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One Great Hour of Sharing bolsters
UMCOR ministries
United Methodists are invited to come together
March 30 to support the ministries of the United Methodist Committee
on Relief (UMCOR) by celebrating and receiving the One Great Hour of
Sharing (OGHS) offering.
UMCOR serves millions of people around the world
by responding to catastrophic disasters such as flooding, civil unrest
and violence, refugee crises, earthquakes and famine.
UMCOR is funded primarily by gifts to OGHS and
the Advance for Christ and His Church. It does not receive World
Service or other apportionment funds. The OGHS offering helps pay
UMCOR’s administrative expenses, enabling UMCOR to respond
immediately to emergencies and fully fund its Advance ministries.
For more information on OGHS or materials to
help celebrate and receive the offering go to http://gbgm-umc.org/umcor/oghs.stm.
Center offers look at Wesleys’ life
Epworth by the Sea Methodist Conference Center’s
Elderhostel program offers “The Wesleys in Colonial Georgia: St.
Simons Island and Savannah” March 9-14 in St. Simons Island, Ga.
The program will examine the life of John Wesley
and his work in Georgia. Participants will tour Wesley’s house and
ministry sites. A second course will explore the hymns of Charles
Wesley.
For more information contact Cindy Doehring,
Elderhostel director, at 844-426-8056 or cdoehring@epworthbythesea.org,
or visit http://www.epworthbythesea.org.
Members can tithe electronically,
automatically
United Methodists throughout the United States
can now make their church contributions through electronic funds
transfers. The United Methodist Electronic Funds Transfer program
allows participants to set up an authorized, recurring financial
transfer directly from their checking or savings account to the church
account.
The program was pioneered by the General Council
on Finance and Administration, which says the program is affordable
for congregations of all sizes.
For more information visit http://www.gcfa.org.
Army, Reserve seek chaplains
The United States Army and Army Reserve are
short a total of 210 chaplains and are looking for qualified men and
women to serve, according to Chaplain (COL) Paul Howe. The 125
chaplains needed by the Army Reserve can serve either in the Reserve
or Army National Guard.
The basic qualifications for service as an Army
Chaplain are a master’s degree in religious studies, the ability to
pass a physical exam and church endorsement. Applicants must be 39.5
years old or less, unless they have prior Federal Service.
The Army also offers a program for seminary
students who can receive $3,500 per year in tuition assistance for
three years.
For more information contact Howe at
512-864-2281 or Chaplain (COL) David Fuller, Florida Army National
Guard and pastor of St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church in Brandon,
at 813-689-6849.
University offers youth experience in
urban setting
United Methodist-related Oklahoma City
University is offering youth grades 9-12 the chance to participate in
a weeklong urban mission experience through the Oklahoma City Service
Project, a cooperative partnership of university students, faculty and
staff; Volunteers in Mission; Project Transformation; and youth and
their sponsors from across the region.
For details contact Mark Y.A. Davies, Vivian
Wimberly Center for Ethics and Community Service, Oklahoma City
University, at mdavies@okcu.edu
or 405-521-5284. Registration deadline is March 31.
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