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To Lunch or Not to Lunch?
Written: 3/31/2009
NASHVILLE: The people of The United Methodist Church are marking the lead up to April 25, World Malaria Day, with a renewed call to members and friends to support Nothing But Nets, a grassroots anti-malaria effort which allows anyone, for $10, to send a lifesaving bed net to a family i...
Bowling Green District Churches Take Food Race Challenge
Written: 12/4/2008
This was the first year for the Great Food Race Challenge in the Bowling Green District. The idea behind this came from a story in the Interpreter magazine a few months back where some United Methodist churches in Colorado did this.
One of my goals for the Challenge, in addition to the desire to h...
Deadline to Apply for Peace with Justice Grant is Feb. 15
Written: 12/4/2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Feb. 15 is the deadline to apply for a Peace with Justice grant from the United Methodist General Board of Church & Society (GBCS).
Funding for this program is generated through the Peace with Justice Special Sunday offering of The United Methodist Church. One of six Sp...
God Welcomes the Stranger
Written: 10/7/2008
Donna and Jorge Aros represented the Kentucky Conference September 10-11 at the Midwest Interfaith Immigration Summit in Columbus, Ohio. The purpose of the event was to mobilize faith advocates in the Midwest to be fully prepared to give aid (spiritual, legal, physical) to immigrants, and to advocat...
Hurricane Ike Response
Written: 9/18/2008
Hurricane Ike made its devastating landfall in Galveston, Tex., and along the Gulf Coast on Sept. 12, forcing many people into temporary shelters and leaving about 1.5 million people without power. Hurricane Ike caused severe damage to homes, businesses and communities—making it the largest re...
Bishop Palmer Urges Prayer for Storm Victims in Cuba
Written: 9/16/2008
Bishop Gregory V. Palmer, President of the Council of Bishops, is urging United Methodists to pray for the people of Cuba who are suffering from the devastation of Hurricanes Ike and Gustav.
U.S. government policies are blocking the denomination's desire to provide financial and other assi...
Join the Campaign to Stop Genocide in Darfur
Written: 9/12/2008
I invite you, your church and your community to join other United Methodists throughout the connection in a powerful study and campaign to end genocide in Darfur. In cooperation with The ENOUGH Project, the website www.darfurchristianaction.org provides resources and materials about this important c...
Kentucky Faith Communities Immigration Coalition
Written: 9/5/2008
Petitions are being collected on behalf of the Kentucky Faith Communities Immigration Coalition, a statewide coalition of religious and community organizations committed to welcoming immigrants. Members of the Kentucky Conference current Church & Society, Immigration/Refugee and new Justic...
Hurricane Gustav Response
Written: 9/5/2008
Hurricane Gustav Damage and Response
After contacting conference coordinators and other contacts on the ground, UMVIM, SEJ has learned that the areas affected by Hurricane Gustav are still assessing their needs at this point, as many areas are still without power. Though the hurricane weake...
VIM: Kentucky United Methodists in Mission Around the World
Written: 9/2/2008
UMVIM (United Methodist Volunteers in Mission) provides short-term mission opportunities for everyday Christians. These local, national, and international opportunities include disaster relief, medical missions, and building projects. VIM also offers training and insurance for teams going on mission...
Thailand Mission Initiative - United Methodism’s Newest Frontier
Written: 6/9/2008
THANK YOU!
We thank you for the wonderful support we have received from our sisters and brothers of the Kentucky Annual Conference. We have been humbled by your generosity which has strongly supported our Mission Personnel Advance.
OUR BIGGEST NEED NOW
Budgeted GBGM funds cover our travelin...
UMCOR Responds to Myanmar Disaster
Written: 5/9/2008
Cyclone Nargis tore through Myanmar (Burma) May 2, 2008, with unexpected fury, causing a tidal surge that swept inland and devastated Myanmar's most populated regions. The storm left homes and businesses flattened and families forever changed. Thousands are reported dead, with many thousands m...
Hope for Africa Children's Choir Comes to Kentucky
Written: 5/5/2008
The Hope for Africa Children's Choir arrived in Texas in mid-April and now is traveling in Kentucky on their four-month tour of the United States. The choir will perform at various sites throughout the Kentucky Conference. They will be part of the Missions and Ministry Celebration on June 3 at Annua...
Historic Southeast Asia Mission Conference in Thailand
Written: 4/17/2008
Friday night, February 1, 2008, was a historic event in the life of The United Methodist Church. It was the first Conference of the Southeast Asia Mission of the United Methodist Church in Thailand. At this conference, Bishop Larry Goodpaster of the Alabama-West Florida Annual Confe...
Mission Possible 2008 Summer Work Camp at Bennett Center
Written: 4/9/2008
The Bennett Center of London will be hosting Mission Possible Summer Work Camps again this year. And there is still space available for these weeks of Summer Home Repair: July 20-26; July 27-August 2. If you or your church is still looking for a work mission trip that is close to home ...
Online Game Offers New Opportunity to Send Nets, Save Lives
Written: 4/9/2008
NASHVILLE – World Malaria Day is April 25. Now and throughout April, there's an easy new way to help eliminate malaria deaths in Africa and raise more money for nets through the Nothing But Nets malaria prevention campaign. Malaria is a serious and often fatal disease transmitted by mosquitoes...
Church offers shelter to VIM Gulf Coast Teams
Written: 4/9/2008
VIM Gulf Coast Teams
Christ United Methodist Church in Bowling Green, KY is again offering shelter (showers included), food, and sleeping quarters for church groups traveling to and from the Gulf Coast to assist with disaster relief. Teams of youth and adults are welcome.
Please call Rev. Michael...
Volunteers Needed for Mountain T.O.P. 'Adults In Ministry' Program
Written: 4/4/2008
ALTAMONT, Tenn. -- Last fall, Mountain T.O.P. (Tennessee Outreach Project), an interdenominational ministry to the Cumberland Mountains of Tennessee affiliated with the Tennessee Conference of The United Methodist Church, got some good news.
Mountain T.O.P. was awarded a $60,000 HPG (Housing Preser...
JAM Gardens "Help" Stretch Out Household Food Supply
Written: 4/4/2008
Congregations and/or individuals from the Kentucky Annual Conference donated seeds or financial contributions to the Jam Gardening Project (Green Thumb Gardening Project). Thanks to the generosity of churches and individuals last summer 2,810 households were supplied seed potatoes, tomato plan...
Lighthouse Clean Up Day
Written: 4/3/2008
On Saturday, March 29, 2008, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., around 40 students, parents, volunteers, staff, and a special team from Southeast Christian Church joined with our team from the Lighthouse Community Center (A United Methodist Community Center) as we participated in a special "Clean Up Project." ...
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