http://new.gbgm-umc.org/ Connecting the Church in Mission: news, podcasts, and features from the United Methodist mission agency, the General Board of Global Ministries.en-us Mon, 01 Jan 1900 05:00:00 GMTThu, 15 Mar 2012 21:52:11 GMT http://new.gbgm-umc.org/?i=43689Interactive worship featured at Central Asia Consultation By Sandra Brands Last October, when people gathered for the Central Asian Partnership Consultation in Washington, D.C., they worshipped with a congregation thousands of miles away.Thu, 15 Mar 2012 21:51:57 GMT http://new.gbgm-umc.org/?i=43687When Helping Hurts: In Mission Together Propose New Ways to Partner in Mission By Mary Beth Coudal Mission means helping. Or does it? What happens when mission work hurts rather than helps?Thu, 15 Mar 2012 21:25:37 GMT http://new.gbgm-umc.org/?i=43648New Life Program in Uganda New Life Program in Uganda is bringing physical and emotional healing to formerly-abducted girls in Northern Uganda. 100% of all gifts made through The Advance support the project you designate.Tue, 13 Mar 2012 14:49:59 GMT http://new.gbgm-umc.org/?i=43634Japan’s Christians Active in Quake Relief By Linda Bloom (UMNS) While recovery is slow, relief work by Japanese Christians has had an impact. More people willing to go to church and discuss God.Fri, 09 Mar 2012 19:31:19 GMT http://new.gbgm-umc.org/?i=43614UMW Reps Outline Rural Women’s Struggles By Linda Bloom (A UMNS Report) The theme for this 56th commission meeting is “the empowerment of rural women and their role in poverty and hunger eradication, development and current challenge.”Fri, 09 Mar 2012 16:18:02 GMT http://new.gbgm-umc.org/?i=43604Martha Drummer: Missionary to Angola by Christie R. House Miss Martha Drummer was an African-American deaconess sent to Angola by the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society (WFMS) in 1906.Thu, 08 Mar 2012 16:26:37 GMT http://new.gbgm-umc.org/?i=43598UN Explores Needs of Rural Women By Linda Bloom (A UMNS Report) The challenges and solutions to problems faced by rural women around the globe seem to boil down to a single word: “access.”Thu, 08 Mar 2012 16:24:22 GMT http://new.gbgm-umc.org/?i=43589Bearing Fruit in Cuba By allowing the Spirit to move in creative ways, the Methodist Church in Cuba is dancing, singing, and spreading scriptural holiness over the land. Since 1999, the church has grown from 8,000 to 36,000 members.Tue, 06 Mar 2012 18:18:14 GMT http://new.gbgm-umc.org/?i=43545Fri, 02 Mar 2012 21:59:37 GMT http://new.gbgm-umc.org/?i=43419Universidad Biblica Latinoamericana Lenten Calendar Your prayers for the students cover them through their studies, as they prepare to serve. Please also pray for missionaries Becky Harrell and Genilma Boehler and individual volunteers Margie Miller and Judy Kading who serve at the seminary.Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:12:11 GMT http://new.gbgm-umc.org/?i=43127Young Adults Committed to Mission and Justice Deadline: February 19, 2012. US-2 Placement Site Applications and Mission Intern Placement Site Applications (for sites outside the US) are due March 15, 2012. Global Justice Volunteers Candidate Applications are due March 9, 2012. See all.Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:08:13 GMT http://new.gbgm-umc.org/?i=39119Read more Global Ministries Recent Mission News and FeaturesFri, 01 Apr 2011 18:56:58 GMT