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Online
store saves big bucks
Since launching two years ago, the United
Methodist Communications’ online computer store has saved the
denomination more than $8 million, according to an agency executive.
TechShop, a 24-hour-a-day online store, is a
service that enables United Methodist churches and organizations to
buy computer technology at below retail prices. The biggest share of
the savings has come through sales of Microsoft products, the store’s
flagship product line, says Linda Saunders, TechShop manager. In most
cases those products are offered for 50 percent or less of retail
cost, she said.
For more information visit http://www.umcom.org.
General Board of Church and Society
seeks information
The General Board of Church and Society (GBCS)
is looking for help from United Methodists to help it gauge the impact
of the war on drugs. They are asking members to answer the following
questions:
1. Are you aware of or have you been a part of
any project related to drug offense or war on drugs? If so, please
briefly describe the project and who to contact (name/phone/email) for
further information.
2. How would you suggest drug-related offenses
be addressed in your location?
3. Would you like to be more involved or
educated about drug-offense related issues?
All responses should be returned to Juliana
Maria da Silva, Program Assistant, Alcohol and Other Addictions, GBCS,
at jdasilva@umc-gbcs.org.
AMEN radio gets upgraded
The new radio call sign for the conference radio
station network located at the United Methodist Conference Center in
Lakeland is K4UMC —for Koinonia United Methodist Church where its
founder, the Rev. Thomas H. Norton Jr., is senior pastor.
The Federal Communications Commission granted
the upgrade.
The network is a combination of amateur radio
and the Internet. It is called AMEN radio, which stands for Amateur
Methodist Emergency Network Radio, and is facilitated as part of the
conference’s disaster response team.
The Florida Conference Disaster Response Team is
a disaster communications network that provides local church response
teams with a reliable means of communication and helps people from
around the country keep abreast of local relief efforts.
For more information visit AMEN radio’s Web
site at http://www.amenradio.org.
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