UMNS Daily Digest - March 2, 2011 (UMCOR, Sudan, homosexuality, guns, Haiti, young adult ministry)
From "United Methodist News Service" <newsdesk@umcom.org>Date Wed, 02 Mar 2011 14:54:07 -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 Wednesday, March 2, 2011 [5]UMCOR, donors work to rebuild Sudan [6]Homosexuality statement heats up debate [7]Faith groups protest gun amendment to budget [8]Haiti leads increase in mission giving in 2010 [9]Correction: Young adults talk church relevance [10] Imagine No Malaria» [11] UMTV: Success Secrets of Young Pastor» [12] Read Additional UMNS Stories» [13] UMTV: One Year Later: Haiti Quake Survivor [14] Find us on Facebook [15] Twitter Contact Us [16]E-mail (615) 742-5470 South Sudan has âvery little infrastructure of any kind. Education infrastructure is one of the main needs.ââ Alan Moseley, UMCOR-NGO UMCOR, donors work to rebuild Sudan NEW YORK (UMNS) â Independence for South Sudan will mean rebuilding a country where both people and structures have been worn down by several decades of war. The United Methodist Committee on Relief â through its nongovernmental organization, a variety of donor partners and church members from Sudan and around the world â has already embarked on the rebuilding effort by constructing schools and providing for water and sanitation needs. [17]Read full story and post a comment» Homosexuality statement heats up debate NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) â A call from 36 retired bishops for The United Methodist Church to eliminate its ban on homosexual clergy has outraged some members and encouraged others. In the past month, United Methodist-related groups on both sides of the ordination dispute have issued strong responses. But for many United Methodists, homosexuality is not an abstract issue but something that affects their daily life. [18]Read full story and post a comment» Faith groups protest gun amendment to budget WASHINGTON (UMNS) â Faiths United to Prevent Gun Violence, a coalition of 26 denominations and national organizations, sent a letter March 1 to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., protesting the Boren amendment to the federal budget that would undermine the ability to monitor bulk sales of assault rifles. âAs members of the faith community, we are keenly aware of the consequences of gun violence in our communities and within our families,â wrote Jim Winkler, chief executive of the United Methodist General Board of Church and Society and chair of Faiths United to Prevent Gun Violence. âAll too often the weapons used to commit these deadly acts of violence are obtained through illegal means. Therefore, it is imperative that law enforcement has the ability to detect and interdict illegal gun trafficking patterns.â Haiti leads increase in mission giving in 2010 NEW YORK (UMNS) â Total United Methodist- designated mission giving soared in 2010 because of response to the earthquake in Haiti, according to figures released by The Advance, a designated mission-giving channel. Designated gifts for missionary support held steady from 2009 to 2010. The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) received $62,338,768 through The Advance last year, including $43.9 million for response to the Haiti earthquake and $721,988 was received for relief in flood-ravaged areas of Pakistan. Total mission giving through The Advance in 2010 was $79.2 million, with $10.7 designated for worldwide mission projects other than UMCOR or missionary support. [19]Read full story here» Correction: Young adults talk church relevance LAS VEGAS (UMNS) â Coverage of the Feb. 18-20 Relevance X 2011 conference for United Methodist young adults with corrected information on John Wesley, Methodismâs founder. Wesley was never removed from the Anglican Church, nor did he leave that church, as one speaker suggested.. [20]Read full story and post a comment» 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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