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The United Methodist Church Latest Feed Headlines:


  • British cite importance of hospital chaplains - Often targeted by budget cuts, health-care chaplains are shown to improve patient experience.
  • Could you go alcohol-free for Lent? - United Methodist board wants to shed light on the world’s top killer by asking people to abstain from alcohol during Lent.
  • Ethnic groups offer ideas for vital church - National plans for ethnic/racial ministries are growing churches and planting new ones. They should be part of any new structure, groups say.
  • Giants defensive tackle puts God first - “God has blessed me with a tremendous platform to influence young minds,” says Chris Canty, whose mom is a United Methodist pastor.
  • Health-care chaplaincy — What’s it good for? - Chaplains get constant opportunity to serve outside their church walls.
  • John Wesley and black colleges - Walter Kimbrough writes that United Methodists can see the social principles in action when they support the Black College Fund.
  • Listening for the melody of God - The Rev. Connie Shelton speaks on living a fuller Christian life through authenticity, song.
  • Meharry tackles health care from all angles - From cancer research to community partnerships to reduce diabetes, historic Meharry keeps an eye on the future.
  • Mixed blessings in new U.S. church numbers - Declining membership trend continues; 2010 giving to UMCOR up 146 percent and direct giving to causes jumps 29 percent.
  • The Vow: A real love story of faith - A new movie shows how United Methodists Kim and Krickitt Carpenter faced immense odds yet kept the commitment they made before God.