In Memoriam Charles H. Steele

Thu, 04 Aug 2011 05:00:00 GMT

NASHVILLE, TENN.–– Charles Steele, former president of Tennessee Conference United Methodist Men, died August 1.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 64 years, Mable Little Steele and brother, Robert L. Steele, Jr...

‘Bold’ changes proposed for church structure

Thu, 04 Aug 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Photo: Bishop John Hopkins leads the Connectional Table in processing a report on possible church restructuring. UMNS photos by Mike DuBose.



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...


10 Quick Ways to Expand Your Ministry to Men
Wed, 13 Jul 2011 05:00:00 GMT
United Methodist Communications offers 10 quick ways to fire up your ministry to men.
SUMMARY: In church, women traditionally have filled more pews and volunteer posit...


Leaders give church changes a yellow light
Mon, 16 May 2011 05:00:00 GMT
Photo Left to right, Bishops James R. King, Mary VirginiaTaylor and Marcus Matthews converse during a break at the Connectional Table meeting
By Rich Peck&l...


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...


IN Memoriam -- A.J. Coon
Mon, 28 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT
GENESEE TOWNSHIP, Mich. –– A. J. Coon, 92, former president of Flint District UM Men and editor of the district newsletter, died Jan. 7.
A World War II veteran, he spent 30 years as a Boy Scout leader, and he was act...


Quarter campaign nets $3,600 for missions
Thu, 24 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT
Photo: Wayne Custer (left), president of the Northeastern Jurisdiction of UM Men, accepts an award from Wade Mays, an executive with the Society of St. Andrews. Mays presented the West Virginia Conference men with an award for the highes...


In Memoriam -- James Harrison Gibbs
Wed, 16 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT
RICHMOND, Va. –– Jim Gibbs, 77, a life-long Eagle Scout and former scouting director for the Virginia Annual Conference, died March 11 in Richmond.

“Jim was an enthusiastic servant lead...


Six men commissioned as men’s ministry specialists
Tue, 08 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT
Photo: Gil Hanke, top staff executive of the General Commission on United  Methodist Men, joins Joseph Silvas (left) and Mark Lubbock following  their commissioning as men’s ministry specialists during the March 3-6  meeting of...


UM Men honored for increasing number of chartered groups
Tue, 08 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT
Photo: Representatives of conferences that increased the number of EMS  members receive Bibles from Gil Hanke, top staff executive of United  Methodist Men. Left to right: Donald Beard, Mississippi; Steve Nailor,  Northern Illinois; Davi...


United Methodist Men expand ministries
Tue, 08 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. –– United Methodist Men will expand their ministries to include DISCIPLE Bible Study in prisons, packaging events for Stop Hunger Now, training webinars and new resources.

The National As...


UM Men support women clergy
Tue, 08 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. –– the National Association of Conference Presidents of United Methodist Men confessed that churches have not always been supportive of women clergy.

Meeting March 3-6 in Nashville, the m...


Hanke to convene General Secretaries Table through 2012
Wed, 23 Feb 2011 05:00:00 GMT
Meeting in New Orleans Feb. 15–16, the General Secretaries Table (a group made up of the chief executives of the 13 general agencies of The UMC) unanimously elected Gilbert C. Hanke to serve as convener through the end of the 2009&nd...


Philadelphia Area Bishop encourages churches to charter units of United Methodist Men
Tue, 11 Jan 2011 05:00:00 GMT
VALLEY FORGE, Pa. –– Philadelphia Area Bishop Peggy Johnson says she loves United Methodist Men organizations, and she encourages local churches to charter groups with the General Commission on United Methodist Men.
...


Four United Methodist bishops ask for prayers following shooting
Mon, 10 Jan 2011 05:00:00 GMT
UMNS Photo: Bishop Minerva Carcaño
Bishop Gregory Palmer, Bishop Peggy Johnson, Bishop Bruce Ough, and Bishop Minerva Carcaño are calling for prayers of healing following the Jan. 8 sh...


Hanke nominated as United Methodist of the year
Wed, 29 Dec 2010 05:00:00 GMT
Gilbert C. Hanke, top staff executive of the General Commission on United Methodist Men, is one of 11 persons nominated as “United Methodist of the Year.”

The United Methodist Reporter

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...


Circuit Rider Members
Wed, 08 Dec 2010 05:00:00 GMT
Members of the Circuit Rider Society have pledged to annually give between $1,200 and  $1,500 for men’s ministry.


Mr. John  Dowell, Tampa, Fla.; Mr. Dan  Henry, Bolingbrook, I...


In Memoriam -- Jerry Joel Bernardy 
Wed, 08 Dec 2010 05:00:00 GMT
OKLAHOMA CITY,  Okla. –– Jerry Bernardy, 75, a long time supporter of UM Men and scouting, died Dec. 3, 2010.
The Oklahoma UM Foundation established an endowment fund for scouting ministry in his honor after...


Bari Watson moves to college post
Mon, 06 Dec 2010 05:00:00 GMT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. –– Bari Watson, director of marketing and development for the General Commission on United Methodist Men, has accepted the position of director of marketing at Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville.

Four persons selected to lead men’s ministry in 2011
Mon, 29 Nov 2010 05:00:00 GMT
Photo (left to right): Greg Arnold, Neil Brown, Mark Dehority, & Mark Lubbock
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Four persons with decades of experience will soon be available to assist local churches, districts and conferences expand...


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...


UM Men join women in campaign against domestic violence
Wed, 20 Oct 2010 05:00:00 GMT
Photo: October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. United Methodist  Women and United Methodist Men have joined forces to stand with women  against domestic violence. A UMNS photo illustration by Ronny Perry.
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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.
 
OXFORD, Mich....


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.
&...


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.

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In Memoriam Charles H. Steele

‘Bold’ changes proposed for church structure

New vitality reflected in annual conference sessions

10 Quick Ways to Expand Your Ministry to Men

Leaders give church changes a yellow light

Bishops hear call to lead church’s future

IN Memoriam -- A.J. Coon

Quarter campaign nets $3,600 for missions

In Memoriam -- James Harrison Gibbs

Six men commissioned as men’s ministry specialists

UM Men honored for increasing number of chartered groups

United Methodist Men expand ministries

UM Men support women clergy

Hanke to convene General Secretaries Table through 2012

Philadelphia Area Bishop encourages churches to charter units of United Methodist Men

Four United Methodist bishops ask for prayers following shooting

Hanke nominated as United Methodist of the year

United Methodist Men -- The Year in Review

Circuit Rider Members

In Memoriam -- Jerry Joel Bernardy

Bari Watson moves to college post

Four persons selected to lead men’s ministry in 2011

Connectional Table creates ‘advisory group on steroids’

Number of General Conference delegates stays same

Bishops support church reforms, accountability

UM Men join women in campaign against domestic violence

UM man murdered in Afghanistan

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

Six Southeastern Jurisdiction pastors honored for men's ministry

A memorable return trip to Haiti

Larry Malone to retire at end of year

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

Bishop Owen dies

Commission Staff Recovering from Nashville Floods

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

New York man uses Internet avatar to reach unchurched

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

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

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

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

Mississippi Conference president helped launch burn center

You can get better, says bishop

United Methodist Men begin new chapter

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