UMNS Daily Digest - January 19, 2012 (Church reorganization, Methodist Federation for Social Action,

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       UMNS Daily Digest - Produced by United Methodist News Service
                        Thursday,  January 19, 2012
                  [5]Group proposes alternative restructure
                       [6]30 years and still learning
                 [7]Pension board loan for Wisconsin housing
               [8]Support group makes cancer patients blankets

   



   


   

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âConvinced that what we believe is not nearly as important as how we live, I
    weary of theological snobbery, dogmatic assertions, and intellectual
    sparring that separates rather than unites. Christian belief is only
  relevant as it is expressed in humble service, patient encouragement, and
    living witness.â â The Rev. Laurie Haller, reflecting on 30 years of
                                 ministry.


Group proposes alternative restructure

   WASHINGTON (UMNS) â Uneasy with the Call to Actionâs proposed restructuring,
   leaders of one special-interest group have submitted an alternative
   reorganization for The United Methodist Churchâs top lawmaking body to
   consider. The Methodist Federation for Social Action, an unofficial
   progressive caucus, is the only one of the denominationâs unofficial
   progressive and evangelical caucuses to submit legislation regarding
   restructuring.

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30 years and still learning

   GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (UMNS) â It was an inauspicious beginning in January
   1982, wrote the Rev. Laurie Haller, district superintendent of the Grand
   Rapids District of the West Michigan Annual (regional) Conference. In her
   blog, she reflects on the lessons she learned each year of her 30 years of
   ministry.

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Pension Board loan for Wisconsin housing

   GLENVIEW, Ill. (UMNS) â The Board of Pension and Health Benefits recently
   approved a loan commitment to the United Methodist Childrenâs Services of
   Wisconsin for a newly constructed 24-unit low-income housing project,
   continuing the boardâs tradition of values-driven investing.

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Support group makes cancer patients blankets

   ATASCOCITA, Texas (UMNS) â The Atascocita Observer reports that the group, A
   Sisterhood of Breast Cancer Support, from Atascocita United Methodist Church
   with the help of volunteers spent most of the day Jan. 14 making 100
   blankets that soon will be in the hands of breast cancer patients.

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