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Glossary: United Methodist Communications

(Official name: General Commission on Communication) The agency that provides leadership for the denomination in the fields of communication, public relations, and promotion of the funds and programs of the denomination. It is the official news gathering and distribution agency of the denomination. It provides resources and services to local churches and annual conferences in the field of communications. Its offices are in Nashville, Tennessee.

Source: A Dictionary for United Methodists, Alan K. Waltz, Copyright 1991, Abingdon Press. Used by permission.

United Methodist Communications is an agency of The United Methodist Church

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