UMNS Daily Digest - February 6, 2012 (Meharry, sexual harassment suit, apportionment budget goal, ch
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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, February 6, 2012 [5]At Meharry, M.D. means âmake a differenceâ [6]Sexual harassment suit hits Dallas pastor [7]Baltimore-Washington giving exceeds goals [8]Church website 10 Commandments [9]Rededication set for Simpson Chapel [10] Countdown to General Conference» [11] UMTV: Medical Care for Military Women» [12] Meharry Medical College Legacy of Caring» [13] UMTV: Young Black Church Leader» [14] Change the World 2012» [15] Read Additional UMNS Stories» [16]Find us on Facebook [17] Twitter Contact Us [18]E-mail (615) 742-5470 âMeharry is a private institution with a very public mission. Most academic medical centers derive a lot of money from their private practice. We provide about $26 million of medical care that we never get a nickel for; we were never designed to be a big juggernaut clinical enterprise.â â Dr. Wayne J. Riley, president and CEO of [19]Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry. At Meharry, M.D. means âmake a differenceâ NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) â From the cradle to the grave, if you are African-American or any other racial minority, you are less likely to live a long, healthy life. [20]Meharry, a United Methodist-related medical, dental and research university, is the nationâs largest private, independent, historically black academic health center. In the first of a six-part series, UMNS reporter Kathy Gilbert explains how Meharry sees its mission. [21]Read story and post a comment» Sexual harassment suit hits Dallas pastor DALLAS (UMNS) â A young pastor in the North Texas Annual (regional) Conference has filed a lawsuit alleging sexual misconduct by the Rev. Tyrone Gordon, who has resigned as pastor of St. Luke âCommunityâ United Methodist Church in Dallas. Gordon has surrendered his credentials, effective Feb. 15. The suit, according to a story in the United Methodist Reporter, names St. Luke and the North Texas Conference as defendants, as well as Gordon. [22]Read full story and post a comment» Baltimore-Washington giving exceeds goals FULTON, Md. (UMNS) â Baltimore-Washington Annual (regional) Conference churches exceeded their goal of a 90.25 percent collection rate by donating 90.46 percent toward the apportionment budget in 2011. A total of 643 of the conferenceâs 650 churches gave $14,833,552, an amount that was very close to the $14,842,689 donated in 2010. [23]Read more» Church website 10 Commandments NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) â A website is the new front door to your church. The United Methodist Board of Discipleship will offer a free one-hour webinar at 6:30 p.m. (Central Time) Feb. 9 on the â10 Commandments for Church Websites.â Patrick Steil, webmaster for the North Texas Annual (regional) Conference and owner of ChurchBuzz.org, will lead the session. [24]Register for webinar» Rededication set for Simpson Chapel WASHINGTON (UMNS) â Dakotas Area Bishop Deborah Kiesey, president of the United Methodist Board of Church & Society, will preach at a Feb. 15 rededication service of the historic Simpson Memorial Chapel in the United Methodist Building in Washington. For more than eight decades, Simpson Chapel has offered a place for worship, education and reflection at the heart of Capitol Hill. The rededication comes after a two-month renovation, the second in Simpson Chapelâs history. [25]Read more» Did someone you know pass along this copy to you? Get your own copy [26]here. United Methodist News Service is a ministry of United Methodist Communications. 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