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offers grants for youth, young adult ministries
United Methodists working with youth and young
adults may obtain grants of up to $15,000 through the Shared Mission
Focus on Young People, a joint effort by the General Boards of Church
and Society, Global Ministries, Higher Education and Ministry, and
Discipleship.
Ministries may receive the grants annually for
up to three years. The money is intended for local churches, annual or
central conferences, cooperative parishes, ecumenical shared
ministries, campus ministries, youth serving agencies and United
Methodist organizations working with churches in programs for youth
and young adults.
The deadline to apply is Jan. 15. For more
information, contact the office of the Shared Mission Focus on Young
People at 1-877-899-2790, extension 1780, or smfyp@gbod.org.
Cuba needs hurricane relief
Hurricane Michelle, a category 4 storm with
winds of 130 mph or more caused wide-spread damage in the southern and
central parts of Cuba. The Matanzas, Villa Clara and Camag¸ey
provinces were the hardest hit, with thousands of people reported
homeless.
The United Methodist Committee on Relief has
established the Hurricanes 2001 Advance #982350-4 for relief efforts
in Cuba. Grants from this fund will provide food, medicine, and
household and hygiene supplies, as well as long-term recovery efforts.
Donations can be made through any local United
Methodist Church or directly to UMCOR at 1-800-554-8583 or on-line at http://www.disasternews.net/donations/umcor.php.
Donations to the advance should be designated “Cuba.”
Childrenís Home presents 100 parenting
seminars
The Florida United Methodist Children’s Home
and Dr. Rod Kennedy are offering 100 parenting workshops for the
Florida Conference between January 2, 2002 and June 30, 2002.
Kennedy is author of the best selling parenting
book, “The Encouraging Parent.”
Churches are invited to select a date Kennedy
can visit their community. There is no charge to the church. Travel
and lodging expenses are being provided by the Children’s Home.
The cost to attend is $10 per person, from which
$4 will be donated to the Children’s Home. For more information,
contact the Rev. Alex Carmichel, president of the Children’s Home,
at 386-668-4774 or alex.carmichel@fumch.org
Evangelists meet in Orlando
The Congress on Evangelism 2002 “Evangelism:
Not an Option…a Mandate” is Jan. 7-10 at the Hyatt Orlando in
Kissimmee. The Congress is designed to provide the fuel that sends
Christians out into the world to make disciples.
The Florida Conference’s Revs. Roger Swanson,
David Brazelton and Jorge Acevedo, all from the Florida Conference,
will be among the presenters. Steve Harper, dean of Asbury Theological
Seminary’s Orlando campus, is the Bible study leader.
The National Association of United Methodist
Evangelists’ annual meeting will precede the Congress. It is Jan.
5-7 also at the Hyatt. Whitney Dough, co-founder and host of the
Methodist Hour radio program, will be among the meeting’s leaders.
The cost for the Congress is $125 per person or
$150 per married couple. United Methodists enrolled in seminary may
register for free. There is no cost for the Association meeting.
For more information on the Congress, contact
Dr. Gary Exman at 614-471-0252 or gjexman@prodigy.net,
or visit http://www.gbod.org/congress.
For more information about the Association meeting, contact Charles
Whittle, executive evangelist, at 1-800-658-6569 or naume@juno.com.
Lakeland program helps get every member
in ministry
The Rev. Dr. John Ed Matheson, pastor of
7,000-member Frazer Memorial United Methodist Church in Montgomery,
Ala. and author of “Every Member in Ministry,” will be at Lakeland’s
United Methodist Temple Jan. 6-8 for a series of workshops on how to
involve laity in ministry.
The Sunday program begins at 7:30 p.m. and
focuses on the definition of a minister. On Monday at 7 p.m., Matheson
will answer the question, “Can ordinary people do ministry?” His
Tuesday program will help churches implement real lay ministry.
Matheson will be available after each session to answer questions. For
more information, contact United Methodist Temple at 863-688-3114.
Short Bites
National United Methodist Men officers will be at St. Luke's United
Methodist Church in Orlando Jan. 19, 5:45-9 p.m., for introductions
and a training meeting for all United Methodist Men, Scouting and
Hunger Relief leaders in the Central Florida area. For more
information, contact Dargan Watts at 407-352-6592 or dargan@bluechipsales.net.
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