UMNS Daily Digest - February 7, 2012 (Meharry Medical College, AIDS, health disparities, church rest
From "United Methodist News Service" <newsdesk@umcom.org>Date Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:44:46 -0800
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 Tuesday, February 7, 2012 [5]Meharry attacks HIV/AIDS in lab, streets [6]UMTV: Church offers AIDS Tests [7]Delegations respond to restructuring [8]Pension forum set [9]Missouri partner assists Costa Rican seminary [10]Correction: Church website 10 Commandments [11] Meharryâs Medical Mission» [12] UMTV: Church Offers AIDS Tests» [13] UMTV: AIDS Prevention for Women» [14] Global AIDS Fund» [15] UMTV: AIDS Awareness Church» [16] Read Additional UMNS Stories» [17]Find us on Facebook [18] Twitter Contact Us (615) 742-5470 âFaith leaders are in contact with thousands of people every week; they are the people that can get the word out. People will listen to them.â â Ross Fleming III, project coordinator for an effort to fight AIDS. Meharry attacks HIV/AIDS in lab, streets NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) â African-American women are 15 times more likely to become infected with HIV than the rest of the U.S. population. It is not known why that disparity exists, but United Methodist-related Meharry Medical College is pursuing a variety of methods to fight the disease. This is the second in a six-part [19]series on Meharryâs efforts to eliminate health disparities among ethnic groups. [20]Read full story and post a comment» UMTV: Church offers AIDS Tests HOUSTON (UMNS) â In the 1990s, an African-American pastor in Houston found himself officiating at too many funerals resulting from AIDS-related deaths. He and his church, St. Johnâs Downtown, decided to take a direct approach to stop the high rate of infection in their own community. Feb. 7 marks National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. [21]Watch video and post a comment» Delegations respond to restructuring NORCROSS, Ga. (UMNS) â The North Georgia Annual (regional) Conference delegation, by a majority vote, has endorsed a call for an alternative restructuring plan to the current proposed [22]Interim Operations Team/ Connectional Table legislation. The [23]North Georgia delegation statement follows statements from the [24]Iowa, [25]Louisiana and [26]North Texas delegations to General Conference and Jurisdictional conferences that, to some extent, endorse the proposed changes for study and discussion. Look for more coverage from United Methodist News Service. Pension forum set TUCSON, Ariz. (UMNS) â The United Methodist Board of Pension and Health Benefits has scheduled a public forum around 11:45 a.m. (Mountain Time) March 2. The event is at JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort, 3800 W. Starr Pass Blvd., Tucson. To be placed on the agenda and receive specific presentation requirements, call Colette Nies by Feb. 20 at 1-800-269-2244, extension 4296, or e-mail [27]cnies@gbophb.org. Missouri partner assists Costa Rican seminary COLUMBIA, Mo. (UMNS) â The Missouri Annual (regional) Conference is partnering with the Universidad BÃblica Latinoamericana in San Jose, Costa Rica, over the next several years to raise funds and provide volunteers to build housing for seminary student families. Universidad BÃblica Latinoamericana is widely recognized as one of the main centers of theological education in Latin America and the Caribbean, training pastors and lay leaders for the growing Christian communities involved in witness and service throughout the region. [28]Read more» Correction: Church website 10 Commandments NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) â An item in the Feb. 6 Daily Digest included a broken link to register for a free one-hour webinar on the â10 Commandments for Church Websitesâ at 6:30 p.m. (Central Time) Feb. 9. To register, visit [29]www.gbod.org/committee_resources and click on the webinarâs name on the right. Did someone you know pass along this copy to you? 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