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Conference elects McDonald, Arant
Written: 6/13/2007 By Woody WoodrickAdvocate EditorMusic stole the show Tuesday as members of the Mississippi Annual Conference received an unexpected treat topped by a service in song.The Rust College A’Cappella Choir performed several numbers during the afternoon as part of the college’s report to the 19th session o...
Written: 6/12/2007 By Woody WoodrickAdvocate EditorMississippi United Methodists were challenged to do more than talk about loving God Monday night.Bishop Ivan Abrahams of the Methodist Church of Southern Africa challenged those attending the 19th session of the Mississippi Annual Conference to put their love for God ...
Written: 6/5/2007 By Woody WoodrickAdvocate Editor For many years, the Rev. Johnny Dinas has submitted a resolution to the Mississippi Annual Conference. Each year the resolution, which pertains to prayer, passes almost perfunctorily. However, the spiritual preparation for conference called for in the resolution sh...
Written: 2/7/2007 By the Advocate With a theme geared toward celebrating ministry, the 19th session of the Mississippi Annual Conference will open and close with services focused on pastors. That is just one of the changes to the schedule for this year’s gathering in June. However, the difference that’s likely to g...
Written: 6/21/2006 By Woody Woodrick Advocate Editor Members of the Mississippi Annual Conference affirmed their belief in living in God’s light – and did it in record time. The 18th session of the Mississippi Annual Conference was held June 11-14 at Christ United Methodist Church in Jackson. The event feat...
Written: 6/21/2006 By Woody Woodrick Advocate Editor As she looked over the congregation, the Rev. Vicki Hughes spotted her father, the Rev. Jack Loflin. Seeing her father during this particular worship service touched Hughes’ heart. Tears began to flow down her cheeks. “I looked out and saw my dad...
Written: 6/21/2006 By Woody Woodrick Advocate Editor Is it the benefits of improved health or the fun and fellowship? Maybe it’s both. Whatever the cause, the second annual Arise, Shine, Run! 5K attracted more participants than...
Written: 6/20/2006 Couple completes ordination process at the same time By Woody Woodrick Advocate Editor Part of being married is sharing those special moments, personal and professional, with the one person closest to you. During the June 13 Service of Ordination, Leanne and Cliff Burris did that...
Written: 6/20/2006 By Woody Woodrick Advocate Editor When candidates for ordination stepped forward June 13, one was in an uncommon category. Kalaba Chali received a courtesy ordination for the South Congo-Zambia Annual Conference in Africa. Chali is a student a Perkins School of Theology at Southern Metho...
Written: 6/20/2006 By Kathy L. Gilbert United Methodist News Service HARARE, Zimbabwe — Gladman Makwenya is a young, enthusiastic communicator, ready to take on the challenges of spreading the news about the church in Zimbabwe with a pen and some loose recycled newsprint pages. Pen and paper are about the o...
22 answer mystery of God's call
Written: 6/14/2006 By Woody WoodrickAdvocate Editor MADISON – United Methodist churches in Zimbabwe are attracting large numbers of young people. “We are thankful they want to come to church,” said Bishop Eben Nhiwatiwa of Zimbabwe. “They fill our churches. We don’t know yet why.” Nhiwatiwa hopes to share that enth...
Written: 6/13/2006 By Woody WoodrickAdvocate Editor Mississippi needs to respond to its public education problems with the same sense of urgency it showed following Hurricane Katrina, the state’s top educator said. Dr. Hank Bounds told members of the Mississippi Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church that ...
Written: 6/13/2006 By Woody WoodrickAdvocate Editor Some might think having youth members simply show up at conference is enough. Youth leaders, however, don’t think so, and during the 18th session of the Mississippi Annual Conference meeting this week at Christ United Methodist Church in Jackson, they are doi...
Written: 6/13/2006 By Woody Woodrick Advocate Editor Two people willing to seek out those other might ignore have been honored as the 2006 Harry Denman Evangelism Award winners in the Mississippi Conference. Jane Bowling of Mendenhall and the Rev. Brownie Tohill of New Albany have been chosen for the laity ...
Covenant to be in chabadza: Signatures make pledge official
Written: 6/12/2006 By Woody WoodrickAdvocate Editor ROCKY SPRINGS — A little history, a little fellowship and a lot of exercise. Participants in the first Circuit Ride got all three Saturday on the 28-mile bicycle ride along the Natchez Trace Parkway. The event was an unofficial start of the 18th session of the Miss...
Written: 6/7/2006 By Woody WoodrickAdvocate Editor Ruth Wood was never really concerned with what people thought about her desire to be an ordained pastor. She only knew that God had called her and she intended to answer. Never mind that the Methodist Church had granted full clergy rights to women just two years ea...
Written: 6/7/2006 By Woody WoodrickAdvocate Editor Annual conferences in the United Methodist Church are more than business conventions. One of the differences from a corporate convention is the worship services. That difference goes beyond simply holding the services, says Dr. Marcia McFee, who will serve as the w... |
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