UMNS Daily Digest - Sept. 19, 2011 (Peace memorial, Atlanta, evangelism, Board of Church and Society

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       UMNS Daily Digest - Produced by United Methodist News Service
                           Monday, Sept. 19, 2011
                [5]Atlanta church's ribbons remember war dead
                 [6]Okla. church offers evangelism training
                   [7]'Preach to save lives,' board urges
                [8]Church conference on 'Living With Drought'


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   "Through working on this project, I've realized that it's not a pipedream to
   think about peace for all of us. This project has touched the congregation
   in one of the deepest ways I have ever seen." - Susan Marshall, who
   organized a peace memorial at her Atlanta church.

Atlanta church's ribbons remember war dead

   ATLANTA (UMNS) - U.S. Army Capt. Brooks Askew takes
   a moment to study the thousands of gold, blue and green ribbons across his
   church's front lawn. Peachtree Road United Methodist Church's memorial
   honors the 6,400 members of the U.S. military who have died in the
   Afghanistan and Iraq wars. Askew is all too familiar with one of the names
   on the Prayers for Peace memorial.

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Okla. church offers evangelism training

   PRYOR, Okla. (UMNS) - First United Methodist Church in Pryor will conduct an
   evangelism training conference from 9:30 a.m. to 4:20 p.m. Sept. 24. The
   Rev. Bob Crossman, director of new church starts and congregational
   advancement at the Arkansas Annual (regional) Conference, will be among the
   presenters. Workshops include "Needs-based Evangelism," "Small Church
   Evangelism," "Fishing for Children" and "How to Share Your Faith." The cost
   is $10 per person. To enroll, email [18]Bob Pierson.



'Preach to save lives,' board urges

   WASHINGTON (UMNS) - Domestic violence, which affects millions of people, can
   be addressed on several fronts in coming weeks. The United Methodist Board
   of Church and Society is urging churchgoers to contact their members of
   Congress to avoid budget cuts for legislation aimed at curbing domestic
   violence and urging pastors to speak from their pulpits about domestic
   violence to save lives. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

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Church conference on "Living With Drought"

   JOHNSON CITY, Texas (UMNS) - Climatologists forecast central Texas' drought
   will continue through next year. [20]First United Methodist Church in
   Johnson City will host a free conference on living with drought - a slow-
   moving disaster - at 9 a.m. Oct. 15. Blanco County Disaster Response Group
   is organizing the event, and Texas state climatologist John Nielsen-Gammon
   will be among the speakers. Other speakers will talk about the effects of
   the ongoing drought on water supply, gardens, trees and wildlife and discuss
   fire safety and protection.



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