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Emanuel UMC spends second Saturdays serving
Saturday, September 04, 2010
This summer, homeowners in the Brunswick area have been given a helping hand by good Samaritans from Emanuel United Methodist Church. The good Samaritans are part of Emanuel UMC’s Second Saturday Servants ministry, a local missions outreach of...
VSU students share pursuit of God in new music project
Friday, September 03, 2010
 A relentless pursuit of God, and His relentless pursuit of them, led six South Georgia singer-songwriters on a spiritual and musical journey. What came out of their journey is “Relentless: A Worship Project,” a self-described &ldqu...
Clergy and laity will gather at 2010 Black Church Summit
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
The 2010 Black Church Summit, a gathering for clergy and laity from black churches across the South Georgia Conference, is set for September 23-25, at Vision of Jesus United Methodist Church in Macon.  The theme for the Summit is “Reachin...
Bishop King's Mother - Ruby G. King - dies at the age of 94
Monday, August 30, 2010
Ruby G. King, mother of South Georgia Bishop James R. King, Jr., of Ashland, Alabama died Friday afternoon, August 27, 2010, at the age of 94. The funeral service and visitations will be held at Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church.  The churc...
Run the Rapids at the 2010 KidzQuest Retreat
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Grab your paddle, jump in the boat and join us as we run the rapids at this year’s KidzQuest retreat September 24-26 at Epworth By The Sea on St. Simons Island. Designed for students in the 3rd – 6th grades, this annual children’s r...
Joyful Noise Jazz Cafe serves poetry, jazz and Jesus
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Just like its motto says, New Covenant United Methodist Church is “Doing Church Differently.”  In September, the downtown Savannah church’s Joyful Noise Jazz Café will turn one year old.  On the first and third Thu...
Cordele First UMCs CARE Team gives sweet gift of love
Thursday, August 19, 2010
On a clear day in April 2009, three members of Cordele First United Methodist Church flew to Rome, Ga. to meet with members of Trinity United Methodist Church.  What they brought back to Cordele has transformed the church. Linda Osborne, Joyce ...
Bishop King to visit all nine districts for Bishop's Hour
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Bishop James R. King, Jr., episcopal leader of the South Georgia Conference, will be visiting all nine districts this fall for the 2010 Bishop’s Hour. The Bishop’s Hour is designed to be an intentional time for Bishop King to be in each ...
River of Life brings help, hope
Wednesday, August 04, 2010
What happens when hundreds of middle- and high-school students descend on Macon? Homes are repaired.  Lives are changed. More than 200 students from eight churches across the state recently participated in River of Life, a four-day local m...
Mulberry UMC member's spiritual seeking leads to book
Wednesday, August 04, 2010
Numbers and spreadsheets don’t usually add up to a second career as an author.   But that’s exactly what happened when Ann Smith, a certified public accountant, combined her love of writing with her desire to enter into a deeper r...
Oconee Outreach Opportunity rebuilds homes, impacts lives
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Years of prayers have been answered for members of one local church in Whigham. And Whigham resident Josephine Jackson says that a “miracle” has happened. Jackson’s home and Ebenezer African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Chur...
Veteran honored for Sunday school service
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
A special to The Advocate by Carlton Fletcher* Back in 1954, the Senior Adult Sunday school class at Brookfield United Methodist Church didn’t have a permanent teacher, so class members passed the lesson book around each week to a different...
Brazilian Methodists focus on children
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
By Alice M. Smith* Gordon and Teca Greathouse have served as United Methodist missionaries to Brazil for 32 years and have seen great changes in the country as it moved from dictatorship to democracy. But what hasn’t changed is the overwhe...
New research on congregations, church structure
Monday, July 12, 2010
Both of the full reports are available for review at www.umc.org/ctaresearch, and readers can share observations and suggestions through the website. Click here to read the full United Methodist News Service article: "Call t...
Number of Delegates for 2012 General Conference Still Undetermined
Monday, July 12, 2010
No decision has yet been made about the size of the 2012 General Conference, according to the secretary of the General Conference, Rev. L. Fitzgerald Reist.   The Constitution states the General Conference “shall be composed of not less...
Four pre-retirement workshops for clergy scheduled for August
Friday, July 09, 2010
The Conference Board of Pensions and the Conference Board of Ordained Ministry are sponsoring four Pre-retirement Workshops for clergy in August. These workshops are designed to help individuals make certain they are on track for retirement.  Pe...
Annual Wynnton UMC race benefits local agencies
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
What started out as a way for one man to use his gifts, talents and passions to serve others has turned into a well-known annual event in the Columbus area. Wynnton United Methodist Church’s annual Midtown Classic 5K Race and One Mile Fun Ru...
Q & A with Dr. Ben Martin, Statesboro District Superintendent
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
ADVOCATE: Where did you grow up?  Have you always lived in South Georgia? DR. MARTIN: I was born in Lyons, Georgia, in the Dublin District of the South Georgia Conference.  With the exception of my years in college, I lived there until ent...
2010 State of the Church Report Now Available
Thursday, June 24, 2010
The median age of United Methodists, the number of professing members around the world and our current giving trends are among the topics found in the newly released 2010 State of The Church report.   The report is now available online...
Equip yourself for effective ministry with Pathways to a Healthy Church
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Churches looking for new ideas, networking opportunities and practical, quality training for their pastors, parishioners, staff and leaders need look no further than this year’s Pathways to a Healthy Church conference.   Scheduled for Sa...