UM man murdered in Afghanistan

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 05:00:00 GMT

SEQUIM, Washington -- Dan Terry, one of 10 members of a medical aid team brutally murdered last week in Afghanistan, was a member of the men's Bible Study group at Trinity United Methodist Church in the state of Washington.

More than 5,000 Scouts attend worship service during National Jamboree

Tue, 03 Aug 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Photo: Gil Hanke, top staff executive of the Commission on United Methodist Men, discusses Nothing But Nets and Strength for Service with Scouts visiting the United Methodist exhibition area. UMNS Photo by Neill Caldwell.

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...

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.

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...

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

Wed, 07 Apr 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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.

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New York man uses Internet avatar to reach unchurched

Tue, 30 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

George Ramseyer, a men’s ministry specialist in the North Central New York Conference, cuts floor panels for a D'lberville La., house damaged by Hurricane Katrina. He was part of a 2007 mission team that repaired damaged homes.&l...

Defense Department engineer to help Baltimore-Washington Conference churches expand ministries to men

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. –– Baltimore-Washington Conference churches that want to expand their ministries to men may receive helpful guidance from James Gainey, a retired Air Force officer now serving as a systems engineer with a Depar...

Mark Bramson to help Central Texas Conference churches expand ministries to men

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. –– Central Texas Conference churches that want to expand their ministries to men may receive helpful guidance from Mark Bramson, a member of First United Methodist Church in Mansfield and president of the Waxah...

Four men qualified to help North Carolina churches expand ministries to men

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Allen Shaver and John Hall recently certified

NASHVILLE, Tenn. –– North Carolina and Western North Carolina Conference churches that want to expand their ministries to men now...

Former National Guard officer to help South Carolina churches expand ministries to men

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. –– South Carolina churches that want to expand their ministries to men will receive helpful guidance from Herman B. Lightsey,Jr., a member of Ashland United Methodist Church in Irmo.

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Mississippi Conference president helped launch burn center

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

BRANDON, Miss. ––Chris Milone, 37, newly elected president of Mississippi Conference UM Men, helped launch Mississippi’s only burn center. He now serves as the outreach educator for the Joseph M. Still Burn Centers, a...

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...

Gil Hanke installed as general secretary of men’s commission Cites 10 expectations of self and others

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Bishop King (left) installs Gil Hanke as top staff executive of the General Commission on United Methodist Men.

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...

District packages over 100,000 meals for Haiti

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

MARION, N.C.--The Marion District of the Western North Carolina Annual Conference raised $25,000 and packed 100,038 Stop Hunger Now packages for Haiti.

The effort involved 300 volunteers working at Marion UMC. Some volunteers p...

Pennsylvania men asked to lead conference in prayer

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Bishop Peggy Johnson has asked Ross Brightwell, president of the EPA United Methodist Men, to use men’s units to organize intentional times of prayer as the conference rethinks its mission and reviews its ...

Korean Methodist men join international hunger relief effort

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Gyeongju, South Korea––Methodist men in Korea agreed to participate in a World Methodist effort to fund and establish a Stop Hunger Now warehouse to benefit hungry people in North Korea and other regions in Asia.
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In Memoriam

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT

CASSEYVILLE, Ill.–– Orville N. Mueth, born March 25, 1926, in East St. Louis, Ill., entered the church triumphant on Jan. 11, 2010.

Orville was a driving force for UM Men in southern Illinois. A life memb...

Dr. Sam Bala receives national award

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT

DADE CITY, Fla.––Dr. Sam G. Bala, a surgeon who has traveled around the world to provide free operations for children with cleft palates and the former chairman of the national UM Scouting Ministry Committee, is a recipient of ...

Leader of UM Men leads devotions for NFL team

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT

AP Photo by Wade Payne

NASHVILLE, Tenn.--Larry Malone, a staff executive with the General Commission of UM Men, led a December chapel service for the 40-member St. Louis Rams team one day before the NFL team played the Tennesse...