Board Meetings of the General Board of Global Ministries
Board of Directors, October 2009
Photos: October 2009 Board Meeting
Monday, October 12: Worship and Plenary photos
Tuesday, October 13: Worship and Plenary photos
Commissioning Service: Tuesday, October 13
Two New Missionary Couples
by Linda Bloom
10/14/09: Shannon and David Goran serve in L’viv, Ukraine. Gary and Cindy Moon are headed to Chonburi Province, Thailand.
Skype Brings Global Missionaries Close to Home
by Linda Bloom on umc.org
10/14/09: Claudia Maia was introduced to Global Ministries directors live via the web. She "Skyped in" from the public health mission in Chicuque, Mozambique.
"Is the Lord Among Us?"
Mission Leader Gives Resounding "Yes"
Global Ministries Release
10/14/09: Bishop Bruce R. Ough framed remarks to the Board around Exodus 17.
Commissioning for Global Mission Vocations Reaches a Global Methodist Community
by Elliott Wright
10/13/09: Bishop Bruce Ough and Bishop Peter Weaver encouraged the new missionaries to "become the Gospel."
UMCOR Directors Approve Funding for Programs that Address Hunger
United Methodist Committee on Relief
10/13/09: $25,000 will support a volunteer-driven program where children as young as five participate.
Women's Division Board Approves Restructure
by Leigh Rogers
10/13/09: Women's Division's Board of Directors approved a recommendation for reconfiguring relationships with Global Ministries.
Mission as "Connective Wiring" in Sharing God's Love in the World
by Elliott Wright
10/13/09: "Living Up to Our Call: Aligning with Our Mission." Bishop Joel Martinez's remarks to Global Ministries' board
Live Commissioning:
Take Part in Mission History in the Making
Global Ministries News
10/12/09: Global Ministries joyfully invites you to a live webcast of a service to send forth 40 new missionaries.
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