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2009 Missional Excellence Year End Report
Written: 11/5/2009 10:37:35 AM You think you are ordinary? Think again!! Throughout the Bible, God chooses seemingly ordinary people to do extraordinary things. The Story of God is filled with unlikely heroes. The story is still being written, and you have a part to play. God wants to do extraordinary things thro...
Written: 11/5/2009 Organ and Tissue Donor Sunday, a United Methodist special Sunday observed as part of the National Donor Sabbath, is traditionally observed the second Sunday in November. The United Methodist Church supports organ and tissue donation: We believe that organ transplantation and organ donation are acts...
Written: 11/5/2009 The Division on Ministries with Young People (DMYP) and YouthWorks have partnered together to bring summer mission trips to Nashville, TN for your youth group! Together, they are hosting a Denominational Mission camp during the summer of 2010 for the United Methodist Church. This is a great opp...
UMCOM Offers Online Training
Written: 11/4/2009 World Aids Day is December 1 A new online resource developed by the United Methodist Global AIDS Fund team is now available for churches everywhere to educate individuals and communities about HIV/AIDS. “Working Toward an AIDS-Free World: An Educational Kit for United Methodist Churches,&rdq...
Written: 11/2/2009 10:40:40 AM Celebrating our past. From left to right: Former Mayor and Mrs. Lee P. Brown, Rev. Vickie Keys, associate pastor, Rev. and Mrs. Joseph Cox, Ms. Juanita Jackson co-chair, Mrs. Alpha Henderson, co-chair and church historian and senior pastor, Rev. Bryan K. Dalco and wife, Michelle. By Van...
Written: 11/2/2009 Rev. Ann Spears and Rev. Becky Hand carry a beam and some of the burdens of Iowa residents. They are working alongside Rev. Lawrence Young, Rev. Jerry Pennington and Rev. Tommy Myrick to build a fence. By Eleanor L. Colvin, Communications Director Some day, we’ll speak of it all ...
Written: 11/2/2009 Youth repair a home damaged by Hurricane Gustav. Volunteers are still needed in South Louisiana. By Rev. Clayton Whitaker, TAC Disaster Response Residents of South Louisiana braced themselves as Hurricane Gustav barreled along the coastline, hoping it wouldn’t be another Kat...
Race Agency Creates New Positions
Written: 11/2/2009 “Worth the Wait” is the title of this photo taken in Cote d’Ivoire. It was named best photo taken by an Annual Conference by the United Methodist Association of Communicators. Texas Annual Conference Communications won four awards at the United Methodist Association of C...
Written: 11/2/2009 A picture is worth a thousand words. Jeremy Wester uses an illustrated book to share bible stories with a group of children during a mission trip to Chicago, Illinois. By Jeremy Wester, Duke Divinity School Former pastoral intern and TAC certified candidate for ministry, Jeremy Wester wrot...
Open Enrollment 2010
Written: 11/1/2009 A group of Houston-area churches recently combined resources to find out why some Christians in the Houston area choose not to attend church. The churches worked with the Barna Group to conduct a survey designed to tell them why many who identify themselves as Christians choose to for...
Notice to Group Health Benefits Participants
Preparing for Open Enrollment 2010
The Methodist Hospital Written: 10/28/2009 Rev. Ted Smith (courtesy photo) By Brant Mills, Web Content Manager This article is part of a series offering a snapshot of extension ministries of the Texas Annual Conference. Please watch the conference website and Cross Connection for future articles. There wasn’t a specific event that...
Conference Addresses 120 Years of Methodism in Russia
Hispanic Ministries November Gathering
Written: 10/27/2009 Saturday November 21, 2009 Experience art demonstrations, storytelling, dancing, powwow etiquette, & other educational activities. The event will begin at noon at First UMC Houston - Westchase in the Quillian Center. 3660 Westchase Drive (Near Beltway 8 & Westpa...
Archdiocesan Justice for Immigrants (JFI) Kickoff
Fall 2009 Judicial Council
Written: 10/26/2009 Join us in Houston January 11 or in Tyler January 12, as Dr. Craig Gilliam helps us ponder these questions: As leaders, how do we frame conflict and anxiety so we do not fear it, but imagine it as part of growth and healthy community? How do we create a culture of responsiveness, not rea...
Jerri Savuto - Maua Methodist Hospital
Administrator for Youth and Young Adult Ministries
Ethnic Young Adult Summer Internships
Salon Owner Lifts Up Inner, Outer Beauty
Written: 10/22/2009 Partners in Mission is working to revitalize the Dabou Methodist Hospital in Côte d'Ivoire. It is only running at about 30% capacity with minimal staff. The facility needs a makeover to fully meet the needs of those in its area. Needs include volunteers of all skill levels. Watch th...
General Board of Pensions to Host Nov. 13 Public Forum
Written: 10/20/2009 By Mike Sims, Communications Director The Woodlands UMC Familiar worship song lyrics rise from the stage with spirit and rhythm; colored graphics move across the screen. An encouraging message is offered, then Holy Communion. The scene is familiar, and yet entirely different. A ...
Equipping Event to Help TAC Churches
Written: 10/20/2009 First UMC Humble is hosting a motorcycle charity ride to benefit Methodist Mission Home San Antonio. It is scheduled to take place on October 24th from 9:30am - 2:30pm. The entry fee is $20. All of us have been touched this year by the flood of images from tornados, hurricanes, ...
Charity Luncheon to Serve up Blessings Worldwide
Central Conference Pension Initiative Nearing Fundraising Goal
Written: 10/19/2009 12:02:06 PM By Rev. J. Richard Peck, Director of Communications General Commission on United Methodist Men Cindy King, a member of Spring Woods United Methodist Church in Houston, is the first female scouting ministry specialist. A scouting ministry specialist is a new position within the Uni...
Written: 10/19/2009 11:53:21 AM By Thelma Jones, Cross Connection Editor Then He who sat on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” (Revelation 21:5) Crestmont Park UMC held a dedication ceremony to celebrate new signage outside the church and new pews inside the sanctuary. “We a...
Fresh Encounters Prayer Conference 2009
Written: 10/19/2009 9:58:36 AM By Sally Penning, Communications Ministry St. Luke's UMC Houston Burnout? Boredom? Changing priorities? The number of self-described Christians who do not attend church is an ironic reality in a city that offers a Bible-drenched menu of Christian denominations, worship styles, service tim...
‘Imagine Something More’ to End Malaria, Bishop Says
Written: 10/19/2009 By Charlene Fowler, Communication Coordinator - United Methodist Women Hebrews: 12:1 “Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us, &...
Trinity UMC Men's Day Celebration
Written: 10/19/2009 Bishop Joel Martinez describes the ministry initiatives of Encounter for Christ. By Brant Mills, Texas Annual Conference Communications A presentation on October 8 at St. Paul’s UMC brought supporters of the Encounter with Christ ministry together to learn how to help more than 220 million...
Written: 10/18/2009 By Rev. Ted Smith, The Methodist Hospital - Houston Barbara Knott, a lay minister at Methodist Willowbrook Hospital, says she always felt the need to give care to others. “Recently it has become clear this need is a call from God, crystallizing as a deep knowing in my heart and a desire to ...
Written: 10/16/2009 ABC Series Ugly Betty features the Nothing But Nets Campaign on its Season Premiere The United Nations Foundation’s Nothing But Nets, a global, grassroots campaign to prevent malaria in Africa, announced today it will be featured during the season premiere of the hit ABC series Ugly Betty airi...
Laity Sunday – Disciples Transforming the World Through Prayers
Written: 10/14/2009 United Methodist Communications recently launched a weekly Webinar series on communication ministry topics, tools, resources and tips. This free Webinar series is available as a live broadcast each Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. Previous webinars are also available as on-demand video to b...
Written: 10/14/2009 The Center for Congregational Excellence is offering a new tool to all churches within the Texas Annual Conference. Churches can now access reports and schematic maps containing demographic analysis of their area from an online system available through Mission Insite at missioninsite....
2010 Interpreter Enrollment
Written: 10/13/2009 World Food Day is on Oct. 16. Help create awareness about world hunger and support UMCOR hunger programs by using the available resources. The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) and Foods Resource Bank (FRB), are conducting trainings and providing food security for more than 750 adults an...
Annual Assessments 2009
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