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Bishop
challenges conference to be apostolic
 Bishop
Timothy W. Whitaker challenged members of the Florida Conference to recover the spirit and
the power of Jesus' apostles as they share the gospel in a skeptical and sometimes hostile
world.
Whitaker's message was the theme of his first sermon to the annual
conference, delivered during his installation service the first night of the Dare to Share
Jesus 2001 Florida Annual Conference Event. Full Story
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Conference
raises half of school goal
Churches, groups and individuals in the Florida Conference gave
more than half the $250,000 total needed to build the Bishop Cornelius L. and Dorothye
Henderson Secondary School in Muxungue, Mozambique, Africa, at the Dare to Share Jesus
2001 Florida Annual Conference Event.
Bishop Timothy Whitaker announced May 31 that $133,844.13 was collected
during the previous night's celebration featuring the Council of Bishops' Initiative on
Children and Poverty and Hope for the Children of Africa. Gifts and donations made prior
to the conference brought the total amount given to the school to
$188,281.23. Full Story
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Ordination, evangelism
highlight bishop's first conference
 Bishop Timothy W.
Whitaker said his first annual conference event as a bishop was marked by powerful
experiences and learning opportunities.
Whitaker, who was elected bishop Feb. 27 and began serving the Florida
Conference April 2, presided over the Dare to Share Jesus 2001 Florida Annual Conference
Event May 29-June 1 in Lakeland.
He said he was "quite comfortable" presiding at his first
annual conference and appreciated the patience and acceptance people showed him.
Full Story
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Florida supports amendments
to denomination's constitution
Delegates to the Dare to Share Jesus 2001 Florida Annual Conference
Event voted May 30 overwhelmingly in favor of 11 amendments to the United Methodist
Church's constitution.
The amendments, which were passed at the 2000 General Conference in
Cleveland, Ohio, are being considered for ratification by United Methodists throughout the
world. The Council of Bishops will certify the amendments if they receive approval from
two-thirds of the total number of people voting at all of the annual conferences in the
United States and in the Central Conferences in other parts of the world. The voting is
expected to be completed later this year. Full
Story
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Conference preacher envisions
Christ-like world
 "Where ever someone sees a
steeple, inside they should find a loving people," said Bishop James R. King Jr.,
bishop of the Kentucky Area of the United Methodist Church. "We shouldn't need
someone telling people in the church to be kind."
King was the guest preacher at the Dare to Share Jesus 2001 Florida
Annual Conference Event May 29-June 1 here. He challenged the lay and clergy delegates to
take an active part in making the world more Christ-like. Full Story
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Pastor recalls Big Meeting at
memorial service
 The Rev.
Charles Courtoy, who retired this year as executive director of the Florida Conference's
Committee on New Church Development and Church Redevelopment, gave the sermon during the
memorial service held the second day of the Dare to Share Jesus 2001 Florida Annual
Conference Event.
Courtoy recalled an annual event at his boyhood church called the Big
Meeting, a three-day celebration that was feast, family reunion and annual conference
event with baptisms, communion, foot washing and sermons preached by every preacher in
attendance.
Courtoy said he learned about Christian hospitality and preparation at
the Big Meeting. Full Story |
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