Giving Decline Means Disappointed Applicants
Vicki Brown
A 13 percent decline in giving to Student Day, coupled with increases in eligible applicants and reductions in other funds means several hundred United Methodist scholarship applicants are likely to be disappointed this year.
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Church giving, membership decline in recession
Kathy Gilbert
The recession continues to affect giving to The United Methodist Church at a time when the denomination is experiencing its largest percentage decline in membership since 1974.
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UM-Related Institutions Receive Presidential Recognition
GBHEM
Three United Methodist-related higher education institutions have been named as Presidential Awardees in the 2009 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll.
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Student Forum 2010 to Focus on Social Justice Advocacy
GBHEM
United Methodist college students will focus on advocacy for social justice at Student Forum 2010, the national leadership conference of the United Methodist Student Movement.
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GBHEM Launches Mobile Web Site
GBHEM
The General Board of Higher Education and Ministry is the first United Methodist general agency to provide a Web site that is specifically designed to be accessed from cell phones and other mobile hand-held devices.
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Young clergywomen blaze new trails
Maria Mallory White
After a recent worship service at Branches United Methodist Church in Florida City, Fla., the Rev. Audrey B. Warren returned to the sanctuary to turn off the lights. There, draped in Warren's stole and with the microphone in hand, was 4-year-old Cassandra.
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Dr. Edward P. Wimberly speaks at Methodist Theological School in Ohio
MTSO
Christian educator and author Dr. Edward P. Wimberly looks at happiness through the eyes of John Wesley in two lectures on the campus of Methodist Theological School in Ohio.
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IAMSCU Approves Student Exchange Pilot Program
Vicki Brown
A pilot student exchange program approved by the International Association of Methodist Schools, Colleges, and Universities will give students at member institutions a much wider variety of opportunities to study in a different country.
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Ohio Wesleyan students belly flop for Haiti
Joey Butler
How can a fundraising effort make a big splash and be a total flop at the same time?
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David & Joan Lincoln pledge $10 million to the Claremont University Project
Claremont University
Claremont School of Theology has received a $10 million pledge from David and Joan Lincoln to begin implementing the Claremont University Project, a project to develop a consortium of graduate schools representing different religious traditions anchored by an interreligious university.
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Red Bird Mission School may close
UMNS
Red Bird Mission School may close its doors at the end of the school year.
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Judicial Council to look at new church structures
Linda Bloom
U.S. population shifts, membership declines and economic changes have led to the reorganization of regional United Methodist bodies in recent years.
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United Methodists recall Orangeburg Massacre
Ciona D. Rouse
Bishop Marcus Matthews survived one of the first fatal shootings on a college campus in American history.
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McCord named to Campus Ministry staff
GBHEM
McCord joins GBHEM on May 1, upon the recommendation of the search team and approval of the appointment by Bishop James R. King.
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Central Conference Pension Initiative defines challenge goal
United Methodist Communications
For the Rev. Charles Horace, a retired Liberian pastor, life without a pension was a daily struggle. He recalls weeks in which he would “just live on water” for two or three days.
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Church pioneer Lina McCord dies at 86
J. Richard Peck
Lina H. McCord, 86, former staff executive of the Black College Fund and one of the first black employees hired at the United Methodist Board of Higher Education and Ministry, died Jan. 29 in Nashville.
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University Senate Approves Listing Hiwassee College as UM-Related for Five Years
GBHEM
On January 21, 2010, the University Senate voted that Hiwassee College continue to be listed as a United Methodist-related institution for a period of five years, since the two-year college has obtained candidacy status for academic accreditation by a national accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
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University Senate Places Claremont, United Theological Schools on Public Warning
GBHEM
On January 21, 2010, the University Senate voted to place Claremont School of Theology and United Theological Seminary on public warning and asked the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry to embargo allocations from the Ministerial Education Fund from February 1, 2010, in accordance with GBHEM’s Disciplinary responsibilities.
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Tent city dramatizes plight of Haitians, helps raise funds
Betty Backstrom
A tent city on the campus of Centenary College dramatizes the plight of Haitians and encourages Shreveport residents to provide money for food, medical aid and reconstruction efforts.
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Haitian challenge: Remember history, look forward
Kelly C. Martini
Haiti, long an outpost for United Methodist mission and relief workers, looks toward the denomination for guideposts toward rebirth.
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Bethune-Cookman Marching Wildcats to Perform at NFL Pro Bowl
Bethune-Cookman University
On January 31, the Bethune-Cookman University marching band will take the field at Dolphin Stadium in South Florida to perform during this year’s NFL Pro Bowl half-time show. The Marching Wildcats, scheduled to be the only half-time entertainment, will perform for 7 minutes.
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Black student leaders hopeful for Haiti’s recovery
Ciona D. Rouse
If New Orleans can recover from Hurricane Katrina, there is hope the people of Haiti will find new life after the massive earthquake that struck Jan. 12.
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Thousands march for MLK Day
Huston-Tillotson
The historic campus of Huston-Tillotson University was the site of the 17th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. March and Festival.
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Bethune-Cookman administrator receives top honor
Bethune-Cookman University
Last month, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, the regional accrediting body for colleges and universities in 11 southern states, presented its Meritorious Service Award to Mr. E. Dean Montgomery, Bethune-Cookman University’s executive vice president and chief financial officer.
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Student roles change the course of history
Renee Elder
Representing India's untouchables, Alison Jones argued passionately for the rights of her people, even opposing the revered Mohandas Gandhi on the issue of government representation.
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