UMNS Daily Digest - Feb. 14, 2011 (Ministries for job seekers, couples' counseling, homosexuality, W
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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, Feb. 14, 2011 [5]United Methodists offer job seekers hope [6]Marriage counseling aids happily ever after [7]Discounts available for Wesleyan pilgrimage [8]AIDS panel condemns human-rights activist's death [9]Harvest of Hope: The Rural Church in America» [10]U.S. Rural Church Realities» [11]UMTV: Rasmus' Church Growth Tips» [12]Read Additional UMNS Stories» [13] Find us on Facebook [14] Twitter Contact Us [15]E-mail (615) 742-5470 "Any kind of jobs program churches can put together is extremely valuable. It is a huge opportunity for the church to be involved with the community, to witness to people in need and to help people rebuild their lives." - Steve Bass, a United Methodist in Kansas. United Methodists offer job seekers hope LEAWOOD, Kan. (UMNS) - With the U.S. unemployment rate at 9 percent, many people are finding themselves wandering "in the wilderness" in need of employment - and direction. And many turn to the church for help and hope. [16]Read full story and post a comment» Marriage counseling aids happily ever after NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) - Bridgett Zeller, 26, and Mark Wilson, 24, will say "I do" on April 30. And since they are undergoing premarital counseling, odds are in their favor that their future as Mr. and Mrs. is brighter than if they avoided undergoing a psychological reality check before taking the plunge. [17]Read full story and post a comment» Discounts available for Wesleyan pilgrimage NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) - United Methodist clergy and lay leaders who want to follow the footsteps of John and Charles Wesley can take advantage of early-registration discounts for a 10-day Wesleyan Pilgrimage to England in November. Additionally, scholarships are available for provisional members. The Nov. 7-17 pilgrimage is being sponsored by the United Methodist Board of Discipleship and Board of Higher Education and Ministry. An early registration discount of $400 is available through April 29, and a discount of $200 will be available from April 30 through July 31. After Aug. 1, the cost will be $2,395, except for provisional members. The Board of Higher Education and Ministry is making $1,000 scholarships available for provisional elders and deacons. [18]More information is available here» AIDS panel condemns human-rights activist's death WASHINGTON (UMNS) - The United Methodist Church Global AIDS Fund Committee joins more than 70 other religious representatives from around the globe in expressing deep concern about the violent death of human-rights activist David Kato in Uganda. Kato, a gay man, was beaten to death Jan. 26 in his home in Kampala. He recently won a court case challenging the publishing of his photo, name and address in a Ugandan newspaper calling for homosexuals to be hanged. The investigation into his murder is ongoing. The Rev. Donald Messer, chair of the United Methodist Global AIDS Fund Committee, said the decision to speak out about Kato's death is because of the high number of persons around the world who are gay and living with AIDS. A resolution for eradicating homophobia and heterosexism was adopted by the 2008 General Conference, The United Methodist Church's highest policy-making body. Did someone you know pass along this copy to you? Get your own copy [19]here. United Methodist News Service is a ministry of United Methodist Communications. 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