Urbanna United Methodist
Thursday, September 09, 2010
Growing as disciples & offering God's love to all!

Links & News by Rev. Joe

 
Sunday Advocate summarizes news events affecting Virginia United Methodists
 and serves as a link to the in-depth reporting of the Virginia United Methodist Advocate
 
 
 

Don't just get frustrated!
Get involved!  Speak out!
 2005 Hurricane Response
 
 
 
 
The Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy is Virginia’s oldest faith-based advocacy group. We are a nonpartisan coalition of faith communities working to create progressive public policy by engaging people of faith, educating the public about social issues, the legislative process, and the call to advocacy.
 
 
 
 
The Virginia Conference is involved in ministries in a wide range of areas — evangelism, social justice, ministry with persons with disabilities, disaster response, mission, campus ministry, ministry with children and youth, ministry with singles, ministry with older adults, ministry with families, ministries specifically for men and women, ethnic ministries, discipleship, communications, the laity — all under the umbrella of the Common Table. These conference offices help provide local churches with expertise in reaching out to all God’s people to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.
 
Rethink Church 101
www.training.umcom.org
Learn about the United Methodist Church and engage in online
discussions with others from around the country!
 
What The United Methodist Church says on War and Peace with Iraq
A preemptive war by the United States against a nation like Iraq goes against the very grain of our understanding of the Gospel, our church’s teachings, and our conscience.
Preemptive strike does not reflect restraint and does not allow for the adequate pursuit of
peaceful means for resolving conflict.
(October 4th, 2002 letter to all United Methodists
from President of the Council of Bishops, Sharon A. Brown Christopher)

www.ncccusa.org/news/02news83.html
51 Protestant, Orthodox, Catholic, Evangelical Leaders
Petition President Bush To Reconsider Iraq Invasion



National Council of Churches USA: Shown here is part of a quilt composed of some of the logos of the Protestant, Anglican and Orthodox faith groups that make up America's leading ecumenical organization.