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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.

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.

The Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church today accepted the resignation of Bishop Edward Paup (Seattle Area), effective on Aug. 31.

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.

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 is prepared for thousands of online visitors to watch and gather information on the denomination’s 2008 legislative conference in Fort Worth, Texas.

In preparation for the quadrennial meeting of The United Methodist Church's top policy-making body in Fort Worth later this year, United Methodist Communications will host a Pre-General Conference News Briefing Jan. 24-26 at the Hilton Fort Worth Hotel.

The people of The United Methodist Church and Nothing But Nets— a global, grassroots campaign to prevent malaria—announced today that the Rev. Gary Henderson, executive director of the Global Health Initiative, will travel to Mali, Africa as part of a United Nations Foundation and Nothing But Nets delegation to observe the distribution of over two million long-lasting insecticide-treated bed nets to children and their families.

Two United Methodist youth will get a free trip to the Big Apple this week, including VIP passes and a private tour of the United Nations. The two girls won the trip as a result of their youth groups’ fund-raising efforts for Nothing But Nets, a campaign to prevent malaria through the purchase and distribution of life-saving mosquito nets in Africa.