UMNS Daily Digest - October 14, 2010 (Chile earthquake recovery, church planting, Laity Sunday, pens

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       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

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.


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