United Methodist Council of Bishops Meetings
The Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church convened in Maputo, Mozambique, on November 2 for its fall, 2006 meeting. The agenda included many mission issues, and numerous committees and panels dealing with mission were scheduled to coincide with the bishops' event. News releases and articles from Maputo can be accessed by the following links: African Bishops Glad to Not Travel to the U.S. for Meeting
November 10, 2006United Methodist bishops across Africa were elated that the denomination's Council of Bishops decided to conduct its first meeting outside the United States. Seventy bishops met in Mozambique Nov. 1-6 for the council's semiannual meeting. Bishop Kainda Katembo, Southern Congo, spoke for his colleagues when he said, "I think all the African bishops are more than happy to have it here." Read more ...
Source: United Methodist News Service
Katrina Appeal for Local Churches Needs Support, Bishop Says
November 9, 2006A first-anniversary fundraising appeal to help rebuild churches and congregations affected by Hurricane Katrina netted more than $2 million, with additional donations expected. But that is just a beginning for the Katrina Church Recovery Appeal, sponsored by the United Methodist Council of Bishops. Read more ...
Source: United Methodist News Service
African Churches Have Obsession for Evangelism, Scholar Says
November 9, 2006The success of evangelization of Africa is a "surprising phenomenon to the rest of Christendom," said Africa University's chairperson of evangelism. "The church in Africa has an obsession for the ministry of evangelism," said the Rev. John Wesley Kurewa, founding vice chancellor of Africa University and holder of the chair of evangelism. The United Methodist-related university, in Mutare, Zimbabwe, has about 1,300 students from 24 African countries. Read more ...
Source: United Methodist News Service
Council President Exhorts Church to Live the United Methodist Way, Start New Churches, Care for Children, Battle Diseases of Poverty
November 3, 2006United Methodist Council of Bishops President Janice Riggle Huie says the people of the church expect bishops to lead boldly by making disciples and saving lives around the globe. Read more ...
Source: Agencies of UMC
Mozambican Ministries Receive HIV/AIDS Program Support
November 2, 2006
As many as 1.8 million people in this sub-Saharan country are living with HIV and AIDS, and two United Methodist ministries have received $20,000 in new grants to help citizens affected by the disease. Read more ...
Source: United Methodist News Service
Mozambican President Welcomes Bishops, Receives Resolution
November 2, 2006
In a special welcoming service for the United Methodist Council of Bishops, the president of Mozambique said the denomination's efforts in that country have greatly impacted the well-being of his people. Mozambican President Armando Guebuza told 75 bishops - who gathered Nov. 1 in Maputo for their first-ever council meeting outside the United States - that the church's commitment to social justice had created the conditions that helped Mozambique become an independent nation and begin to tackle its poverty. Read more ...
Source: United Methodist News Service
Connectional Table Affirms Four 'Provocative Proposals'
November 2, 2006
The Connectional Table, a 60-member group responsible for coordinating the mission, ministries and resources of the United Methodist Church, has proposed four goals for the 10 million-member denomination. Read more ...
Source: United Methodist News Service
Committee Approves Pilot Program for Liberia Pension
November 1, 2006
The executive committee of the United Methodist Council of Bishops has approved a proposal to the denomination's finance agency to pilot a pension program in the church's Liberia Annual Conference. The proposal will use over-funding of $1 million in a prior United Methodist pension plan that existed until 1982. Read more ...
Source: United Methodist News Service
Bishops Meet Outside US, Greet Mozambican President
November 1, 2006When the United Methodist Council of Bishops opened its fall meeting Nov. 1 with a welcome service in the city of Maputo, the event marked the first time the council has met as a body outside the United States. Read more ...
Source: United Methodist News Service