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A Georgia church helps hundreds of families with a job-networking ministry.
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Conference Roundup: Swanson hosts bishops, Change for Children winners (133) 

 

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We asked the Rev. Deborah Pfeiffer, pastor of Grange Hall-Lebanon UMC in Kingsport District:
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"What book is lying on your nightstand?'"                    
    

Walking Through Waters: Biblical Reflections for Families of Cancer Patients, by Nancy Regensburger  

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Sitting on a cot at Central UMC
Downtown Knoxville church becomes
summer home for special-needs adults

Act of hospitality was a "lifesaver"


On a Tuesday night in June a big storm blew up in Knoxville, causing three trees to crash into a house where 10 people lived. When he heard about the accident the next day, the pastor of a nearby church knew just what to do.

 

He called and invited the special-needs residents to stay in his church until the storm-damaged house could be repaired.

 

 Photo above: Sherry Dunham visits with Steve H. in the temporary bedroom he shares with five other men at Central United Methodist Church.  

  

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UMNS Report

Wedding bouquet and Book of Discipline 11-14-11

Bishops vow to uphold

same-sex union ban

 

While acknowledging the denomination's "deep disagreements" over homosexuality, the Council of Bishops promised to uphold church law banning same-sex unions in a letter released Nov. 11.
                           
Bishop's Blog 

  

Swanson at his desk 11-14-11
Thank you, Holston
 
Guess who is leading the denomination in giving to the Global AIDS Fund? Bishop James Swanson expresses gratitude for generosity and Strength for the Journey.

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