2,000 expected at UMM National Gathering
NASHVILLE, TENN – United Methodist leaders expect 2,000 men to attend the 11th national gathering of United Methodist Men, this summer. The event is being held on the campus of Belmont University in Nashville, TN from July 12-14, 2013. The theme of the event will be “From the Inside Out,” words from a song performed on [...]
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Furor over block to gay clergy candidate
Updated on 6/11/2013 Members of the Southwest Texas Annual Conference, who met June 6-9 in Corpus Christi, faced the question of whether a lesbian can be a certified candidate for ordained United Methodist ministry. More than 200 United Methodists and other Christians took to Twitter on the afternoon of Friday, June 7, to protest Mary [...]
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General Conference 2016 cost projected to exceed $10 million
Whatever else may be said about General Conference, it doesn’t come cheap. A recent UMC report projects that the next General Conference, set for May 10-20, 2016, in Portland, Ore., will cost nearly $10.8 million. That’s up more than $2 million from General Conference 2012 in Tampa, Fla., which, despite unfailing hospitality by local UM [...]
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History of Hymns: Priest bases hymn on call to be ‘fishers of men’
Of his five hymns in the UM Hymnal, “Pescador de Hombres” (“Fisher of Men”), the original Spanish title, is the most popular and indeed, one of the more popular newer hymns in the hymnal. Written in 1979, “Tú has venido a la orilla” (the Spanish opening line) is based on the parallel passages found in the synoptic gospels on Jesus’ calling of his first disciples (Matthew 4:18-20; Mark 1:16-20; Luke 5:1-11).
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Aging Well: Refired not Retired!
June 17, 2013 Posted by Missy Buchanan, UMR Columnist
When the Rev. Fred Trevino retired in 1998 as Senior Pastor of Paradise Valley UMC, the largest church in the Desert Southwest Conference, he envisioned himself leisurely driving his new [...]
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