UMNS Daily Digest - May 23, 2011 (Joplin, Mo; tornadoes; Minneapolis’ police chaplain; Change the Wo

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       UMNS Daily Digest - Produced by United Methodist News Service
                            Monday, May 23, 2011
          Police chaplain serves the tornado-stricken in Minneapolis
                   Joplin tornado hits UM churches, members
                Change the World puts churches 'In the Garden'
                NCC women voice support for anti-violence act


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   "The devastation is so well defined that when you get on a hill, you can see
   a path through the city." –– The Rev. Christopher Sloan, pastor of Christ's
   Community United Methodist Church.

Police chaplain serves the tornado-stricken in Minneapolis

   MINNEAPOLIS (UMNS) –– The Rev. Linda Koelman, a United Methodist pastor, is
   working with her fellow Minneapolis Police Department chaplains and the Red
   Cross to provide resources and temporary shelter to those made homeless
   after a May 22 tornado struck the west and north sides of the city. Much of
   her ministry right now is listening to tornado survivors share their
   stories.

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Joplin tornado hits UM churches, members

   JOPLIN, Mo. (UMNS)  –– Several United Methodist churches here were
   scrambling to provide shelter Monday morning for church members and others
   whose homes were damaged by a tornado the day before. At least 89 people
   lost their lives in the storm.

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Change the World puts churches 'In the Garden'

   NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) –– More than 2,000 individual churches in 15
   countries participated in Change the World events. Many engaged in
   environmentally friendly projects. Wayne (N.J.) United Methodist Church
   planted a community garden in nearby Paterson. Joseph (Ore.) United
   Methodist Church joined a school to start a garden to combat childhood
   obesity.

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NCC women voice support for anti-violence act

   NEW YORK (UMNS) –– In a message to women participants at the May 17-25
   International Ecumenical Peace Convocation in Jamaica, the Justice for Women
   Working Group of the U.S. National Council of Churches voiced support for
   the International Violence Against Women Act.

   "We know there is a link between poverty and violence against women," the
   letter said. "We know that when women have access to education and
   employment opportunities, their families and communities have become more
   stable and safe."

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