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Action Ministries is proud to announce that it has earned the highest rating from Charity Navigator, America’s premier independent charity evaluator. Receiving four out of a possible four stars indicates that Action Ministries adheres to good governance and other best practices that minimize the chance of unethical activities and consistently executes its mission in a fiscally responsible way. Charity Navigator helps charitable givers make intelligent giving decisions by providing in-depth, ...

SPINGER MOUNTAIN, Ga. (UMNS) - David Smith, the Holston Annual (regional) Conference Appalachian Trail chaplain, headed to Georgia on Ash Wednesday to begin his 2,200-mile hike through the mountains to Maine. It just worked out that his trek coincides with the Lenten spiritual journey of Christians around the globe, but Smith is giving up more than Facebook or chocolate, writes Annette Spence of The Call. Follow Chaplain David Smith's progress at TrailJournals.com/shortstop or on the "...

On July 26 the Atlanta Emory District celebrated the arrival of new clergy families into the Atlanta Emory Family. The Cannon UMC hosted a Bar-B-Q lunch for the over 90 people in attendance; from children to adults the AMRY Family came together under the tents for fellowship. The district provide bouncy houses for the children (even one that was a slip and slide) and the DS lead a game of Kick Ball for all daring enough to join in.   The afternoon ended with worship led by the Cannon UMC staff. ...

GO ON Tour, a worship concert featuring Christian hip-hop artist Tedashii and speakers from next year’s national United Methodist youth event YOUTH 2015, will visit each of the church’s U.S. jurisdictions this fall. The 10-city tour, which begins Sept. 13 at Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta, will afford youth an opportunity to experience event-style worship, hear a national level performer and featured speaker and be among the first groups able to register for YOUTH 2015, an event for youth ...

Eight Students from United Methodist-related Historically Black Colleges and Universities Were Recognized by the White House Lillian Harris, a student at Clark Atlanta University, was among 75 students named 2014 HBCU All-Stars by the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities. These students, who are in enrolled as undergraduate, graduate, or professional students, have been recognized for accomplishments in academics, leadership, and civic engagement. The 75 ...

All North Georgia Conference clergy are assigned an ngumc.net email address through NGUMC Mail. The clergy email addresses are used to send all Conference and District communications, from e-newsletters to Ministry Review directions.  It is important that all new clergy set up their ngumc.net address. Also, moving pastors should be sure to update the forwarding address on their ngumc.net account if they have moved. This is especially important if they have been forwarding to a previous church ...

The United Methodist Church has lived up to UMCOR's challenge: Be There. Be Hope. When the powerful Nov. 8 typhoon struck the Philippines, The United Methodist Church was already there. Through its field office, UMCOR - Philippines was able to begin its response immediately. United Methodists are among those early responders providing emergency supplies while assessing damages from the storm. Watch this video to see UMCOR in action: https://vimeo.com/78953319 The Philippines is an established ...

Retirees RETIREMENT 2014   AD INTERIM Brooks, Mari Lane (FD)       12/1/2013 Goff Donna J. (FD)              12/28/2013    Goode, Ronald                     11/1/2013 Krumbaugh, Katy                 11/1/2013 McClain, Dick                       5/31/2014 Spackman, Elwood               1/3/2014 ANNUAL CONFERENCE Bryan, James Hoyt (Jimmy) (PL) Cavin, Mike Green, Charles W. Hinton, Coy Huggins, John Knox, Edward A. (PL) Miller, Louis (FD) Parrish, Glenn D. Powers, Robert E. Purvis,  Jeanette ...

It took nearly five months for Atlanta-based actor Brad Sherrill to memorize all 20,000 words of The Gospel of John.He had plans to present it just once at his home church in Atlanta. But since 2001 Sherrill has performed John's gospel over 600 times off-Broadway and in professional theaters and churches throughout the U.S., Canada, the U.K. and Ireland.    On Sunday, February 23, Sherrill will present his new adaptation and live performance of Exodus (based on the Old Testament story of Moses ...

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A Kid Missionary Hosts Free VBS Videos Here’s a Great Opportunity to help your VBS kids make a connection with a real-life missionary their own age.  Gilly is a 12-year-old boy who lives in Kenya with his missionary parents, Nick and Heidi Griffiths.  Gilly and his adopted Kenyan brother John want to tell your VBS kids about their life in Kenya via a short video that can be shown each day at VBS.  Each day during VBS, Gilly and John will offer a short video to be shown to the kids gathering at ...