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Word from Winkler — Perception vs. truth
By Jim Winkler, General Secretary, General Board of Church & Society
A bishop’s call to action
A response to rising teen violence
By Bishop Hee-Soo Jung, Chicago Episcopal Area (Northern Illinois Conference)
Record numbers of deaths among teenagers and young adults in Illinois prompts a call for churches to ‘get off the sidelines.’
President signs Global AIDS bill
$48 billion includes malaria, tuberculosis work
Funding will address AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis if Congress appropriates money.
Local church heard through U.N. ministry
Bautista addresses Economic and Social Council
By Christina Wichert, Summer Intern, United Nations Office, General Board of Church & Society
UMC has long tradition of presence and active influence at the United Nations.
Honorable disengagement from Iraq
Status-of-forces agreement seems oily
By the Rev. Clayton Childers, Director for Annual Conference Relations, General Board of Church & Society
The time has come to honor Iraq’s sovereignty and establish a timeline for withdrawal of U.S. forces.
A different view on human sexuality
Black Religious Summit on Sexuality
By Mayzara Garcia, Ethnic Young Adult Summer Intern, General Board of Church & Society
Separating spiritual from physical damages understanding of God’s gift.
Internship helps shape young church leader
Encouraged her to put her faith into action
By Wayne Rhodes, Editor, Faith In Action
Social Justice Ministries Endowment Fund will ensure strong and prophetic United Methodist voice for the poor and oppressed in years to come.
Ethnic Local Church Grant
Deadline to apply is Aug. 10
Goal is to strengthen ethnic local churches through education, advocacy or leadership training and development.
U.S. needs AIDS plan
Petition drive seeks national strategy
Funding to other countries tied to their plans to deliver medical services.
Midwest Interfaith Immigration Summit
Sept. 10, 11 in Columbus, Ohio
Summit will focus on 'Mobilizing for Humane Reform.'
Sept. 11-13 immigration seminar in Arkansas
Bishop Carcaño, GBCS's Mefford to speak at ‘Welcoming the Sojourner’
3-day event to help the church ‘find its voice’ on immigration reform.
North Central Jurisdiction to welcome sojourners
Bishops to speak at conference on immigration reform
'Finding the Church’s Voice on Immigration' will be Oct. 16-18 in Naperville, Ill.
Congregational Health Ministries Conference
Sept. 21-24 at Lake Junaluska in North Carolina
Theme will be “Connecting Health Ministries of Congregations, Conferences and Communities around the World."
'Religious Faith, Torture and Our National Soul'
Mercer University to host event in Atlanta Sept. 11-12
Evangelical group convenes multifaith conference to secure a ‘no torture-no exceptions’ policy.
Quote of the week on Sudan
‘The salvation of south Sudan is my salvation.’
— Bishop James Swanson (Holston Conference)
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Word from Winkler — Perception vs. truth
A bishop’s call to action
President signs Global AIDS bill
Local church heard through U.N. ministry
Honorable disengagement from Iraq
A different view on human sexuality
Internship helps shape young church leader
Ethnic Local Church Grant
U.S. needs AIDS plan
Midwest Interfaith Immigration Summit
Sept. 11-13 immigration seminar in Arkansas
North Central Jurisdiction to welcome sojourners
Congregational Health Ministries Conference
'Religious Faith, Torture and Our National Soul'
Quote of the week on Sudan
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