Board Meetings of the General Board of Global Ministries
Board of Directors, April 2009
Scholarships for Leadership
by Elliott Wright5/1/09: Global Ministries directors approved scholarships totaling $1,348,321 for advanced and college-level study in the 2009-2010 academic year.
Rural and Urban Mission Offices to Be Linked on Trial Basis, GBGM
Church Agency Received Report on Child Abuse in Mission Settings, GBGM
Mission Agency Directors Approve Steps Toward Operational Restructure
by Elliott Wright4/30/09: Better alignment with "the realities of the church" and response to economic downturn are the goals of this action.
Native Heritage, Christian Faith Bring Conflict
by Linda Bloom4/29/09: Jennifer Battiest's faith journey has been aided by a Jewish Holocaust survivor and two little girls of the Clinton Indian United Methodist Church where she now serves.
"Face-Forward Faith" Required in Obedience to God's Mission
4/28/09: Global Ministries president Bishop Bruce R. Ough opened the spring board meeting with an address, "No Looking Back."
Strengthening the Connection: Mission Program Updates - April 2009
This publication updates the work of of Global Ministries since the last meeting of the directors in October 2008. It is available for download in whole or in sections.
Photo Gallery:
Board of Directors Meeting - Spring 2009
Photos of Global Ministries directors, staff, and other United Methodist leaders.
Edelman Praises United Methodist Women Partnership in Children's Health Campaign
Board Meeting News; by Linda Bloom4/27/09: Marian Wright Edelman, founder and president of the Children's Defense Fund, spoke at the Women's Division Board of Directors meeting.




