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Gleaning project goes to market
Written: 11/7/2008
Boxing autumn's bounty Heather Oelke and Howard Zimmerman, both of Norman-McFarlin UMC, divide vegetables that they gleaned from the Norman Farmer's Market. The produce will be given to charities to help feed the hungry.  Photos by Amelia...

UMMen celebration
Written: 9/5/2008
    Registration gets under way July 29 for an event celebrating 100 years of United Methodist Men’s ministry. About 125 people attended at Yukon-First UMC. Guest speaker was Bishop Robert Hayes Jr. New officers were elected for Oklahoma Conference UMMen: Jack Parsons of Claremore-...

UMMen to meet at Yukon for centennial celebration
Written: 7/18/2008
 On July 26, the United Methodist Men of Oklahoma Conference will hold "A 100-Year Celebration" at Yukon-First UMC. Bishop Robert Hayes Jr. will be keynote speaker. Sign-in begins at 9 a.m., and the program concludes at 11:30 a.m. The celebration in Yukon is open to all. In 1908, th...

Carl Young elected president of UMMen Foundation
Written: 4/4/2008
Carl Young, an Edmond attorney and veteran United Methodist leader, is the new president of the national UMMen Foundation. Young told UMMen magazine that he enjoyed his eight years as president of Oklahoma Conference United Methodist Men, "and now I am privileged to serve with some deeply spi...

Special events honor military veterans
Written: 11/2/2007
Nowata UMC recently hosted a dinner in honor of the military veterans in the community. From left are some of the honorees: Wayne Fry, Everett Sears, Ed McArtor, and Chuck Price. Pastor is Jim Perkin.   Veterans honored recently at Owasso UMC are: standing, Jim Zink, Bob Hamm, Mike Michel...

Leader traces God's help in his life
Written: 10/5/2007
President's project "Family" (Fast a Meal in 1 Year)Find information online about this joint fund-raising effort to combat hunger in America. National UMM President Glenn Wintemberg helped develop it. Web sites are www.nacpumm.org and www.endhunger.org.   George Cockrum of Midwe...

Men choose multiple ways to serve
Written: 10/5/2007
  A team of United Methodist Men installs siding during a Conference workday at Cleo Springs UMC. The national president of United Methodist Men had a field day when he visited Oklahoma in August. Glenn R. Wintemberg of Saint Charles, Mo., was keynote speaker at an August UMM retreat at Cany...

Regional responsibilities
Written: 2/23/2007
Severe prepares for Jurisdictional meeting By Holly McCray His title is: director of Mission and Administration for the South Central Jurisdiction of The United Methodist Church. A much shorter description of David Severe’s job: party planner. Dr. Severe is responsible for organizing an upcoming...

Harvest for the hungry
Written: 1/11/2007
The new gleaning project in Oklahoma Conference continues to grow—literally. Jack Burmeister and Tom Harkins harvested these two big turnips and others from a field in November. The United Methodist Men from OKC-Sunnylane church gathered the produce left behind after commercial food orders were ...

Gleaning project bears fruit for hungry
Written: 9/22/2006
United Methodist Men from OKC-Sunny Lane discuss their harvest beside a melon patch at Hydro. From left are David Freno, Bill Officer, Al Stuart, and Don Brader. By Holly McCray George Cockrum likes leftovers. Misshapen melons left in the field. Cabbages that fail to meet grocery market standa...

UMM to serve as big brothers
Written: 3/24/2006
The agency responsible for men’s ministry in The United Methodist Church consecrated its new headquarters March 3 and launched an effort to provide big brother relationships with sons of men who are incarcerated. The staff of the Commission on United Methodist Men has moved to a new address in Nash...