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UMNS Daily Digest - January 13, 2012 (2012 General Conference, church planters, deportation policy,

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             There will be no Daily Digest on Monday, Jan. 16.
                 Daily Digest will resume Tuesday, Jan. 17.
                          Friday, January 13, 2012
              [5]Expectations build for 2012 General Conference
                [6]Oklahoma Conference trains church planters
                [7]Agency applauds deportation policy change
               [8]Haiti earthquake survivor speaks at service
                 [9]Sunday Supper: a nationwide conversation
              [10]A silence about race and the U.S. presidency
                   [11]Dr. Kingâs most memorable speeches
                  [12]Providing help, hope in any disaster

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   UMTV: Green Gym at ChurchÂ»






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   Slideshow: Side by side with HaitiÂ»






     [15]
   UMTV: Haiti quake survivorÂ»






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   The Church and ImmigrationÂ»






    [17]
   Walking With KingÂ»






   [18]
   Lowery shares his sit-in storyÂ»






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   Human Relations Day: Redemption ChurchÂ»






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 âEach General Conference has a major impact on the life of our denomination
and our role in the world.â â The Rev. Fitzgerald âGereâ Reist II, secretary
                           of General Conference.


Expectations build for 2012 General Conference

   NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) â Every four years United Methodists develop high
   expectations that delegates to the top legislative body of the denomination
   will set policies and approve resolutions to address specific challenges in
   the church and society. Those expectations are building as the 988 delegates
   and 4,000 volunteers and observers prepare for the [24]2012 General
   Conference, meeting April 24-May 4 in Tampa, Fla. Interpreter OnLine takes a
   look at what is shaping up.

   For quick information and to see how many days are left until General
   Conference, [25]visit the new Countdown to General Conference page.

                                                          [26]Read moreÂ»


Oklahoma Conference trains church planters

   OKLAHOMA CITY â Working in trios on a Saturday morning, the men and women
   decorated puzzle pieces to represent segments of The United Methodist
   Church: general agencies, annual (regional) conferences and more. Then they
   connected the pieces, and the puzzleâs shape emerged: a heart. Godâs love is
   at the center of âLay Missionary Planting Networkâ training in the Oklahoma
   Indian Missionary Conference.

                                       [27]Read more and post a commentÂ»


Agency applauds deportation policy change

   WASHINGTON (UMNS) â The United Methodist Board of Church and Society sent a
   statement to the White House this week applauding the U.S. Department of
   Homeland Securityâs decision to enable some undocumented immigrant children
   and spouses to reunite with their U.S.-citizen family members. Considering
   the ârecord numbers of deportations by the Obama administration,â the agency
   said in a Jan. 11 statement, âwe hope this change in policy will finally
   make it easier for thousands of American families with mixed immigration
   status to remain permanently together.â

                                                          [28]Read moreÂ»


Haiti earthquake survivor speaks at service

   PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (UMNS) â The Rev. James Gulley, who survived the
   collapse of the Hotel Montana during [29]Haitiâs earthquake two years ago,
   spoke at the hotel during a Jan. 12 service of commemoration. Two United
   Methodist colleagues trapped with him, the Rev. Sam Dixon and the Rev.
   Clinton Rabb, died of their injuries. The Rev. Marco Depestre represented
   the Methodist Church of Haiti at the service. âJanuary 12, 2010, impacted
   the lives of all who are here today in ways we could never have imagined
   before that date: snuffing out the lives of so many, calling to a halt many
   plans, but never extinguishing the hopes and dreams of many, many more,â
   Gulley said.


Sunday Supper: a nationwide conversation

   NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) â Inspired by the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin
   Luther King Jr., America's Sunday Supper invites people from all backgrounds
   to come together to share a meal, discuss issues that affect their community
   and highlight the power of each person to make a difference. Rethink Church
   invites everyone to participate Sunday, Jan. 15, in a
   community-by-community, nationwide conversation.

                                                          [30]Read moreÂ»


A silence about race and the U.S. presidency

   ATLANTA (UMNS) â As he writes his annual letter to the Rev. Dr. Martin
   Luther King Jr. on the holiday to celebrate Kingâs birth, retired Bishop
   Woodie W. White observes that âmany years ago, I likened racism to Johnson
   grass, that tough, elusive type of grass that seems to defy destruction.
   When it appears to be eradicated, it shows up elsewhere. â¦ One thinks itâs
   gone, and then discovers it was only dormant.â

                                       [31]Read more and post a commentÂ»


Dr. Kingâs most memorable speeches

   NEW YORK (UMNS) â âIâve been to the mountaintop. ... And Iâve seen the
   promised land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight
   that we, as a people, will get to the promised land.â This is from one of
   the presentations by the United Methodist General Commission on Religion and
   Race of five of the most memorable speeches by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther
   King Jr.

                               [32]Listen to the speeches and read moreÂ»


Providing help, hope in any disaster

   NEW YORK (UMNS) â Looking beyond the catastrophic statistics, UMNS reporter
   Linda Bloom in her blog, talks about how United Methodists support the
   individuals and communities struggling to overcome disaster.

                                       [33]Read more and post a commentÂ»


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