The people of The United Methodist Church and their partners worldwide helped Cote d’Ivoire’s National Program in the Fight against Malaria launch an integrated health campaign November 11 that will vaccinate 3.5 million children in Côte d’Ivoire (formerly Ivory Coast) and blanket the country with bed nets to stop the spread of malaria.
The people of The United Methodist Church will join with the United Nations Foundation to support the delivery of over a million insecticide-treated bed nets to families in Côte d’Ivoire.
The Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church congratulated Sen. Barack Obama today on his election as the 44th President of the United States and applauded his willingness to articulate a vision of change for the nation “that is based on hope for all the people, especially those who are disinherited and disenfranchised.”
The Nothing But Nets anti-malariacampaign has announced a new initiative to help eliminate malaria deaths in the next generation. Responding to an urgent and immediate need, Nothing But Nets is working with the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to send long-lasting, insecticide-treated bed nets (bed nets) to the more than 630,000 refugees living in 27 temporary camps in East Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.
Bishop Gregory V. Palmer, President of the United Methodist Council of Bishops, today called on U.S. presidential candidates to stop their divisive rhetoric and focus on issues important to Americans in the final weeks of this year’s campaign.
Bishop Gregory V. Palmer, President of the Council of Bishops, is urging United Methodists to pray for the people of Cuba who are suffering from the devastation of Hurricanes Ike and Gustav.
Operating in a nation beset by economic and political crises, Africa University has issued an urgent plea for United Methodist congregations to fulfill their 2008 financial obligations to the Zimbabwe-based school.
If someone asked seven-year old Katherine Commale what she did on her summer vacation, her answer would have to be “a lot!” But Katherine hasn’t just been swimming at the pool and playing with her brother Joseph.
Methodists have the highest positive ratings of religious and spiritual groups in the United States, new research by the Gallup Panel shows. Ninety-six percent of the 1,005 persons interviewed during the March poll had either a positive or neutral view of Methodists.
Bishop Gregory Vaughn Palmer was installed today as president of The United Methodist Church’s Council of Bishops. The outgoing president, Bishop Janice Riggle Huie, passed the gavel to Bishop Palmer during a 30-minute worship service.
As it commemorates World Malaria Day, The United Methodist Church announced today it will receive a $5 million grant from the United Nations Foundation, with support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, to help eliminate malaria and other diseases of poverty.
The United Methodist Church is “feeding the physically and spiritually hungry,” Bishop Sharon Brown Christopher of Urbana, Ill., reminded the denomination’s General Conference during her April 24 Episcopal Address at in Fort Worth.
Katherine Commale is living proof that no one is too young to live out the overall theme of the 2008 United Methodist General Conference—giving others “A Future with Hope.”
More than 3,000 United Methodists from around the globe are expected to converge on Fort Worth, Texas this week for General Conference 2008. The General Conference is the top legislative body of The United Methodist Church.
The people of The United Methodist Church have raised more than $3.35 million for the Nothing But Nets malaria prevention campaign since its launch in November 2006—enough to cover the cost of 335,000 nets.
When Bishop Sharon Brown Christopher delivers the Episcopal Address at the United Methodist General Conference in Fort Worth on April 24, it will be a much different experience than when the first formal Episcopal Address was presented in 1812. It will, in fact, be the first of its kind.
The Foundation for United Methodist Communications announced today the establishment of the Martha “Twick” Morrison Endowment to provide financial support from investment income to support programs to help United Methodist communicators in the Central Conferences enhance their communication skills.
World Malaria Day is April 25. Now and throughout April, there’s an easy new way to help eliminate malaria deaths in Africa and raise more money for nets through the Nothing But Nets malaria prevention campaign.
The United Methodist Interagency Health and Wholeness Task Force is working to provide a healthier environment for delegates at the 2008 General Conference, while showcasing the denomination’s efforts to improve personal, congregational, and global health, including ways to get involved.
In its first year, the Nothing But Nets campaign raised over $18 million from more than 60,000 donors. A new report issued by the United Nations Foundation, creator of the grassroots campaign, indicates that as of December 31, 2007, a total of $18,114,147 had been raised for the purchase and distribution of long lasting insecticide-treated nets for children and families in Africa.
New research indicates that the “Open hearts. Open minds. Open doors.” advertising is proving to be effective in communicating key characteristics of The United Methodist Church.
United Methodist Communications announces the appointment of the Rev. Dr. Hilda R. Davis-Carroll as Project Coordinator for the Office of Global Health Initiative, effective February 18.
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