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Manor announces building projects in Tulsa
Written: 4/3/2009
Architect's drawing shows a view of Crestwood at OMM, looking southwest. In Tulsa, Oklahoma Methodist Manor (OMM) is expanding its midtown retirement community with the construction of "Crestwood at Oklahoma Methodist Manor....

Group ponders plan to reduce number of bishops
Written: 4/3/2009
Eight states (15 annual conferences) form the South Central Jurisdiction of The United Methodist Church. By Holly McCray In 2012, the number of active bishops must be reduced from 11 to 10 in the South Central Jurisd...

TEEM raises $280,000
Written: 12/12/2008
Funds aid work with impoverished people By Laura Gamble TEEM (The Education and Employment Ministry) raised more than $280,000 in pledges and cash for its ministry when it held the first-ever TEEM Builders Luncheon, on Nov. 11 at ...

The Bartlesville District connection
Written: 6/27/2008
During the annual Day of Sharing, Owasso-First youth members John and Brad haul away tree limbs damaged by an ice storm. Bartlesville District is located in the northeastern corner of Oklahoma, in the heart of what state officials designate "Green Country." "We are at our best wh...

The District Connection
Written: 9/7/2007
Oklahoma United Methodists act on their faith in myriad ways.   Rachel Tilley, Emily Mackay, Cole Davis, and Josh Brown, members of Piedmont UMC, help recycle plastic in their community. Left, Macy Griffin of Highland UMC moves discarded shingles as volunteers from several churches repla...

Our global connection
Written: 10/20/2006
 Leaders practice language A weeklong experience of speaking only in Spanish for 14 hours daily helped English-speaking clergy and church leaders gain proficiency in the language. Called Spanishtown, the total immersion language program was designed by Kirk Reed to help participants minister...

Freshman serves at global conference
Written: 9/8/2006
Anna Combs-Francis of Ponca City was the youngest person asked to serve communion and to be a liturgist in worship services at the World Methodist Conference in July in Seoul, Korea. She is the daughter of Rev. Sheila Combs-Francis, pastor at Ponca City-Albright. A delegation of Oklahomans attended...

Our global connection
Written: 9/8/2006
Storm stories shared For many people along the Gulf Coast, the new year started Aug. 29—not Jan. 1. Hurricane Katrina hit Aug. 29, 2005, followed Sept. 24 by Hurricane Rita. Marking the one-year anniversary, UM churches everywhere lifted the memory of lives lost, offered praise for lives saved...

The District Connection-Woodward
Written: 8/18/2006
   Woodward District Three flags fly above Vici UMC, thanks to a youth group project. The senior high youth group at Vici UMC recently paid for and set up a trio of flagpoles at the church.The teens chose to use the funds they had raised for the local service project instead of for...

The District Connection-Tulsa
Written: 8/18/2006
Tulsa District How does a small congregation that contributed 50 percent of its apportionment giving one year become a Five-Star Award church the next?  Two words: Project Transformation.  In 2004, Grace UMC in Tulsa gave only half its Apportionment. The members were greatly...

The District Connection-Stillwater
Written: 8/18/2006
 Stillwater District "Praise God from whom all blessings flow." Worshippers at Kaw City UMC sing this doxology every Sunday morning. Their musical praises to God became a challenge recently when the church organist moved to Florida.The 1927 pipe organ had been refurbished three years ago....

The District Connection-OKCSouth
Written: 8/18/2006
 OKC-South District The Cooperative Urban Parish hosted a great day of fellowship on June 11. Its new director is exploring the neighborhood around Skyline’s McKee Center for potential new ministries. Skyline Urban Ministry’s back-to-school clothing project began Aug. 7. Volunteers ass...

The District Connection-OKCNorth
Written: 8/18/2006
   OKC-North District Edmond-Acts II members hang the sanctuary cross in their new building at Pennsylvania and Covell. Church member Emmett Carter created the 10-foot cross, using black walnut and blood wood. The varying walnut shades represent sins; the blood wood, at center, is natur...

The District Connection-Muskogee
Written: 8/18/2006
   Muskogee District Westville United Methodist Women display toy animals collected for children in crisis. A dedication service was held on April 9. Stories about churches donating toy animals to assist children in crisis inspired Westville’s United Methodist Women (UMW). In turn,...

The District Connection-McAlester
Written: 8/18/2006
 McAlester District The "Good $ense Budget Course" is being offered three times this fall in McAlester District.Dates and sites are: Aug. 26 at Wilburton UMC, Sept. 23 at Holdenville UMC, and Sept. 30 at Hugo-First UMC.Sponsors are The Oklahoma United Methodist Foundation and the district...

The District Connection-Lawton
Written: 8/18/2006
 Lawton District The long-time KingdomBuilders program continues to be successful in Lawton District.Each person who signs up to be a part of KingdomBuilders agrees to make special gifts of at least $25 three times per year. The funds raised help meet special needs of churches and ministr...

The District Connection-Clinton
Written: 8/18/2006
  Clinton District A year ago, Hollis UMC members opened the doors on a former storefront downtown to create a safe place for children to go after school.Today, program staff works jointly with the school district. Two tutors are provided to help any child who needs that assistance. The ...

The District Connection-Bartlesville
Written: 8/18/2006
Bartlesville District "If you build it, they will come." So many have come to Bartlesville’s MUTUAL Girls Club that a four-phase building plan is under way.The program has outgrown its space. MUTUAL was started in 1964 by United Methodist Women from the city’s four churches. Their goal: to cr...

The District Connection-Ardmore
Written: 8/18/2006
Ardmore District     Ardmore District displayed its new Disaster Early Response Team (DERT) Trailer at the 2006 Oklahoma Annual Conference. It is the first of a dozen supply trailers—one planned per district—designed to be ready for deployment at disaster scene...

Our global connection
Written: 5/12/2006
Judicial Council denies appeals The United Methodist Judicial Council has rejected appeals to reconsider two decisions that have created much debate within the Church. In early May, the council voted not to revisit Decisions 1031 and 1032, related to the case of a Virginia pastor who blocked a p...