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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...

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Written: 11/6/2009
2010 Annual Conference shortened The Annual Conference will conclude on Wednesday next year, Bishop Robert Hayes Jr. has ...

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Written: 10/9/2009
Photo by Laura Deerwester Table talk The theme "Come to the Table...

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Written: 9/25/2009
Men travel to Nashville More than 1,200 men participated in...

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Written: 9/11/2009
Small-church event rescheduled A small-church workshop has been rescheduled for Oct. 10 at Mooreland UMC. "Effective Ministry in the Small Membership Church" will feature guest speaker Jim Hollifield, pastor at Newkirk. Breakout sessi...

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Written: 8/28/2009
Free training in September by Evangelism Committee Mooreland and OKC-First churches will host free training events in September that focus on evangelism. ? Sept. 12. At Mooreland UMC, keynote will be Bob Crossman, director of New Church Develop...

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Written: 7/10/2009
Academy for youth workers to begin new rotation Track 1 of Youth Worker’s Academy begins Aug. 7-9. The rotating study course is for adults, age 25 years and older, who are called to youth ministry. It is sponsored by Oklahoma Conference a...

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Written: 6/12/2009
$40,000 matching grant will help Restore Hope Donations will help double a $40,000 matching grant offered to Restore Hope Ministries in Tulsa. "Imagine the number of families $80,000 can feed, clothe...

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Written: 5/15/2009
Giving the gift of service Members from Oklahoma City’s Ridgecrest and St. John’s United Methodist churches repair the playgrou...

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Written: 5/1/2009
May 16 program: ‘Let Justice Roll Down Like Waters’ Stan Basler will be keynote presenter on May 16 in Oklahoma City at a public conference sponsored by the Commission on Prison Ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of Oklahoma. Rev. Dr...

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Written: 4/3/2009
A Skyline welcome Tammy Patton, of OKC-First UMC, and Allison Ball of OKC-Church of the Servant join the staff as assistant directors of Skyline Urban Ministry in Oklahoma City. Patton will be at Skyline's McKee Center and Ball will be at the ...

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Written: 3/20/2009
Clergy photo sessions planned for Annual Conference Photos of all clergy members will be taken at the 2009 Annual Conference by Lifetouch Church Directories and Portraits, in cooperation with the Oklahoma Conference Department of Communication...

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Written: 3/6/2009
Women’s leadership District presidents of United Methodist Women encircle two Oklahoma Conference UMW presidents. Seated in chairs are Donna Roberts of Tulsa, left, and Kathy Caldron of Ponca City. Caldron began her term as preside...

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Written: 2/20/2009
Photo by Earl Mitchell Leaders make plans New Stillwater District officers for United Methodist Men were installed by Joseph Harris in December at Stillwater-First UMC. From left are Rev. Dr. Harris, former General Secretary for U...

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Written: 2/13/2009
Consecration ceremonies for campus ministry The Board of Directors for the Wesley Foundation at Langston University will host consecration activities Feb. 28 for the campus ministry’s new building. The public is welcome at any and all of ...

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Written: 1/16/2009
Save the date: 2009 Day at the Legislature When: Tuesday, Feb. 10 Where: State Capitol Theme: "When You Do It to the Least of These" Topics: Criminal justice, immigration, poverty, and hunger To...

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Written: 12/12/2008
Coming in January Watch your mailbox for the Winter issue of Contact, the Magazine. Theme is "Body Builders," based on Romans 12. All Contact newspaper subscribers receive free copies. Campaign urges TV viewing On Jan. 1...

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Written: 11/21/2008
Marking a milestone On Oct. 19, Grace Epworth church at Bartlesville celebrated its centennial. Special recognition was awarded to former pastors and other Church leaders for their exemplary servant leadership. From left are Don ...

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Written: 11/7/2008
Christmas trip for college students A mission experience for college students, ages 18-25, will be offered during the Christmas break. Dates are Dec. 27-Jan. 2 for the trip to Arkansas. Oklahoma’s Campus Ministries are spons...

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Written: 10/24/2008
Photo by Holly McCray Harvesting goodwill Two children tote their pick from the pumpkin patch at Enid-Christ UMC. Volunteers Retta Evanson and Gene Cerny helped them with their purchase. The proje...

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