TCH)—long supported by United Methodist Women—celebrated 100 years of ministry as a national mission institution of The United Methodist Church.
13. That Handful of Women
    01/21/2011 -- This melodrama of the Organizing of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church (in 1869) is meant to be over- emphasized, especially in actions, with the audience providing the sound effects.
14. A Place to Call Home
    11/01/2010 -- Mary Elizabeth Inn offers once homeless women in San Francisco safety, support and the stability of house keys.
15. Beyond City Limits
    11/01/2010 -- Changing demographics call for needs-based services in metropolitan areas not just within city limits.
16. Organizing for Mission
    10/13/2010 -- United Methodist Women President Inelda González addressed directors, guests and staff at the annual Women’s Division board of directors fall meeting, paying tribute to the work of early women missionaries and challenging attendees to be proactive in miss...
17. New Beginnings for Domestic Violence Survivors
    10/01/2010 -- In a county with a domestic violence rate three times the national average, United Methodist Women-supported Navajo United Methodist Center offers a safe place and opportunity for a new life.
18. UMC Bishop Thomas Bickerton Speaks on Ending Malaria Deaths at U.N. Panel
    09/22/2010 -- United Methodist Women had a presence at the U.N. Week’s Digital Media Lounge Tuesday during which a panel discussion was held about malaria that included United Methodist Bishop Thomas Bickerton, who spearheads the Nothing But Nets campaign.
19. Summary of Joy to the World
    06/18/2010 -- The 2010 mission study, Joy to the World!, explores how mission and evangelism flow from joyous gratitude for the Good News of Jesus Christ.
20. Health Care Heritage
    04/02/2010 -- Since when has United Methodist Women been interested in health care? Our foremothers were health care advocates and work for health care for all continues today.
21. Committed to Their Communities
    04/01/2010 -- United Methodist Women-supported mission with communities across the United States is manifested in national mission institutions.
22. Cleo Hill Henry
    03/28/2008 -- The Women's Division was saddened to learn of the passing of Mrs. Cleo Hill Henry which occurred on March 18, 2008.

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