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  • Research shows support for four areas of focus

    May 19th, 2010

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. –– Research conducted by UM Communications reveals widespread denominational support for the Church’s four Areas of Focus, adopted by the 2008 General Conference.“The research shows that most respondents believe that the Areas of Focus are very important for the church,” said the Rev. Larry Hollon, chief executive of… … read more

  • Bishop Owen dies

    May 18th, 2010

    Bishop Ray Owen, 78, the first president of the General Commission on United Methodist Men (1997-2000), died Saturday, May 15. Bishop Owen was born April 21, 1932 in Gleason, Tenn. He served in the United States Army for 12 years. He was elected bishop in 1992, and he was appointed to the San Antonio Area where he served the Southwest Texas and Rio … … read more

  • Tornado produces anxious moments

    May 14th, 2010

    By Boyce Bowden Photo: The Rev. Keith King holds the center portion of a stained glass window of Broadway UMC blown out by a tornado. Photo by Boyce Bowden TECUMSEH, Okla.-- About 5 p.m. on May 10, in this town of nearly 7,000 about 75 miles southeast of Oklahoma City, Keith King—pastor of the Broadway United Methodist Church—was leaving… … read more

  • Making men in Juárez

    May 10th, 2010

    By Elizabeth Glass-Turner The Los Angeles Times ran a photo depicting a bloodied corpse lying prone on the ground, a victim of the infamous drug cartel violence in Juárez, Mexico. The caption described Tierra Nueva, the area where the shooting occurred, as “a graffiti-stained neighborhood of dirt streets and concrete shacks in south Ciudad Juárez… … read more