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                          Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011
             [5]Places of the heart: Rural church at crossroads
                     [6]Lesbian elder faces church trial
         [7]Ministry commission offers resources on proposed changes
               [8]Chinese Christian delegation visits New York


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   "They are like family to me. But we're not connected in any way except
   through the church." - Ida Mae Nutt on her rural Arkansas congregation.

Places of the heart: Rural church at crossroads

   TULIP, Ark. (UMNS) - A spirit of community is why 16 people rotate each
   Sunday among four United Methodist churches in south-central Arkansas,
   honoring the memories each of the buildings holds. Their commitment to
   maintain all four churches is a story of sacrifice multiplied in small
   United Methodist congregations throughout the United States. Yet the best
   intentions are not always enough to keep rural churches going.

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Lesbian elder faces church trial

   OSCEOLA, Wis. (UMNS) - A lesbian clergywoman in Wisconsin will face a church
   trial that could result in her removal from United Methodist ordained
   ministry. The Rev. Amy DeLong triggered the case in 2009 when she agreed to
   officiate at a union of a lesbian couple. That same year, she also
   registered with her partner of nearly 16 years under state law. She reported
   both actions to the United Methodist Wisconsin Annual (regional) Conference.

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Ministry commission offers resources on proposed changes

   NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) - The Study of Ministry Commission has provided
   discussion questions and a PowerPoint presentation about proposed changes
   that include a shift away from security of employment for elders, a move to
   group candidacy mentoring, and separating ordination from full annual
   conference membership.

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Chinese Christian delegation visits New York

   NEW YORK (UMNS) - A delegation of Chinese Christian leaders from the Three
   Self Patriotic Movement met Jan. 7 with officials from the United Methodist
   Board of Global Ministries, National Council of Churches and Church World
   Service at the Interchurch Center. Among the visitors were Elder Fu Xianwei,
   chairman of the movement's national committee; the Rev. Zhang Keyun,
   president of Jiangsu Provincial Christian Council, and the Rev. Lin Manhong,
   interim dean of Nanjing Union Theological Seminary.
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