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Imagine No Malaria announced today the commitment of 12 United Methodist annual conferences to support the denomination’s effort to end preventable malaria deaths in Africa. The annual conferences are part of the “Vanguard Wave” of the ministry’s effort to raise at least $75 million.

On World Malaria Day 2012, Imagine No Malaria is celebrating progress against the mosquito-borne disease and calling for a renewed commitment to end preventable deaths from malaria.

Nearly a thousand delegates and an estimated 2,500 visitors will gather at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, Fla. April 24-May 4 for the 2012 United Methodist General Conference.

A daily line-up of speakers has been organized for seminary students who plan to attend the 2012 General Conference.

While most younger people in the church are immersed in new technology, many older members are also jumping on the bandwagon.

Mobile device users will be able to access information about The United Methodist Church’s 2012 General Conference through a new, free mobile application from United Methodist Communications. This comes in preparation for the quadrennial meeting of the denomination’s top policy-making body in Tampa, Fla. April 24-May 4.

United Methodists are gearing up for the third annual Change the World event on May 19-20, 2012 to build community locally and fight malaria globally.

Americans believe Christmas is the most important holiday, followed by Independence Day, Thanksgiving and Easter, according to a new holiday survey commissioned by United Methodist Communications.

About 62% of adult Americans have a favorable impression of United Methodists. That’s according to a new survey from LifeWay Research that looks at perceptions of faith groups among adults in the U.S.

United Methodist Communications and the United Methodist General Board of Church and Society are urging communities to Rethink Church with America’s Sunday Supper on January 15, 2012, in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and Human Relations Day.

The United Methodist Church will get a surge of support for its work to eliminate deaths and suffering from malaria in Africa, thanks to a $3 million supplemental grant from the United Nations Foundation.

Mobile device users can easily access information about The United Methodist Church on the go with a new free United Methodist application.

A new website aims to equip and empower local churches to become vital and healthy congregations. UMVitalCongregations.org is designed to help churches move through a process of evaluation and assessment as they begin to set goals, and then find key resources to help them achieve those goals.

Themed around Africa University, the official 2012 United Methodist Program Calendar—now available from United Methodist Communications—offers planning pages full of information at-your-fingertips and puts the spotlight on Africa University students who are using education to bring hope to the continent.

KimAnn Shockley has been named coordinator of a new project to discover more about the renewal of existing local churches and the practices that lead to transformation.

Thousands of United Methodists will team up to make a positive difference—locally and globally—during the second annual Change the World event on May 14-15, 2011.