UMNS Daily Digest - May 9, 2011 (vital congregations, 10-fold.org, flood victims, foster care)
From "United Methodist News Service" <newsdesk@umcom.org>Date Mon, 09 May 2011 15:10:51 -0700
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, May 9, 2011 [5]Leaders ponder funding, structural changes [6]Missionaries to share stories on 10-fold.org [7]Churches assist flood victims in Kentucky [8]Life after foster care [9] Call to Action» [10] UMTV: Life After Foster Care» [11] UMTV: Garden Grows Community Care» [12] Read Additional UMNS Stories» [13]Find us on Facebook [14]Twitter Contact Us [15]E-mail (615) 742-5470 “What I appreciate about this stage of the process is the chance to vet what in some cases are big, hairy, audacious ideas and get a sense what people connect with, both in the head and heart.” — Bishop Gregory V. Palmer Leaders ponder funding, structural changes ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. (UMNS) — In an effort to promote more vital congregations, United Methodist leaders are weighing proposals that would dramatically change church funding and the denomination’s agencies. Illinois Area Bishop Gregory V. Palmer shared the proposals during the May 2-6 Council of Bishops meeting. [16]Read full story and post a comment» Missionaries to share stories on 10-fold.org NEW YORK (UMNS) — More than 300 missionaries in 60 countries serve with the United Methodist Board of Global Ministries, working in education, agriculture and health; developing new church leaders; and acting as partners with the United Methodist Committee on Relief when disaster strikes. Throughout the day on May 10, log on to [17]10-fold to hear four missionaries share their stories. A live update is set for noon Eastern Time. Churches assist flood victims in Kentucky CRESTWOOD, Ky. (UMNS) — The United Methodist Kentucky Annual (regional) Conference is assisting communities affected by flooding from the Mississippi and lower Ohio rivers in the Elizabethtown District. In West Point and Colesburg, United Methodist churches worked in conjunction with the American Red Cross to collect and distribute more than 63 gallons of bleach and 60 cleaning buckets to help those whose homes were inundated by floodwaters. Life after foster care NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMTV) — In today’s economy, it’s hard for young people to find work. It’s much harder for foster children who have to make it on their own when they reach 21. Up to two-thirds don’t graduate from high school or get a GED. A program is stepping in — and seeing successful results — for those who don’t have parents. [18]Watch Video» 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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