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Rounding up fun
Written: 11/20/2009
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Orders meeting set for Jan. 19
Written: 11/20/2009
On Tuesday, Jan. 19, the Orders of Elder and Deacon and the Fellowship of Local Pastors will meet at OKC-St. Luke’s. The gathering of clergy will feature a program by Brian Bakeman, Oklahoma Conference treasurer, and the annual covenan...

Clergy Family
Written: 11/20/2009
Appointments Judi Brown, new, to Manitou UMC (Lawton District), effective Oct. 1. Jerrell Heath to incapacity leave from Luther/Nicoma Park (North OKC), effective Nov. 1. David Cressman to Luther/Nicoma Park from V...

Game on for ‘Nothing But Nets’
Written: 11/20/2009
Stars guard Chontaye Walter ...

Perry embraces green projects
Written: 11/20/2009
Perry-First UMC has taken steps to comply with a UM resolution on Environmental Responsibility. Through the process, Perry’s parishioners have realized that helping God’s good creation also builds community, said Pastor Ed...

Old and new blend as OKC Grace celebrates
Written: 11/20/2009
At OKC-Grace, remodeling includes extensive sanctuary work and this new entryway, below, with its soaring cros...

Elevator is part of Holdenville building project
Written: 11/20/2009
Breaking ground Oct. 18 at Barnard Memorial UMC in Holdenville are, from left, the Heath family (Ben, Kathryn,...

Honor your clergy through the Clergy Endowment Fund
Written: 11/20/2009
Do you ever wonder what to give your pastor for Christmas? This year you can give the gift of ministry by contributing in your pastor’s honor to the Clergy Endowment Fund. Through contributions to this special fund, the legacy of our clergy&...

Glassco named district judge
Written: 11/20/2009
Bivocational pastor Kurt Glassco has been appointed as a district judge in Tulsa County, reported by The Tulsa World. On Oct. 27, Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry named him to Office 14 of the 14th Judicial District in Tulsa. He succeeds ...

Sabbatical grant awarded to Tulsa-St. Paul’s
Written: 11/20/2009
Tulsa-St. Paul’s UMC has received a grant of $31,576 to enable Pastor Twila Gibbens-Rickman to participate in the 2009 National Clergy Renewal Program funded by the Lilly Endowment. "I’m very fortunate to receive this...

Opportunities
Written: 11/20/2009
Project Transformation Director: Full-time. Project Transformation, 1501 N.W. 24th St., Oklahoma City, OK 73106; 405-530-2008. 2012 General Conference Worship & Music Director: Deadline is February 1. www.umcevents.org/2012GC/Worship&M...

Warner church gets facelift
Written: 11/20/2009
Volunteers from seven churches in Muskogee District helped the Warner church members...

Briefly
Written: 11/20/2009
Advent hymns have Christmas tunes Here is an opportunity for your church to sing great hymns of the Advent season, joined to familiar tunes that people will recognize from Christmas hymns. On its Web site, the General Board of Disciple...

Special Sunday promotes awareness
Written: 11/20/2009
Marie Child, an Enid Intertribal Council member, explains Native regalia displayed at Enid-First for Native Am...

Empty bowls fill need
Written: 11/20/2009
Photo by Jana Hogg Soup nourishes J.R. Sheets, who supporte...

Living the Plan, St. Stephen's, Mannsville, and OKC-Chapel Hill UMC
Written: 11/20/2009
Members of St. Stephen’s UMC at Norman, left, were awarded third place for fund-raising for the AIDS Walk of Oklahoma City, held in October. St. Stephen’s was the top fund-raiser among the churches that participa...

Pumpkin plot grows a church
Written: 11/6/2009
Steve Shanahan inflates a wading pool as he sets up a child’s game Oct. 17 at the Choctaw UMC PumpkinFest. The chu...

Project Noel goes online to fulfill Christmas wishes
Written: 11/6/2009
Project Noel is a delivery system built on the connectionalism of The United Methodist Church in Oklahoma. Its purpose i...

Christian symbols in quilts
Written: 11/6/2009
Inspecting handmade quilts, above, are United Methodist Women from McCloud, Yukon-Church of the Good Shepherd, and OKC-Hillcrest Fuente de Vida. The quilt workshop in October...

Famous author gives support to Law School project
Written: 11/6/2009
During an event sponsored by the OCU School of Law, author John Grisham, left, visits with Mary Hughes and her husband, ...