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  • Survey ranks top Christmas activities

  • 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.

  • America's Sunday Supper promotes service

  • 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.

  • Imagine No Malaria receives $3 million grant

  • 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.

  • Economy trumps terrorism as top concern
  • A decade after 9/11, only 16% of Americans believe terrorism is the most important issue in the world, according to a new survey on Americans’ interest in international concerns and related behaviors.

  • Vital Congregations Website Empowers Churches

  • 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.

  • 2012 Program Calendar Now Available

  • 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.

  • Bishops Meet in Georgia May 1-6

  • United Methodist bishops from Africa, Europe, Asia and the U.S. will gather in St. Simons Island, Ga. for the semi-annual Council of Bishops meeting May 1-6; 113 bishops are expected to attend.

  • Malaria video in Times Square

  • Right now, in the heart of New York City, a message of need is being broadcast to more than 1.5 million people who pass through Times Square every day. Imagine No Malaria, a ministry of The United Methodist Church, is airing a video message to underscore the urgent need to fight a disease that claims nearly a million lives each year.

  • Imagine No Malaria mobile app

  • On World Malaria Day, The United Methodist Church’s Imagine No Malaria campaign is using technology to fight mosquitoes with the launch of a new mobile application that keeps mosquitoes away and also raises funds for the fight against malaria.

  • Documentary helps fight malaria

  • Imagine No Malaria, a ministry of The United Methodist Church, has produced a documentary to increase awareness and action against malaria, a disease that kills a child in Africa every 45 seconds.

  • Petition submissions begin April 1

  • Petitions for consideration by the 2012 General Conference may be submitted to the Petitions Secretary beginning April 1 and continuing through September 27, 2011.

  • Goodpaster Encourages Prayer, Support for Japan Quake Victims

  • Bishop Larry M. Goodpaster, President of the Council of Bishops, is urging United Methodists to pray for the victims of a devastating earthquake and tsunami that occurred last week, and encouraging support of relief efforts through the United Methodist Committee on Relief.

  • Call to Action Interim Operations Team Named
  • A 7-member team has been named to serve as a catalyst for implementing significant change in denominational structures, policies, practices, and leadership in ways that are aligned with God’s call, the church’s mission, and the needs of the world in the 21st century.