UMNS Daily Digest - October 14, 2010 (Chile earthquake recovery, church planting, Laity Sunday, pens
From "United Methodist News Service" <newsdesk@umcom.org>Date Thu, 14 Oct 2010 15:17:08 -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 Thursday, October 14, 2010 [5]Chilean Methodists, UMCOR sign agreement [6]New congregation growth reaches half-way mark [7]Laity Sunday celebrates people in the pews [8]Pension Board schedules public forum [9] 10-Fold events this week» [10] UMTV: Haiti Recovery Volunteers» [11] UTMV: Refuge for Russian Street Children» [12] Read Additional UMNS Stories» [13]Find us on Facebook [14]Twitter Contact Us [15]E-mail (615) 742-5470 âLiving a good life without a presence at church doesnât allow us to reflect Godâs love and care to the world. Being present on Sunday without living a good life doesnât allow us to reflect Godâs love and care. But together both form a powerful witness.â â The Rev. MaryJane Pierce Norton of the United Methodist Board of Discipleship. Chilean Methodists, UMCOR sign agreement STAMFORD, Conn. (UMNS) â When a massive earthquake struck Chile on Feb. 27, Juan Salazar and his fellow Methodists were ready to respond because of training from the United Methodist Committee on Relief. That fledgling partnership between the Methodist Church of Chile and The United Methodist Churchâs relief agency was strengthened Oct. 11. [16]Read full story and post a comment» New congregation growth reaches half-way mark STAMFORD, Conn. (UMNS) â From Vietnam to Malawi, the number of new United Methodist congregations outside the United States has grown by more than 200. The United Methodist Board of Global Ministries mission initiatives program has started 210 churches, expanding the denominationâs reach particularly in Asia and Africa. [17]Read full story and post a comment» Laity Sunday celebrates people in the pews NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) â In church, being there makes all the difference, writes the Rev. MaryJane Pierce Norton in a commentary. âThink of it in this way,â she writes. âIn many congregations on Christmas Eve, we light candles and lift them. Without even one of those candles, the light of presence dims. And our witness is less.â [18]Read full story and post a comment» Pension Board schedules public forum Glenview, Ill. (UMNS) â The United Methodist Board of Pension and Health Benefits has scheduled a public forum on Nov. 12. The forum will be held at the Westin Tampa Bay Hotel, 7627 W. Courtney Campbell Causeway, Tampa, Fla. It is tentatively scheduled for 11:45 a.m., Eastern time. The forum is intended to allow the board of directors to hear concerns of constituents from across the church during their regularly scheduled board meeting. To place a topic on the agenda, call Colette Nies by Oct. 29 at (800) 269-2244, extension 4296, or e-mail [19]cnies@gbophb.org. Did someone you know pass along this copy to you? Get your own copy [20]here. 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