United Methodist Men

Will restructuring cut vital ministry?

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Photo: Gil Hanke, general secretary of the General Commission on United Methodist Men

Will restructuring cut vital ministry?

A UMN...

Proposed budget reductions will affect men’s ministry

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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 delegat...

Little brother becomes pastor to big brother

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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...

High expectations will surround Tampa gathering

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Photo: Delegates review petitions in the Advance Editon of the Daily Christian Advocate. Photo by Maile Bradfield, UMNS

An Interpreter article by J...

UM Men – The year in review

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Photo: Participants in the 2011 World Methodist Conference package 101,000 dehydrated meals as part of a Stop Hunger Now event sponsored by United Methodist Men.

NAS...

Prayer guide for General Conference now available

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT

A prayer guide for the fifty days before General Conference is available from Upper Room Ministries.

On September 1st at 7 p.m. Central time, the Commission on UM Men will present a 60-minute webinar on "M...

New vitality reflected in annual conference sessions

Fri, 22 Jul 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Photo: People gather outside Penn Avenue Redemption United Methodist Church in Oklahoma City.Redemption churches are made up of people who are current or former inmates. A UMNS photo courtesy of Cri...

Bishops hear call to lead church’s future

Tue, 03 May 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Photo: Bishop Larry M. Goodpaster gives his presidential address to the United Methodist Council of Bishops on May 2. Goodpaster, who leads the denomination?s Charlotte (N.C.) Area, urged his fellow bishops to take a greater role in lead...

Leadership Summit to draw global participation

Thu, 31 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) -- A summit for those interested in the role of annual conferences and local churches in meeting challenges and making short-term and long-range changes will be webcast from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Central Time on Apr...

UM Men invited to participate in the ‘Change the World’ weekend

Tue, 08 Feb 2011 05:00:00 GMT

NASHVILLE –– Groups of United Methodist Men are invited to sponsor projects during the May 14-15 “Change the World” weekend.

United Methodists around the world will participate in comm...

United Methodist Men -- The Year in Review

Fri, 17 Dec 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Photo: Gil Hanke, top staff executive of UM Men, digs a trench for a new security wall in Mellier, Haiti

United Methodist Men began the year praying, raising funds, and recruiting volunteers to help the peo...

Charges against Filipino health-care workers to be withdrawn

Mon, 06 Dec 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Protesters ask for the release of Dr. Alexis Montes and 42 other medical caregivers. A UMNS Photo by Juliet Solis-Aguilar courtesy of Global Ministries.

THE PHILIPPINES &...

Connectional Table creates ‘advisory group on steroids’

Mon, 22 Nov 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The Rev. Darryl Barrow, Connectional Table member, receives communion from the Rev. Enrique Hernandez from the Tennessee Annual (regional) Conference. The Connectional Table met November 15-17 in Franklin, Tenn.
UMNS photos by...

Number of General Conference delegates stays same

Mon, 08 Nov 2010 05:00:00 GMT

PANAMA CITY, Panama (UMNS) – The Rev. L. Fitzgerald Reist announced today that the number of delegates for the 2012 General Conference will be near the 1,000-delegate limit.

"Although a variety of opinions ha...

Bishops support church reforms, accountability

Fri, 05 Nov 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Photo: Raleigh (N.C.) Area Bishop Alfred W. Gwinn Jr. requests a vote on the Call to Action Steering Team's recommendations on Nov. 4, during the United Methodist Council of Bishops meeting in Panama City, Pana...

2011 Upper Room Disciplines

Thu, 21 Oct 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The General Commission on United Methodist Men has made arrangements with the Upper Room to be able to offer The Upper Room Disciplines 2011: A Book of Daily Devotions directly to our constituents.

To order...

Keys to building vital congregations

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Photo: A national study group finds the development of small groups is a key to building a vital congregation. UM Men have long been champions of such groups.

A UMN...

U.S. annual conferences report declining numbers

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

By Heather Hahn

(UMNS) --United Methodists across the United States rejoiced to see old friends and celebrated their shared faith at annual conference gatherings this spring ...

Six Southeastern Jurisdiction pastors honored for men's ministry

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Six local pastors, including the first female, received G. Ross Freeman Leadership Awards for 2010.

Sharma Lewis

The Rev. Sharma D. Lewis, pastor of Wesley Chapel UMC, McDo...

Turner Center to help certify future specialists in men’s ministry

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Photo left to right: Dr. James Hudnut-Beumler, dean of Vanderbilt Divinity School; M. Douglas Meeks, director of the Turner Center, Cal Turner Jr., and J. Thomas Laney, associate director of Turner programs.

Lee Donley receives the Harry Denman Award

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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 ...

Research shows support for four areas of focus

Wed, 19 May 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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...

Bishop Owen dies

Tue, 18 May 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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 Ar...

Church addresses abuses in Philippines

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Photo: Protesters ask for the release of Dr. Alexis Montes and 42 other medical caregivers who were arrested while attending a Community Medicine Development Foundation training seminar. A court in the Philippines has refused to release them from ...

You can get better, says bishop

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. –– Bishop James King, president of the General Commission on UM Men, told conference presidents and conference prayer advocates “they are getting better.”

He ...

United Methodist Men begin new chapter

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Conference presidents of United Methodist Men pray for one of their colleagues during their annual meeting in Nashville. A UMNS photo by Ronny Perry.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS)—United Method...

Men send 1,500 t-shirts to Haiti

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Photo: Earl James, a member of Mt. Zion UMC helps package t-shirts for Haiti

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. The devastation of the earthquake in Haiti prompted Herman Turnage, president of the Mt. Zion UM Men ...