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  • Trucking academy owner named men’s ministry specialist

    June 4th, 2010

    FUQUAY, Va. –– Charlie Gray, 52, owner of Carolina Trucking Academy and president of the Raleigh District United Methodist Men, has been certified as a United Methodist men’s ministry specialist to help area churches expand their ministries to and with men in the North Carolina Annual Conference.Gray also serves as president of UM… … 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

  • Meet Kentucky’s first scouting ministry specialist

    April 30th, 2010

    Andrew Baker encourages Kentucky churches to use scouting to reach unchurched young peoplePhoto: Andrew Baker, the first scouting ministry specialist in Kentucky, celebrates Pinewood Derby victories with Christian Best, a member of his Tiger Cub den.FRANKFORT, Ky. –– Andrew Baker dropped out of scouting before he developed relationships… … read more

  • UM Men leader and wife provide therapeutic horse-back riding for people with special needs

    April 7th, 2010

    Photo: Carter Starr rides Mocha Dot at the Banbury Cross Therapeutic Equestrian Center in Oxford, Mich. She is assisted by volunteers Carrie and Andrew Thompson, and Faith Breznau.   OXFORD, Mich.–– Lee Donley, president of UM Men in the North Central Jurisdiction, and his wife, Ruth, have provided therapeutic horseback riding … … read more