UMNS Daily Digest - Oct. 11, 2010 (Ecumenical work, Bishop James Thomas, anti-graffiti ministry)
From "United Methodist News Service" <newsdesk@umcom.org>Date Mon, 11 Oct 2010 14:42:24 -0700
To ensure consistent delivery, please add [1]newsdesk@umcom.org to your contact and/or safe senders list. [2]View Online | [3]Add to Address Book | [4]Subscribe UMNS Daily Digest - Produced by United Methodist News Service Monday, Oct. 11, 2010 [5]Civil rights leader Bishop James Thomas dies [6]United Methodist ecumenical leader dies [7]Graffiti removal ministry lightens neighbors' burdens [8]Bishop James Thomas on MLK» [9]10-Fold events this week» [10]Read Additional UMNS Stories» [11]Find us on Facebook [12]Twitter Contact Us [13]E-mail (615) 742-5470 "I didn't come to be a black bishop. I've always been black. I have come to be the best bishop I can be." - Bishop James Thomas, who died Oct. 10. Civil rights leader Bishop James Thomas dies ATLANTA (UMNS) - James Samuel Thomas, the United Methodist bishop who broke racial barriers when he was assigned to an all-white annual (regional) conference in 1964, died Oct. 10. His funeral will be Oct. 15 at Cascade United Methodist Church in Atlanta. Thomas was 91. [14]Read full story and post a comment» United Methodist ecumenical leader dies GREENPORT, N.Y. (UMNS) - The church leader who helped shape the ecumenical vision of The United Methodist Church has died at the age of 90. The Rev. Robert W. Huston is remembered as a devout Christian with a fierce passion for the unity of the church and a humble man who championed the gifts of women and young adults. [15]Read full story and post a comment» Graffiti removal lightens neighbors' burdens FORT SMITH, Ark. (UMNS) - While on a drive down North 50th Street in Fort Smith, Becky Neighbors and her husband saw an older couple cleaning graffiti off the side of their business. Neighbors decided more could be done. That was the beginning of a United Methodist Graffiti Removal Team. [16]The full story is available here. Did someone you know pass along this copy to you? Get your own copy [17]here. 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