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Noah's Ark Invites You to Experience the Beach this Fall
Written: 8/25/2010
(Luke Pinegar) Fall is a great time to visit the beach for a retreat. The crowds are smaller, the temps are lower, the water is beautiful, less noise, AND lower rates along with other seasonal specials. Fall is a fantastic time of the year on Panama City Beach (Fla.). It's a great ...
Catapult - Why Bother?
Written: 8/24/2010
Catapult Conference – September 22-24, 2010, Mobile
(Rev. Don Woolley) Inside our communities, people are living and dying without Jesus. All around us there are groups of people different than us and not represented in our congregations. Many in our immediate neighborhoods ar...
Dumas Wesley Community Center Increases Services to Families
Written: 8/24/2010
(Brenda Carlisle, Executive Director) For over 107 years Dumas Wesley Community Center has served the Mobile community, providing services for men, women and children of all ages. As the expressed needs of the community changed, Dumas Wesley has always strived to respond, evolve and do whateve...
Stegall Seminary Scholarship Foundation Celebrates Continued Generosity
Written: 8/13/2010
(Montgomery, Ala.) On August 10, over 300 people gathered to celebrate the achievements of seminary students benefiting from the Dr. Karl K. Stegall Seminary Scholarship Foundation, They were celebrating:
The largest number of seminary students in recent years - 40;
Over $3 million in pl...
Children's Home Reaches Agreement with Concordia College
Written: 8/12/2010
The United Methodist Children’s Home & Concordia College Close on Property
(UMCH) After several months of detailed discussions and negotiations, the United Methodist Children’s Home (UMCH) has reached an agreement with Concordia College on the 35-acre property located on Broad Stree...
Fourth Grader Creates Artwork to Benefit Oil Spill Relief
Written: 8/12/2010
(Ed Glaize) Lyon Jernigan, a fourth grader attending the First United Methodist Church of Brewton, Ala. wanted to do something in response to the disaster in the Gulf caused by the Deep Water Horizon oil spill. So Lyon painted some artwork to sell to raise money for the Dauphin Island Sea Lab where ...
ARM: Recap of Summer Ministry
Written: 8/11/2010
(Lisa Pierce) The First Annual Alabama Rural Ministry (ARM) Cycle of Service was a Blast! Cyclers from Alabama and Georgia embarked on a 168 mile journey encompassing heat, hills, and a few flat tires to raise awareness about poverty housing within Alabama. Our ride from...
Don't Forget Haiti
Written: 8/11/2010
(Susan Hunt) I remember first hearing about the reports of the Haiti Earthquake through news reports on January 12. At that point I didn’t think much of it because the first reports did not and could not yet express the devastation as it really was. Within just a few hours, however...
AWF Local Pastors Graduate from Course of Study School
Written: 8/11/2010
(June Jernigan) Four full-time local pastors within the Alabama-West Florida Conference graduated from Course of Study School at Emory University, Candler School of Theology on Friday, August 6. A total of 21 students from throughout the Southeastern Jurisdiction graduated in a ...
Prayer Vigil Creates Space for Healing Amidst Oil Spill Grief
Written: 7/7/2010
(Santa Rosa Beach, Fla.) Pray without ceasing. That’s just what those gathered at Point Washington UMC in Santa Rosa Beach, Fla. did for 24-hours on July 1 & 2. The church hosted an interfaith community prayer vigil for the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, drawing approximately 200 people ...
Adding My Small Amount
Written: 7/6/2010
-Bishop Paul L. Leeland
The Lord’s Power Shall be Known to His Servants. Isaiah 66:14
(July 6, 2010) It was a small gesture; a small gesture that hopefully encouraged others.
My family and I recently vacationed on the Gulf Coast, and it was wonderful. We deliberately chose to vacation...
Food Bank Chosen as Finalist in $100,000 Grant Competition
Written: 7/1/2010
(Montgomery, Ala.) The Bay Area Food Bank, serving 24 counties in Alabama, Florida, and Mississippi, is one of four national finalists in the Today Show’s "What Do You Care About Today" promotion. The winning non-profit agency will receive a $100,000 grant from Pepsi.
The Food Bank ...
2010 Annual Conference: In Brief
Written: 6/15/2010
(Montgomery, Ala.) The 2010 Alabama–West Florida Annual Conference was held June 6-9 in Montgomery, Ala., with the theme “Partnership in the Gospel: Nurturing Disciples.” Bishop Paul L. Leeland, presiding over his second Annual Conference session since becoming the resident b...
Mission Volunteer Opportunities: New Website Feature
Written: 5/28/2010
The AWF Conference website has an exciting new feature – a listing of mission volunteer opportunities! The best part about this new feature is that any church, organization, or mission agency may submit a mission opportunity and anyone can search these listings to find ways to c...
Connectionalism: Perspective from Susan Hunt
Written: 5/28/2010
(Susan Hunt) As we gear up for the 2010 AWF Annual Conference session, I am reminded of the beauty of the connectional system that is the United Methodist Church. We join together and work together and learn together because as many we are stronger than we would be on our own. We shar...
Church Spotlight: Tanner-Williams UMC Celebrates 'Millionaires'
Written: 5/28/2010
Tanner-Williams United Methodist Church celebrates Millionaires!
(Susan Hunt) Tanner Williams United Methodist Church in the Mobile District has formed a special partnership with the Tanner Williams Elementary school, just a few short blocks down the street. As an official &...
Tallassee FUMC Raises Money for Mission Through Stained Glass
Written: 5/28/2010
(Susan Hunt) These hand-made stained glass crosses are a local mission project of the First United Methodist Church of Tallassee, Ala. This is an excellent example of how any church can use talents and opportunities within their own congregation to support local mission projects.
These crosses are ...
Conference Team Returns from Haiti; Second Team Leaves in August
Written: 5/27/2010
(Susan Hunt) The group of 5 gathered at Frazer Memorial UMC in Montgomery on May 11 at noon to head to Haiti. This was our first conference UMVIM (United Methodist Volunteers In Mission) team to work with UMCOR (United Methodist Committee on Relief), UMVIM and the United Methodist Church in Hai...
Churches Provide Hope to Communities in Midst of Oil Spill
Written: 5/12/2010
(Navarre, FL) On Monday, May 10 concerned pastors serving churches along the coastal areas of the Alabama - West Florida Annual Conference gathered to pray. Their prayers were for the ecological, economic, and spiritual impacts facing their areas of ministry as a result of the April 20 British ...
A Word From Bishop Paul Leeland: Gulf Coast Oil Spill
Written: 5/5/2010
May 5, 2010
A word from Bishop Paul L. Leeland:
Our hearts are greatly saddened for those who lost their lives and for those who sustained injuries in the explosion on the Deepwater Horizon rig in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20. We continue to pray for their fami...