UMNS Daily Digest - Feb. 10, 2011 (Keywords: Southern Sudan, rural church, Board of Church and Socie
From "United Methodist News Service" <newsdesk@umcom.org>Date Fri, 11 Feb 2011 14:08:56 -0800
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 Friday, Feb. 11, 2011 [5]United Methodists cheer Southern Sudan vote [6]U.S. Rural Church Realities [7]Agency sets church's 2011 legislative priorities [8]Harvest Hope: The Rural Church in America [9]Scenes from a Dakota Parish» [10]Rural Roots of United Methodism» [11]U.S. Rural Church Realities» [12]God and Country in Rural Ohio» [13]Read Additional UMNS Stories» [14]Find us on Facebook [15]Twitter Contact Us [16]E-mail (615) 742-5470 "This is a historical moment for the South Sudanese and all Sudanese. It's a dream come true for all of us." â Victor Chol, a United Methodist who was one of the "Lost Boys of Sudan." United Methodists cheer Southern Sudan vote YEI, Sudan (UMNS) â When the overwhelming vote for independence in Southern Sudan became official, the celebration in Yei, Sudan, lasted throughout the night and into the next morning. Many United Methodist churches have a connection to the people in what will be the world's newest nation. [17]Read full story and post a comment» U.S. Rural Church Realities DURHAM, N.C. (UMTV) â When a church exists in an area where there are fewer than 200 people per square mile, it's considered rural. There are about 20,000 United Methodist rural congregations in the U.S.--more than 60 percent of the denomination in the U.S. Despite these significant numbers, a 2010 survey revealed that rural church members often feel unheard and misunderstood. [18]Watch video» Agency sets church's 2011 legislative priorities WASHINGTON (UMNS) â The United Methodist Board of Church and Society has set its 2011 legislative priorities for the 112th U.S. Congress. The priorities support social-justice stances approved by The United Methodist Church's highest policy-making body, General Conference. The priorities are based on the denomination's Social Principles and its Book of Resolutions. They also are aligned with focus areas of the denomination approved by General Conference, which meets every four years. [19]Read full story» Harvest Hope: The Rural Church in America Burdens or blessings? A multimedia United Methodist News Service series explores the current state of rural churches in the U.S. and ideas to keep them alive and well. The series is available at [20]www.umc.org/rural. Did someone you know pass along this copy to you? Get your own copy [21]here. United Methodist News Service is a ministry of United Methodist Communications. 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