News
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Child mortality rates declining worldwide
June 8th, 2010
Seattle, Wash. (United Methodist Communications) -- A new study from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington published today in The Lancet medical journal reports that the number of deaths of children under age five decreased from 16 million in 1970 to 11.9 million deaths in 1990 to 7.7 million deaths in 2010… … read more
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Lee Donley receives the Harry Denman Award
June 4th, 2010
ADRIAN, Mich. -- Lee Donley, president of the North Central Jurisdiction UM Men, received the Harry Denman Evangelism Award from the Detroit Annual Conference, meeting last May in Adrian. “Lee has a heart bigger than his chest,” said the Rev. Doug McMunn, pastor of Oxford UMC where Donley teaches a 5th grade class, organizes potato drops and… … read more
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Bishop credits Boy Scout experiences for his call to the ministry
June 4th, 2010
DALLAS, Texas –– Bishop Will Willimon says the work he completed for his God and Country Award was instrumental in his call to the ministry. “I give thanks to God that scouting found me just when I needed it,” he said during a May 27 keynote address to a national Duty to God Breakfast in Dallas. Raised by a single mom, the… … read more
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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