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Bishop Willimon Announces Improvements in the Appointive Process
Bishop Willimon announced that this year the Cabinet will work to improve the process of appointing and moving pastors."We have learned that we need longer pastorates.  We don't want to cheat a pastor or congregation of their most...
January 31, 2007
News from the Cabinet
Local Church Statistics Now Available at Conference Website
This past week, the North Alabama Conference took a major step forward in making available on line statistics for every congregation. Now anyone can click on the Conference website and see graphs that depict the life of each ...
January 30, 2007
Disaster Response
Conference announces new Conference Disaster Response Coordinator
Rev. John L. Hassell, Jr., is the new Conference Disaster Response Coordinator. The duties of the Coordinator include working with Volunteer in Mission Coordinator Paulette West, other Conference staff, and District Disaster ...
January 29, 2007
UM Agencies and Advance Specials
United Methodist Churches are feeding the hungry
Last year 23 congregations in the the North Alabama Conference were among 386 United Methodist churches across the connection that provided nearly 21 million servings of fresh, nourishing food to hungry Americans.  They did it ...
January 26, 2007
News from the Cabinet
Bishop Willimon Announces Cabinet Changes
Bishop William H. Willimon announces a number of changes in the North Alabama United Methodist Conference Cabinet that will take place at Annual Conference in June of 2007.     Bishop Willimon commented, "This year four of our ...
January 25, 2007
Adult Discipleship
'Discernment Events' Planned to Assist Laity in Finding God's Will for Their Lives
New York, New York, January 19, 2007—To “discern” means to recognize or identify. United Methodist young laity—women and men—seeking to discern God’s will for their lives will have that opportunity in late April, 2007. A ...
January 24, 2007
Still Time to Apply for 2007 Young Adult Missionary Service
New York, New York, January 19, 2007—There is still time to apply for the next classes of young adult missionaries in The United Methodist Church. Assignments will begin in the Fall of 2007. Two opportunities are available;...
January 23, 2007
Commentary: WHAT I LEARNED IN 2006. . .
WHAT I LEARNED IN 2006….It is never too late to learn something. I leaned or relearned several things during this past year that might be worth sharing.I learned: Change is not easy but it is energizing.Our Annual Conference has ...
January 22, 2007
Interpreter Magazine Gets a Makeover
NASHVILLE:  United Methodist Communications is giving Interpreter magazine a fresh look and a whole new focus.   The January/February 2007 issue of The United Methodist Church's official ministry magazine features a new, more ...
January 19, 2007
Make a New Connection with Your Faith at the New UMC.org
Want to connect with other people of faith online? Or be connected with volunteer opportunities in your area? How about connecting your extra resources with those churches in need? All of those connections and more will be ...
January 19, 2007
General Church Ordained Ministry
Ministry Commission Recommendations, Survey Now Online
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (GBHEM/FYI) – A draft report by the Study of Ministry Commission for the 2008 General Conference proposes eight important recommendations about the ordering of ministry, including the creation of three ...
January 19, 2007
Devotional program now available free to churches and individuals
Lent is the season for Christians to engage in disciplines that sustain and refresh them and give full expression to their faith. Lent and Easter call them to remember the mystery of redemption in Christ and to more fully ...
January 17, 2007
Painting tells story of past and hopeful present
On November 30,  a painting titled ". .Marching On" by Jarrett Rutland was introduced at the United Methodist Center.  The painting hangs in the Episcopal Office and tells the story of Birmingham and North Alabama Conference ...
January 16, 2007
Student Loans Available Now, Scholarship Applications Open
NASHVILLE, Tenn.(GBHEM/FYI) – College students who find they need additional funds for the semester beginning in January can apply for a United Methodist Student loan. “We are accepting applications for loans for the winter/spring...
January 16, 2007
Advocacy for Social Justice
Event encourages United Methodists to live a spirituality of racial reconciliation
On January 6, hundreds of North Alabama United Methodists gathered at ClearBranch UMC in Trussville for an event featuring Dr. Tony Campolo, Dr. C.T. Vivian and Bishop William H. Willimon with the purpose of discussing living with...
January 07, 2007
UPDATE: Falkville First United Methodist church building destroyed by fire
December 21; 9 p.m. - Update To see photos of the fire click here. In the days following the fire which destroyed their church building, the members of Falkville First United Methodist Church are making plans and continuing their ...
December 18, 2006
General Church
United Methodist Agency to Restructure Designated Mission Giving Program
New York, NY, December 14, 2006—The Advance for Christ and His Church, the designated mission-giving program of The United Methodist Church, is being restructured to better equip it to reach donors today and into the future. “We ...
December 14, 2006
General Church
Patrick Friday to take General Board of Global Ministries staff position in January
 North Alabama’s Director of Mission and Advocacy Rev. Patrick Friday has been named the new Director of Special Mission Initiatives at the General Board of Global Ministries (GBGM). Rev. Friday will assume his new role in January...
December 07, 2006
UM Agencies and Advance Specials
United Methodist Pastoral Care and Counseling offers help dealing with "Holiday Baggage"
by John Douglass, Director of Counseling and Adult Ministry Vestavia Hills UMC Satellite Center We live in a world of constant change.  In a day that changes from moment to moment by an email on our wireless handheld, a tragic ...
December 06, 2006
UM Agencies and Advance Specials
Carraway sale final; Pastoral Care and Counseling looks for new home
On Nov. 15, 2006, a group of doctors and a Nashville development company, collectively known as Physicians Medical Center, completed their purchase of Carraway Methodist Medical Center. The group had made the highest bid for the ...
November 16, 2006
Ohatchee UMC reaches out to youth to grow ministry
Today churches of all sizes try creative approaches to attract youth and their families to church.  Many smaller congregations struggle with this goal of being a welcoming place for teenagers and their families.    During the last...
November 09, 2006
United Methodist Center showcases art
Also see related storyArtwork by internationally recognized local artist being displaying at United Methodist Center. As you walk through the hallways and gathering spaces of the United Methodist Center you may notice more and ...
October 27, 2006
New Missionaries Prepare to Move to Bolivia
"John and I have known for quite some time that we were called to be international missionaries. We decided to answer that call after the boys would graduate from college and be on their own. However, God's timing is not ours, and...
October 24, 2006
Board of Superannuate Homes pledges yearly donation for United Methodist Center Chapel
The Chapel of the new United Methodist Center is the place that hosts weekly devotions for Conference staff and visitors; provides a place of prayer for individuals; and becomes a meeting space for conference ministry groups.  Now...
October 16, 2006
New United Methodist Missionaries Receive A Blessing of Bread from Those Retiring
By Elliott Wright* STAMFORD, CT, October 11, 2006--Fourteen new United Methodist missionaries, including a North Alabama couple, each received a loaf of bread for the journey from 14 retiring missionaries as the new missionaries ...
October 12, 2006
Ordained Ministry
Clergy reminded their role is to "Grow MORE Disciples" during Bishop's Convocation
Almost 300 North Alabama Conference clergy gathered together at Sumatanga on October 9-10 for the Annual Bishop's Convocation on Ministry. This year's retreat focused on passion and the practical aspects of growing MORE disciples ...
October 11, 2006
Young Adults connect at Breakaway event
Honestly, I had no idea what to expect, but [Breakaway] was very effective in helping me 'break' free of some hindrances and ruts in my life, reported on young adult.   The recent weekend event was designed to be an opportunity ...
October 10, 2006
Birmingham-Southern College Chancellor Neal Berte announces plans to retire
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—Birmingham-Southern College Chancellor Dr. Neal R. Berte has announced that he will retire from the institution effective Dec. 31, 2006.   Berte was appointed to the chancellor position in July 2004 upon his ...
September 26, 2006
Children's Discipleship UM Agencies and Advance Specials Youth Discipleship
Sumatanga celebrates "important summer" of ministry
As students head back to school, Bart Styes, the Director of Summer Camping Programs at Camp Sumatanga, took time to celebrate the disciple-making ministry that happened with students at Camp Sumatanga during the summer of 2006. ...
September 20, 2006
Doctor prescribes power of Christ to beat meth addiction
You may see a video version of this story by clicking here. !-- .style1 { font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #0000FF; } .style2 {color: #0000FF} --> By Danette Clifton* MORGAN CITY, Ala. (UMNS) "No one ...
September 19, 2006
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