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Written: 6/29/2009 Inspired pastor issues challenge after Conference By Woody Woodrick Advocate Editor You have been to Annual Conference and felt God moving you to do something. What do you do? How to do you do it? The Rev. Rick Wells of the Hopewell-Indian Springs Charge in the New Albany District found a way...
Written: 6/29/2009 By Rev. Sue Whitt July 5 Accepting God’s Rules Purpose: To receive God’s law as a gift and commit ourselves to holy living for the sake of God’s mission in the world. Bible Lesson: Deuteronomy 5:1-9a, 11-13, 16-21 Key Verse: “Hear, O Israel, the statute and ordinances th...
Written: 6/29/2009 By Woody Woodrick Advocate Editor Mississippi United Methodists on June 13 voted against proposed amendments to the denomination’s constitution that would change the structure of the church. Lay and clergy members of the Mississippi Annual Conference voted against ratifying 27 of 32 amendme...
Pre-Conference event draws praise
Written: 6/29/2009 By Woody Woodrick Advocate Editor Mary Hutson spoke with tongue in cheek – mostly – when she said, “The skills I learned being a department manager at Wal-Mart helped more than seminary in pastoring a church.” Hutson said the management and people skills she learned workin...
Written: 6/29/2009 By the Advocate Former Mississippi Gov. William F. Winter has been named the 2009 recipient of the Emma K. Elzy Award. Presented by the Mississippi Conference Commission on Religion and Race, the award recognizes individuals and organizations that have worked to achieve racial reconciliation in Mi...
Written: 6/29/2009 By Woody Woodrick Advocate Editor Matt Casteel has seen some things in his 25 years. He has traveled the world on mission trips, educational trips and work. Casteel has seen what he calls “absolute” poverty and how it impacts people caught in its trap. Now he has an opportunity to do ...
Written: 6/29/2009 By Woody Woodrick Advocate Editor Some church members come to Annual Conference looking for help or information. Some church agencies come to Annual Conference seeking to offer help and information. The two got together at the annual Mission Fair at the Jackson Convention Complex during the 2009...
Written: 6/29/2009 By Woody Woodrick Advocate Editor Hilary Glover returned to Mississippi from Zimbabwe in the spring of 2007 and knew her life had changed. “I left my heart there,” said Glover, who went on the trip with Bishop Hope Morgan Ward and other youth from the Mississippi Conference. “I ...
Written: 6/29/2009 By Gwen Sisson Starkville Daily News In a special worship service for Pentecost Sunday, Bishop Hope Morgan Ward of the Mississippi Conference of the United Methodist Church said Pentecost was a great “airing out” moment. With the sound of wind rushing through streamers, Ward encourage...
Written: 6/29/2009 After receiving an enthusiastic response at the Mississippi Annual Conference, the Hope for Africa Children’s Choir will return to the state later this month. The choir will be in Mississippi July 13-25, and churches may schedule the group to appear in their cities. The churches are asked to...
Written: 6/29/2009 When the Rev. H.W. Parker retired from pasturing churches in Florida in 2002 and came home to Mississippi, he brought with him a of erecting a floral cross during Holy Week. When Parker joined the staff at Caswell Springs United Methodist Church, he suggested the idea to the Rev. Jim Fis...
Written: 6/29/2009 Participation by actress Cassi Davis, a Holly Springs native, will be one of the highlights of G.A.B.S. at Marks Trinity United Methodist Church. The event, scheduled for 9:30 a.m. July 11, is designed to reach today’s young generation and is sponsored by the church’s United Methodist W...
North Carolina pastor to lead 2009 Convo
Felder’s Campground to feature speaker from Europe
Written: 6/29/2009 Registration is now under way for the United Methodist Women’s 2009 School of Christian Mission. The school is designed especially for those who plan to teach or assist in teaching studies during the coming year, but also offers plenty for those who only wish to expand their minds. The 2009 ...
Written: 6/29/2009 History books do not mention the city of Laurel among the last stops Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., made before his assassination in Memphis on April 4, 1968. But on May 3, 2009 the historic stop at Laurel’s St. Paul United Methodist Church was commemorated with the unveiling of a historic marke...
Meridian Central UMC to host for Old Testament seminar
Lake Junaluska to celebrate English pastor
Appalachian ministry needs adult volunteers
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