UMNS Daily Digest - January 4, 2012 (Imagine No Malaria, Minnesota Annual Conference, private prison
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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 Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012 [5]Minnesotans add $2 million to malaria fight [6]Board screens out private-prison investments [7]Science can help church keep its young folk [8]Human Relations Day offering Jan. 15 [9]Exemplary teacher awards to 11 [10] UMTV: Malaria Lab Fights Killer» [11]UMTV: Restaurant Owner on Mission» [12]UMTV: Church Drive-Thru Prayer» [13]Read Additional UMNS Stories» [14]Find us on Facebook [15]Twitter Contact Us [16]E-mail (615) 742-5470 “They have vision for the realm of God and compassion for people outside of their immediate community.” — Bishop Sally Dyck of the Minnesota Annual (regional) Conference, speaking about the conference success in raising funds to fight malaria. Minnesotans add $2 million to malaria fight MINNEAPOLIS (UMNS) — Minnesota United Methodists have raised $2,226,023 in pledges and gifts for Imagine No Malaria, The United Methodist Church’s campaign to eliminate malaria deaths in sub-Saharan Africa by 2015. That total is the highest amount raised by a United Methodist annual (regional) conference to date. [17]Read full story and post a comment» Board screens out private-prison investments GLENVIEW, Ill. (UMNS) — For the past seven months, The United Methodist Church’s pension agency has pondered the question of whether it is moral for United Methodists to make an investment profit from the incarceration of individuals. On Jan. 3, the board announced its decision. [18]Read more and post a comment» Science can help church keep its young folk NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) — A nationwide study found three out of 10 young adults with a Christian background feel churches are out of step with the scientific world we live in. Embracing an attitude of reconciliation and partnership with science will be essential if we hope to attract young people and keep them engaged in pursuit of a rich spiritual life, writes Gary B. Sherman, a scientist and United Methodist. [19]Read more and post a comment» Human Relations Day offering Jan. 15 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) — The Human Relations Day offering supports vital community ministries that teach and advocate for justice, especially among people struggling to survive in the margins of society. As one example, students at United Methodist-related Philander Smith College in Little Rock, Ark., are becoming more involved in social concerns with help from the United Methodist Voluntary Service program. [20]Read more» Exemplary teacher awards to 11 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) — Eleven professors at United Methodist-related colleges, universities and theological schools have received the Exemplary Teacher Award from the United Methodist Board of Higher Education and Ministry. 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