A memorable return trip to Haiti

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Photo: Gil Hanke (with pick axe) digs a trench for the foundation of a security wall for a church and school in Mellier, Haiti. Photo by Kurtis Kraus

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Larry Malone to retire at end of year

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 05:00:00 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. –– After 13 years of service as the director of men’s ministry of the General Commission on UM Men, Larry Malone will retire on Dec. 31, 2010.

The popular speaker and leader wil...

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.

United Methodists package 6.5 million hunger packets

Tue, 25 May 2010 05:00:00 GMT

UMNS photo by Bob Merkle
Men and women in Lynchburg, Va. package Stop Hunger Now packets for Haiti

Over the past ten years, some 35,000 United Methodists in the U.S. have ...

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...

Commission Staff Recovering from Nashville Floods

Wed, 05 May 2010 05:00:00 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. –– The roof of the General Commission on United Methodist Men office was already damaged, but the 13.5 inches of rain that fell upon the Nashville area during 48 hours beginning May 1, exacerbated the...

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 ...

UM Men, Women confront domestic violence

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 05:00:00 GMT

United Methodist Men and United Methodist Women have agreed to a first-of-its kind joint effort to stand with women against domestic violence.

The organizations agreed to collaborate on domestic violence programs, training a...

United Methodist map to change in June

Fri, 16 Apr 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Photo: Bishop Hee-Soo Jung serves Holy Communion during the Northern Illinois
Annual Conference’s 2009 meeting. A UMNS Web-only file photo courtesy
of the Northern Illinois Annual Conference.

Korean and Filipino men join international hunger relief effort

Mon, 12 Apr 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Photo: Larry Malone with Aeta jungle survival expert.

Methodist men in Korea and United Methodist men in the Philippines are planning to establish Stop Hunger Now facilities in their countries to benefit hungry peop...

Bishop Wilke prepares DISCIPLE study guide for UM men

Mon, 12 Apr 2010 05:00:00 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn.––Bishop Richard B. Wilke, the principal architect and author of DISCIPLE Bible Study, has produced a “Meditation and Action Guide” for UM men studying DISCIPLE II. The guide offers personal ...

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...

Boy Scouts of America Celebrate 100 Years of Service

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

A UMNS feature

By Barbara Dunlap-Berg

Happy birthday, Boy Scouts of America!

Today’s 6-year-old Tiger Cub Scout might be amazed to learn that Boy Scouts came to America...

Three thousand prepare 200,000 hunger packets for Haiti

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

UMNS photo by Bob Merkle

Three thousand people responded to a call to help prepare Stop Hunger Now packets for Haiti.

The Rev. Larry Davies, a district superintendent in Lynchb...

Veteran Leader Named Top Executive of United Methodist Men

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Photo 1: Gilbert Hanke

Photo 2: Gilbert Hanke screens a child for hearing at a Haitian school for children with special needs. The newly elected general s...

Faith in God Powers Heisman-winning Quarterback

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT

By Holly McCray

Photo 1: Oklahoma University's Sam Bradford evades University of Cincinnati defenders in this 2008 file photo. A UMNS photo by Ty Russell, courtesy of O...