"We hope and pray for the day in the future when these refugees will be able to return home. In the meantime, we are working through a variety of partners to provide hope in the present." - The Rev. Jack Amick, UMCOR executive for international disaster response.
Church groups assist as Syrian refugees grow
NEW YORK (UMNS) - Humanitarian organizations, including the United Methodist Committee on Relief and Church World Service, have been working through partner agencies for months to address critical needs as the global debate continues on how to respond to chemical weapon attacks against Syrian civilians.
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Bishop urges, 'Do the right thing,' despite Discipline
CHEVY CHASE, Md. (UMNS) - Retired Bishop Melvin Talbert urged the more than 550 people at the 2013 Reconciling Ministries Network convocation to "do the right thing," regardless of the United Methodist Book of Discipline's stance that homosexuality is "incompatible with Christian teaching." The Rev. Erik Alsgaard of the Baltimore-Washington Annual (regional) Conference covered the gathering of the unofficial caucus.
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Haitians thank Dakotans for solar ovens
BISMARCK, N.D. (UMNS) - The Haiti Solar Oven Partners project of the Dakotas Annual (regional) Conference will get an extra push this month as Haitian leaders travel across North and South Dakota to thank congregations and gain support for the effort.
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God calls sixth-grader to help homeless
VERO BEACH, Fla. (UMNS) - Lauren Weaver, a sixth-grader and member of First United Methodist Church in Vero Beach, tells how her compassion for a homeless man led to the birth of "Lauren's Way," a communitywide effort to make a difference for the homeless of Indian River County. The video is part of the Florida Annual (regional) Conference's series "Telling Our Stories."
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Collegiate ministry training explores strategies
CHICAGO (UMNS) - "You are not in this alone." That is the message of two training events for new campus ministers and chaplains this summer, says the pastor of a United Methodist church that grew out of a campus ministry. Helen Neinast has the story for the United Methodist Board of Higher Education and Ministry.
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Church's bell tower gets new look, sound
MONONGAHELA, Pa. (UMNS) - Polishing the church bells started innocently enough when the First United Methodist Church was planning for the church's bicentennial celebration. However, as the TribLIVE reports, accomplishing the task proved a bit more complicated.
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