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Bishops roll back wages in sign of sacrifice
Written: 5/14/2009
By Linda Green United Methodist News Service BETHESDA, Md. — United Methodist bishops are taking a pay cut. In a sign of solidarity with people and churches struggling in the global economic crisis, the 50 active bishops from the United States voted to forgo a pay raise for 2010 and in...

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Bluegrass band coming to Eupora First UMC
Written: 2/13/2009
Folks attending worship at Eupora First United Methodist Church on Feb. 15 will take part in an unusual service — a bluegrass service. "From time to time, it is important for us let go of our usual worship forms and routines and experience worship from a different perspective. I can thin...

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Gustav Update 08/31/2008
Written: 8/31/2008
EMERGENCY PROCLAMATIONS A hurricane watch is in effect on portions of the northern Gulf Coast including Mississippi. President Bush has issued pre-landfall Emergency Disaster Declaration for Mississippi which enables federal aid to supplement state and local response efforts due to the potential e...

Gustav Update 08/29/08
Written: 8/29/2008
On this, the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, we continue to remember and celebrate the way God has worked in response, relief and recovery following the storm. However, we know emotions are still high and no one wants another hurricane. But, because of our experience with Katrina, we are m...

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UM relief agency needs funds for Middle East crisis
Written: 7/26/2006
New York, New York (GBGM) - The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) has issued an urgent appeal for funds to assist civilians caught in the renewed fighting in the Middle East. "Our funds for Middle East emergencies are painfully low," said the Rev. Paul Dirdak, UMCOR director. "As Christi...

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Meridian UMVIM receives volunteer award for ramp project
Written: 3/17/2006
Meridian District Volunteers in Mission built its first wheelchair ramp in 1999. Close to 300 ramps later, the team has been chosen Volunteers of the Year by LIFE of Mississippi.Ramp project leader the Rev. Dr. Owen Gordon and his wife Marie Gordon of the DeKalb Parish accepted the award a...