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Health
insurance among
financial questions for Annual Conference
A significant point of discussion at the Dare
to Share Jesus 2000 Florida Annual Conference Event May 30-June 2 in Lakeland will deal
with the Florida Conference's finances. Among the issues being considered, delegates will
be asked to decide how the conference should pay for future health benefits of its retired
clergy, according to the Rev. David Dodge, executive director of the conference's Division
of Ministry. Full Story
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Photo by Robert Hutchinson |
ORLANDO — Members of the puppet ministry at
First United Methodist Church, Clermont, blessed and sent forth confirmands during worship
at theBishop’s Confirmation Convocation at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church
here April 8. More than 800 children and adults attended the one-day event designed to
teach them about different aspects of worship and help them become comfortable
participating in worship that includes the arts. The convocation also gave them a chance
to meet Florida Bishop Cornelius L. Henderson.
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Emotions run high on e-mail
Like many things, Internet e-mail has its
advantages and disadvantages. On the down side, it took the "Love Bug" computer
virus less than a day to spread around the world and shut down computer systems from
Denmark to Hong Kong. On the up side, Florida Conference clergy are using e-mail to air
their views on some of the church's recent issues. Full Story
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Photo by the Rev. David
Harris |
MIMS — Thirty-one volunteers don
emergency vests and hard hats at a recent Community Emergency Response Team training at
Mims United Methodist
Church here. The seven-week course was led by Brevard County Emergency Management staff
who trained participants in light search and rescue,
medical triage, dealing with the psychological factors created by a disaster, and basic
emergency skills, including how to stop bleeding, stabilize broken bones and move victims.
“A disaster is any situation where the needs outweigh the resources available,”
said the Rev. David Harris, pastor of the church. “This kind of training may be
something you use while driving down the freeway some day.”
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Long-time United Methodist
still helping children
 In life Faye Gordon made an
impact on the lives of many children at First United Methodist Church, Sebring, according
to church member Nancy Hensley. Now, even after her death in September 1998, Gordon is
still having a positive effect on children through "Faye's Place," a
transitional home for abused women and children that is a ministry of the church.
Full Story
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