Methodist NewsNews on Methodist continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Pirates are at Millville 4th United Methodist Church- July 15, 2008 Vacation Bible School Theme Veggie Tales Pirates will start on Monday July 21 to Friday July 25.http://www.topix.net/religion/methodist/2008/07/pirates-are-at-millville-4th-united-method... Immigration enforcement hesitant to make arrests in churches- July 14, 2008 CHICAGO (AP) - Everyone knows where Flor Crisostomo lives, even federal immigration officials who have ordered her deported to Mexico. Her address - Adalberto United Methodist Church - is the reason they haven't detained her. Avoiding churches is unofficial policy for federal immigration officials, according to Doris Meissner, a former commissioner at the Immigration and Naturalization Service, the agency that oversaw immigration until the Department of Homeland Security was formed in 2003....http://www.topix.net/religion/methodist/2008/07/immigration-enforcement-hesitant-to-make-a... Methodists welcome new minister- July 13, 2008 Steph - marked her first Sunday morning worship service. She replaced the retired Dr.http://www.topix.net/religion/methodist/2008/07/methodists-welcome-new-minister?fromrss=1 Former Salisbury reverend gives historic Senate prayer- July 12, 2008 WASHINGTON, DC - A former supervisor of Methodist pastors in Salisbury became the first black woman to give the U.S. Senate's opening prayer as a guest chaplain this week. The Rev. Patricia Bryant Harris, now pastor of Marshallton United Meth-odist Church in Wilmington, said she only learned of her new distinction Thursday when she gave the prayer. As Harris stepped up to the podium on the Senate floor, she said she was informed that millions of people would be watching her on C-Span. But she...http://www.topix.net/religion/methodist/2008/07/former-salisbury-reverend-gives-historic-s... Does Satan really exist Many United Methodists see evil as more subtle- July 11, 2008 At the root of how Methodists view Satan, says Dr. Walls, is the question, "Is evil real or do bad things just happen" Some may "think of the demonic in psychological terms, de-mythologize it, leave it at the level of human choices," he said. "I think we are on dangerous ground when we don't take evil seriously." "I don't see why we're perfectly happy talking about God, Jesus or the Holy Spirit moving in our lives, but then feel so weird talking about Satan," said Dr. Clark-Soles. "The...http://www.topix.net/religion/methodist/2008/07/does-satan-really-exist-many-united-method... Mushrooms for Methodists- July 10, 2008 Today I'm pondering this story from Religion News Service: "Hallucinogenic mushrooms, long valued by Central American cultures for their mystical qualities, may enhance the spirituality of people of faith, according to a new study in the Journal of Psychopharmacology. Participants in the study came from a mix of predominantly Christian backgrounds. The article goes on to quote a United Church of Christ pastor who sees the mushrooms as "inductors into the spiritual world." This raises some...http://www.topix.net/religion/methodist/2008/07/mushrooms-for-methodists?fromrss=1 UMNS-ALL-NEWS UMNS 286-Northeast United Methodists look at...- July 10, 2008 Northeast United Methodists look at boundaries >Jul. 9, 2008 NOTE: Photographs are available at http:umns.umc.org . >A UMNS Report By Linda Bloom United Methodists in the denomination's Northeastern ...http://www.topix.net/religion/methodist/2008/07/umns-all-news-umns-286-northeast-united-me... Retired California Methodist clergy offer to perform same-sex unions- July 8, 2008 In the wake of the California Supreme Court's legalization of same-sex marriage, more than 80 retired Southern California clergy from the United Methodist Church are offering to perform same-sex marriages, the Sacramento Bee is reporting. The ministers made their agreement during the annual meeting last weekend for the California-Nevada Conference of United Methodist Church. Meanwhile, a small United Methodist congregation in Santa Monica, called the Church at Ocean Park, is hosting a "love...http://www.topix.net/religion/methodist/2008/07/retired-california-methodist-clergy-offer-... Methodist choir follows in footsteps of Carnegie giants- July 8, 2008 Before the members of First United Methodist Church in Gilbert took stage at New York's famed Carnegie Hall, they walked in the footsteps of musical greats.http://www.topix.net/religion/methodist/2008/07/methodist-choir-follows-in-footsteps-of-ca... Downtown's Churches: First Methodist Episcopal at 8th and Hope- July 7, 2008 Opened on July 8th, 1923, the First Methodist Episcopal Church at 813 S. Hope was the most expensive church constructed to date by the denomination.http://www.topix.net/religion/methodist/2008/07/downtowns-churches-first-methodist-episcop... |