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  • Will restructuring cut vital ministry?

    January 30th, 2012

    Photo: Gil Hanke, general secretary of the General Commission on United Methodist Men   Will restructuring cut vital ministry? A UMNS ReportBy Heather Hahn* 5:30 P.M. ET Jan. 30, 2012 Plans to restructure The United Methodist Church’s 13 general agencies could imperil ministries that local congregations need and value, say… … read more

  • Proposed budget reductions will affect men’s ministry

    January 24th, 2012

    Photo: The 2008 General Conference. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS   The Connectional Table and the General Council on Finance and Administration will ask General Conference delegates to approve a $603 million budget for seven general church apportionments during the 2013-2016 quadrennium.  That proposed amount calls for a 6.04 percent reduction … … read more

  • Little brother becomes pastor to big brother

    January 20th, 2012

    Cliff Fanning served as a big brother to 10-year old Kevass Harding after he stole candy from a candy machine. That relationship through the Big Brothers Big Sisters organization helped Kevass develop spiritually and physically. Today, the Rev. Dr. Kevass Harding is pastor of Dellrose UMC in Wichita, Kans., and he serves as Cliff’s pastor; … … read more

  • High expectations will surround Tampa gathering

    January 17th, 2012

      Photo: Delegates review petitions in the Advance Editon of the Daily Christian Advocate. Photo by Maile Bradfield, UMNS An Interpreter article by J. Richard Peck  Every four years United Methodists develop high expectations that delegates to the top legislative body of the denomination will set policies and pass resolutions that address specific … … read more