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UMNS Daily Digest - May 2, 2012 (Plan UMC, divestment, General Conference, trust, central conference
From "United Methodist News Service" <newsdesk@umcom.org>Date Wed, 02 May 2012 18:55:44 -0700
To ensure consistent delivery, please add [1]newsdesk@umcom.org to your >contact and/or safe senders list. >View Online | Add to Address Book | Subscribe UMNS Daily Digest - Produced by United Methodist News Service >Wednesday, May 2, 2012 >[2]'Plan UMC' gets tentative approval >[3]Delegates reject divestment from companies >[4]UMC has trust issues >[5]Challenges of a global church >[6]Ecumenical award given >[7]12 conferences to lead Imagine No Malaria >[8]Praying for peace in Nigeria >[9]Winning hearts, one song at a time [10]May 2 wrap: Delegates approve new structure >[11]On GC2012 Radio today >[12]Correction: May 1 daily wrap-up item >[13]General Conference 2012A> >[14]General Conference appA> >[15]General Conference BlogsA> >[16]Digital LoungeA> >[17]Change the World 2012A> >[18]Imagine No MalariaA> >[19]Read Additional UMNS StoriesA> >[20]Find us on Facebook >[21]Twitter >[22]Contact Us >(615) 742-5470 >(813) 574-4837 in Tampa, Fla. (through May 4) aWe can no longer behave like we are a United States church.a a Bishop >Scott Jones of the Kansas Episcopal Area. >'Plan UMC' gets tentative approval TAMPA, Fla. (UMNS) a The campaign to restructure the general agencies of The United Methodist Church continued its roller-coaster ride on May 2. By a vote of 567 to 384, the 2012 United Methodist General Conference tentatively approved a slightly amended version of aPlan UMCa to reconfigure the agencies and downsize their boards. A final vote on the plan will come on May 4 after the delegates learn its financial implications and hear a report from the Judicial Council on >its constitutionality. >[23]Read full story and post a commentA> >Delegates reject divestment from companies TAMPA, Fla. (UMNS) a In the May 2 afternoon plenary at the 2012 General Conference, delegates approved petitions dealing with the Palestinian-Israeli conflict but did not approve a measure to divest from specific companies. Delegates instead approved a report calling on the United Methodist Board of Pension and Health Benefits to explore aserious peace-making strategies in Israel and Palestine, including positive economic and financial investment in Palestine.a >[24]Read full story and post a commentA> >UMC has trust issues TAMPA, Fla. (UMNS) a aWe have huge trust issues,a said the Rev. Adam Hamilton, a popular author and pastor of the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, Kan. In an interview with blogger Jay Voorhees, Hamilton said trust-building is needed between conferences around the world, between bishops and laity, and between bishops and >clergy. >[25]Read the interviewA> >Challenges of a global church TAMPA, Fla. (UMNS) a The growth of United Methodism in the central conferences a Africa, Asia and Europe a is increasingly evident at each General Conference. There are 372 delegates from the central conferences at GC2012, twice as many as there were at the 2004 General >Conference and a third more than 2008. >[26]Read full story and post a commentA> >Ecumenical award given TAMPA, Fla. (UMNS) a The Rev. John McCullough, a United Methodist clergyman and executive director of the international humanitarian agency Church World Service, was given the Council of Bishops 2012 Ecumenical Award on May 1 at General Conference. McCullough is aan exceptional advocate for ecumenism in the life of The United Methodist Church and beyond,a said Bishop Mary Ann Swenson, president of the Commission on Christian Unity and Interreligious Concerns. >[27]Read full story and post a commentA> >12 conferences to lead Imagine No Malaria TAMPA, Fla. (UMNS) a Imagine No Malaria announced the commitment of 12 United Methodist annual conferences to support the denominationas effort to end preventable malaria deaths in Africa. The annual conferences are part of the aVanguard Wavea of the ministryas effort to raise at least $75 million. This phase of Imagine No Malaria features a balanced approach to engagement, with an emphasis on advocacy activities, major gift cultivation and local church participation. >[28]Read full story and post a commentA> >Praying for peace in Nigeria TAMPA, Fla. (UMNS) a The business of the 2012 United Methodist General Conference paused briefly May 1 to remember those killed in a late April spree of violence in Nigeria and to pray for peace in the West African nation. The General Conference delegates include >representatives from Nigeria. >[29]Read full story and post a commentA> >Winning hearts, one song at a time TAMPA, Fla. (UMNS) a You might call them the United Methodist version of the Jackson Five. The Kamana family a four brothers and a sister a traveled here from the Democratic Republic of Congo and have been wowing General Conference and Florida churches with their a cappella >versions of songs like aO Happy Day.a >[30]Learn more and see a performanceA> >May 2 wrap: Delegates approve new structure TAMPA, Fla. (UMNS) aa After several false starts to create a new structure, the May 2 session of the 2012 General Conference approved a modest realignment of the 13 general agencies that serve the 13 million-member United Methodist Church. Delegates reaffirmed a resolution opposing Israeli settlements in Palestinian land, but they defeated efforts to recommend divestment from particular companies >operating in the area. >[31]Read full story and post a commentA> >On GC2012 Radio today TAMPA, Fla. (UMNS) a The Rev. David Alan Grady, a pastor, delegate, and social media user from the North Georgia Conference, says Twitter affected his conference's delegation elections last summer. UMNS reporter Heather Hahn discusses the adoption of Plan UMC this morning, and artist Ted Lyddon Hatten talks about his artwork at General >Conference. >[32]Listen to GC2012 RadioA> >Correction: May 1 daily wrap-up item The Board of Global Ministries is working with a group of large-membership churches in the United States to develop a microfinance program. The May 1 wrap-up story incorrectly described the board's work in this area. UMNS regrets the error. Did someone you know pass along this copy to you? Get your own copy >[33]here. United Methodist News Service is a ministry of United Methodist >Communications. 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