Archived News: Poverty

Poverty

'> Saint John's 'Operation: Swaddling Clothes' (Memphis AC)
St. John's UMC hopes to collect 18,000 diapers to help low-income families.

Have yourself a... Fair Celebration
As families gather for holiday celebrations, they are encouraged to support workers and producers by purchasing fair trade items.

Keeping hope alive in the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo could be the archetype for what Africans call the “resource curse” — the malady where impoverished people fare worst in countries with abundant natural resources. Yet United Methodist Women is helping impoverished families, women, children and youth in the Congo keep hope alive.

Pray With Africa builds community for continent
Teams of young people will visit 30 U.S. cities with a call to ‘Learn. Pray. Act.’

Gatlinburg church reaches out to forgotten population
Ministry serves the poor unseen by tourists.

Health education coming via radio
Massive flooding occurred in Mozambique. Thousands of people died because they did not know the floodwaters were coming.

United Methodist conference to address rural poverty
Organizer wants to bring people into “the heart of Appalachia” to minister with the poor.

Methodist youths renovate homes of the poor
This summer, nearly 500 Methodist youths from across the nation journeyed to San Marcos, Texas to renovate homes.

Motel ministry feeds children
Meal ministry blesses children, church.

Church fights poverty with jam project, financing
“We refuse to be called poor because our heavenly Father is rich,” Adèle Yed says.

United Methodists confront nation’s pressing problems
From promoting peace to lifting people out of poverty, the church in Côte d’Ivoire is making a difference at every turn.

The Road Out of Poverty, New World Outlook, July/August 09
The road out of poverty is not always obvious or well-marked. As our cover story points out, sometimes the road out isn't even a road, it's a runway.

Congregation offers sanctuary for youth
Neighbors offered ‘radical hospitality’

Youth build box city to learn about homelessness
Teens from United Methodist churches built a cardboard shantytown to experience life on the streets.

Ministry with the poor project receives major North Carolina grant
A $300,000 grant will cover part of the start-up costs of a United Methodist three-year program to lift 75 families out of poverty and help communities to make strides toward eliminating poverty in three counties of western North Carolina.

Bishops launch Rethink Church with worker outreach
Day laborers call visit a blessing.

Church sends maize for Zimbabwe families
Response to food crisis continues.

Bishop Palmer offers vision for areas of focus
Bishop Gregory V. Palmer envisions thousands of small groups carrying out ministry and engaging others.

Youth fast today to change tomorrow
Program offers service to the poor and education about why people are impoverished.

CBS special looks at religion’s impact on poverty
Bishop Bickerton is featured on “Poverty: A Time for Sharing,” which will be broadcast April 26 on CBS.

Western North Carolina Counties Are Sites for Pilot Poverty Ministry
Three counties in North Carolina are the focal points of a new United Methodist Church pilot ministry to eliminate poverty. They will become training stations for the denomination in the United States.

Appreciation for British Methodist Role in Challenging Economic Summit
The head of the United Methodist Church's mission agency has thanked the Methodist Church of Great Britain for its role in keeping the concerns of poverty and environmental protection in the public eye as representatives of the world's 20 strongest economies met in London.

Immigrants find legal help at clinic
Ministry guides immigrants through citizenship process.

United Methodists in Liberia take aim at poverty
Bishop John Innis has called Christians to help drive development

Students harvest produce to feed hungry
"The food we waste here is enough to feed the people who are starving in Africa," says Givewell Myaradzi.

Border Health Partnership Builds on Local Initiative
A new United Methodist Border Health Partnership in South Texas is building on the work of a small membership congregation in the city of Pharr, near McAllen and just across the Rio Grande from the Mexican city of Reynosa.

Church furnishes homes with help and compassion
Furniture ministry provides glimpse of how God works to families in need.

Church helps immigrants learn English, get ahead
Franklin Castillo, thanks to language program, owns a janitorial company with four employees.

Phoenix rallies on immigration issue
Experience sights and sounds from the Feb. 28 march and counter-protest.

Ministry with the Poor: Looking Poverty in the Face
Listening, accepting and serving are three necessary steps in ministry with the poor, says the Rev. Edward W. Paup.

Ministry with the Poor: Our Tradition, Our Heritage, Our Call
Bishop Joel Martinez believes that ministry with the poor is one of the primary ways we live out our mission to make disciples of Jesus Christ.

Servant or Sucker? Wise/Compassionate Ways to Help
This video resource helps viewers discern appropriate, Christ-centered actions when it comes to addressing poverty.

Youth trades warm bed to raise funds for homeless
Peter Larson of Minnesota spends 40 to 45 nights a year sleeping in a box in the winter cold.

Firewood ministry warms hearts, homes in mountains
Church teams travel to the hills of North Carolina to chop firewood for people in need.

Pastor works pasture to raise food for poor
When he’s not in the pulpit, the Rev. Nels Ledwell can probably be found tending cattle for a nonprofit farm.

Retired tour buses shelter Hawaii’s homeless
United Methodist Utu Langi converts old tourist buses into mobile shelters for the homeless on the Hawaiian Island of Oahu.

ZOE helps AIDS orphans support families
In Rwanda, the ZOE program is helping orphan-led families generate income by raising cash crops of rice and coffee.

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