UM Men celebrate growth, agree to purchase bus for Vietnam church

Sun, 04 Mar 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Photo:Leaders of annual conferences with an increase in the number of chartered organizations of United Methodist Men gather at a March 1-3 meeting in Nashville.

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Mixed blessings in new U.S. church numbers

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Photo: Melissa Crutchfield of the United Methodist Committee on Relief helps distribute water-treatment supplies to people living in a makeshift camp in Gresier, Haiti, in January 2010. UMNS file photos by Mike DuBose.

United Methodist Men invited to help change the world May 19-20

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Photo: Men of St. Matthews By-The-Sea UMC in Fenwick, Island, Del., build a handicap ramp for a church member. Men across the UMC will spend May 19-20 engaged in similar building- or repair projects as a part of Save the World weekend.&l...

Register your UMM 'Change the World' event

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Register for Change the World before Apr. 16 and score a free re-usable lawn banner!

In 2012, the church will come together, not only for General Conference, but also to change the world by expressing justice and co...

Host a MLK Sunday Supper

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Photo: Martin Luther King Jr.’s kitchen in Montgomery, Ala. Photo courtesy of Leslie Clagett

On Sunday, January 15, 2012, you are invited to participate in a community-by-community, nationwide con...

Thanksgiving song to benefit the hungry

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT

The Society of St. Andrew, a partner organization of the General Commission on United Methodist Men, has teamed up with singer Doug Allen and songwriter Sam Zamarripa to produce “The Song of Thanksgiving.”

T...

Society of St. Andrew prepares hunger study

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 05:00:00 GMT

The Society of St. Andrew is pleased to offer a study that explores what the Bible says about hunger. By examining the issue of hunger from a biblical perspective, the study seeks to make clear that one of the surest ways to test the quality of ou...

World Methodist Conference participants package more than 100,000 meals for children

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Photo: Participants in the World Methodist Conference in Durban, South Africa, place dehydrated meals into plastic packets, seal them and prepare them for delivery to school children in the area. Photo courtesy of Ken Howle, W...

World Methodist Hunger Movement

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Connecting again in Haiti

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Photo: Gil Hanke carries cinder blocks to build the walls of the church at La Temblay, Haiti

By Gil Hanke

LA TEMBLAY, Haiti –– This su...

Meal packaging will mark Nelson Mandela Day

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 05:00:00 GMT

RALEIGH, N.C. (UMNS) — Stop Hunger Now, a United Methodist Men partner, and its South African business partners expect to package a record 300,000 meals to fight hunger on July 18 to celebrate Nelson Mandela Day.

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Virginia Conference men launch DISCIPLE Bible prison ministry

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 05:00:00 GMT

ROANOKE, Va. –– During the 2011 session of the Virginia Annual Conference Jim Green, conference president of United Methodist Men, introduced Mark Hicks, the founder and president of DISCIPLE Bible Outreach ministries.

Opportunities for service

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Photo: Pews are visible beneath the collapsed ceiling of Smithville United Methodist Church in Mississippi. A UMNS photo by Mike Ward/Mississippi Annual Conference

New site focuses on ministry with the poor

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 05:00:00 GMT

A new interactive website (www.ministryWITH.org) highlights the word "with."

Launched May 31 by the General Board of Global Ministries, in partnership with a denominational interagency task force and the Cou...

Hog Father boosts hunger-relief effort

Fri, 27 May 2011 05:00:00 GMT

A UMNS feature by Rich Peck

The Rev. Nathaniel Long, a North Georgia pastor who calls himself The Hog Father, celebrated his 49th birthday by riding his motorcycle 451 miles ...

Conference members leave with potatoes

Mon, 23 May 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Photo: Ross Brightwell, president of Eastern Pennsylvania Annual Conference United Methodist Men, accepts delivery of 50,000 potatoes for potato drop during the Eastern Pennsylvania Annual Conference. Photo by Suzy Keenan

United Methodist Men to sponsor food packaging event in South Africa

Fri, 20 May 2011 05:00:00 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. –– Regional groups of United Methodist Men have agreed to raise $10,000 for a food packaging event during the August 4-8 World Methodist Conference www.worldmethodistcouncil.org in Durban, South Africa.

A Rolling Flood of Need

Fri, 13 May 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Gil Hanke assess equipment needs in tornado ravaged area

Photo:A family in Moulton, Ala., survived an April tornado by hiding in a hallway next to their laundry room. An 11-yea...

UM Men invited to send news of Change the World events

Tue, 03 May 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Catch the live streaming of Change the World interviews on Saturday, May 14, from 8-5 CT through www.rethinkchurch.org. Participants from around the world will share updates on their events and show the connection at work.

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New grant enables commission to recruit additional mentors for children of incarcerated parents

Mon, 14 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Photo: Larry Coppock, coordinator of the Amachi program for the General Commission on United Methodist Men, hangs onto a hand railing to avoid being pushed into a YMCA pool by his little brother, Calvin. Coppock arranged for swimming ...

UM Men give over $168,000 to Meals for Millions

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Photo: Wade Mays (right), development associate for the Society of St. Andrews, presents a plaque to Wayne Custer, president of Northeastern Jurisdiction of United Methodist Men representing the West Virginia Annual Conference. The co...

United Methodist Men to sponsor a Stop Hunger Now packaging event in South Africa

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. –– The National Association of Conference Presidents of United Methodist Men, meeting March 3-6 in Nashville, agreed to raise $10,000 to support Stop Hunger Now event in Durban, South Africa during th...

United Methodists to take DISCIPLE Bible Study to 14 Tennessee prisons

Wed, 16 Feb 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Photo: Mark Hicks, executive director of DISICIPLE Bible Outreach Ministries of North Carolina

FRANKLIN, Tenn. –– Representatives from three annual confere...

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...

International Aid Specialist Urges Church to Keep Focused on Ministry with the Poor

Wed, 02 Feb 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Photo: Three thousand people responded to a call to prepare Stop Hunger Now packets for Haiti. The Forest, Va., event also reaised $51,000 to pay shipping costs of the 13-ounce feeding packets.

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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...

Society of St. Andrew will set new record

Wed, 08 Dec 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Photo: United Methodist Men of Brentwood, Tenn., distribute ;21 tons of potatoes to local food banks

The Society of St. Andrew is set to establish a new record for...

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.

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Society of St. Andrew saves produce on Tennessee farm

Fri, 05 Nov 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Photo: Nathaniel Smart runs back to picking peppers after dropping off a bag

By Blake Farmer&l...

Percentage of people living in poverty is increasing

Fri, 24 Sep 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Photo: United Methodist Men provide food for neighboring food banks by bagging potatoes provided by the Society of St. Andrew

A Sept. 16 report from the U.S. Census Bureau shows that 14.3% of the population...

Start voting to feed the hungry

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The Society of St. Andrew is in the running for $250,000 in the Pepsi Refresh Project.
Pepsi is granting $1.3 million each month to fund ideas that will "refresh the world." The society, a partner agnecy of UM Men, is in the $...

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.

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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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 ...

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...

Making men in Juárez

Mon, 10 May 2010 05:00:00 GMT

By Elizabeth Glass-Turner

The Los Angeles Times ran a photo depicting a bloodied corpse lying prone on the ground, a victim of the infamous drug cartel violence in J...

UM Men support Nashville recovery efforts

Fri, 07 May 2010 05:00:00 GMT

United Methodist men haul the possessions of Millie White from the home to the street following 13.5 inches of rain that fell on the Nashville community on the weekend beginning May 1. Photo by Tim Grabbe

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 ...

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...

United Methodist Men

Staff executive named Big Brother of the Year

‘We bought the bus!

UM Men give nearly $180,000 to feed hungry people

Hope of Hearing restarts in Haiti

Tennessee prison officials support DISCIPLE Bible training for inmates

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Nashville Church is one of 65 church groups to respond to SOSA appeal

GC2012 Produce Drop

Mentoring program initiated in 18 cities

United Methodist Men increase efforts to reduce hunger

UM Men celebrate growth, agree to purchase bus for Vietnam church

Mixed blessings in new U.S. church numbers

United Methodist Men invited to help change the world May 19-20

Register your UMM 'Change the World' event

Host a MLK Sunday Supper

Thanksgiving song to benefit the hungry

Society of St. Andrew prepares hunger study

World Methodist Conference participants package more than 100,000 meals for children

World Methodist Hunger Movement

Connecting again in Haiti

Meal packaging will mark Nelson Mandela Day

Virginia Conference men launch DISCIPLE Bible prison ministry

Opportunities for service

New site focuses on ministry with the poor

Hog Father boosts hunger-relief effort

Conference members leave with potatoes

United Methodist Men to sponsor food packaging event in South Africa

A Rolling Flood of Need

UM Men invited to send news of Change the World events

New grant enables commission to recruit additional mentors for children of incarcerated parents

UM Men give over $168,000 to Meals for Millions

United Methodist Men to sponsor a Stop Hunger Now packaging event in South Africa

United Methodists to take DISCIPLE Bible Study to 14 Tennessee prisons

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

International Aid Specialist Urges Church to Keep Focused on Ministry with the Poor

United Methodist Men -- The Year in Review

Society of St. Andrew will set new record

Charges against Filipino health-care workers to be withdrawn

Society of St. Andrew saves produce on Tennessee farm

Percentage of people living in poverty is increasing

Start voting to feed the hungry

UM man murdered in Afghanistan

A memorable return trip to Haiti

United Methodists package 6.5 million hunger packets

Research shows support for four areas of focus

Making men in Juárez

UM Men support Nashville recovery efforts

Commission Staff Recovering from Nashville Floods

Church addresses abuses in Philippines

Korean and Filipino men join international hunger relief effort