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Children cook, deliver food to shut-ins
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(last updated: 10/23/2009)
Kids Caf, an after-school program at Lambuth United Methodist Church in Oklahoma City, is encouraging children to cook and to help elderly shut-ins at the same time.
The Real World
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(last updated: 2/20/2008)
'Johnny Appleseed' organizes tree-planting project
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(last updated: 2/13/2008)
Tom Sisulak smiles when locals refer to him as their own %22Johnny Appleseed.%22 Sisulak's faith inspired him to begin %22The 1,000 Tree Planting Project%22 to gather volunteers to plant a thousand seedlings in the forested areas near the river.
Volunteer creates ministry for diabetics
Home > Interpreter Magazine > The Real World > Volunteer creates ministry for diabetics
(last updated: 12/12/2007)
Making her rounds as a home-health care nurse, Patty Larraga of Wichita, Kan., noticed that diabetes seemed to hit the Hispanic community especially hard. She founded the Institute of Minority Health Education and Research as an outreach to Hispanics in the Wichita area.
Basketball team helps young people with special needs
Home > Interpreter Magazine > The Real World > Basketball team helps young people with special needs
(last updated: 6/18/2007)
Members of the boys' high school basketball team at Bethesda United Methodist Church in Easley, S.C., are champions for more than one reason. Not only did they win their division of the South Carolina Conference basketball tournament in March, but they also served as buddies all season to young people with mental and physical challenges.
Deacon leads 150-mile bike ride to conference
Home > Interpreter Magazine > Archives > 2007 Archives > May-June 2007 > Deacon leads 150-mile bike ride to conference
(last updated: 4/24/2007)
For the past four years, the Rev. J. F. Lacaria of Cross Lanes, W.Va., has risen early on a special day in June to lead a bike ride with a mission – a 150-mile, two-day journey to the West Virginia Annual Conference.
Ministry supports homebound residents
Home > Interpreter Magazine > The Real World > Ministry supports homebound residents
(last updated: 2/20/2007)
Jane Hart gave up a 12-year job with ConAgra Foods to start Hart Felt Ministries in 2004 with one volunteer and one client. Today the ministry in Jacksonville, Fla., nurtures 156 homebound elderly and disabled clients with more than 100 volunteers from area churches.
Church community dinners bring positive impact
Home > Interpreter Magazine > It Worked For Us > Church community dinners bring positive impact
(last updated: 2/19/2007)
Sponsoring dinners for the community has become an effective outreach tool for United Methodist churches. Read about the experiences of four churches in this Web-exclusive feature of “It Worked for Us.”
The Real World: Hope and dignity fill these suitcases
Home > Interpreter Magazine > Archives > 2006 Archives > September-October 2006 > The Real World: Hope and dignity fill these suitcases
(last updated: 11/2/2006)
A suitcase is more than a handy carryall to 16-year-old Katya Lyzhina of Sherwood, Ark. A suitcase symbolizes love and hope for a child who has known little of either.
Texas churches reach out with classes in English as a second language
Home > Interpreter Magazine > Archives > 2006 Archives > September-October 2006 > Texas churches reach out with classes in English as a second language
(last updated: 8/22/2006)
Immigrants in Texas have more opportunities to learn English now that five United Methodist churches have completed training for Bible-based classes in English as a Second Language (ESL).
Momo Larmena: Empowering youth
Home > Interpreter Magazine > Archives > 2006 Archives > May-June 2006 > Momo Larmena: Empowering youth
(last updated: 4/21/2006)
Momo Larmena lives out his faith as a foster parent and by teaching computer skills to young people in Sacramento, Calif.A chemist when he lived in Liberia, Larmena moved to the United States in 2004 after rebels attacked his home. “When I came to Sacramento, I decided to re-divert my thinking from chemist to humanitarian,” said Larmena, a third-generation United Methodist and the grandson of Liberia’s fourth president, James Spriggs Payne.
9 to 5
Home > Interpreter Magazine > Archives > 2005 Archives > November - December 2005 > 9 to 5
(last updated: 3/30/2006)
Frazer Memorial United Methodist Church in Montgomery, Ala., is extending its reach to the workplace with a new WorkLife Ministry.
JUST FOR FUN
Home > Interpreter Magazine > Archives > 2005 Archives > November - December 2005 > JUST FOR FUN
(last updated: 3/30/2006)
It’s a battle between good and evil on Thursday nights at Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church in Lakeland, Fla. Who wins depends on the power of the cards and the skill of the players.
OLDER ADULTS
Home > Interpreter Magazine > Archives > 2005 Archives > November - December 2005 > OLDER ADULTS
(last updated: 3/30/2006)
First United Methodist Church in Austin, Texas, is helping older adults cope with major changes in their lives, such as moving to an assisted living facility or a retirement center.
UNDER 30
Home > Interpreter Magazine > Archives > 2005 Archives > November - December 2005 > UNDER 30
(last updated: 3/30/2006)
Taking part in the first-ever “Tour de Faith” were 12 college students who rode their bicycles roughly 180 miles to do mission work across the state of Arkansas.
Body-Mind-Spirit: ‘All Inclusive:’ Holiday treats to fit special diets
Home > Interpreter Magazine > Archives > 2004 Archives > November-December 2004 > Body-Mind-Spirit: ‘All Inclusive:’ Holiday treats to fit special diets
(last updated: 3/28/2006)
You’ve worked hard preparing the ultimate Christmas treats for the annual church holiday reception. Tables are set, decorations festoon the room and the scent of pine fills the air. Everything is perfect, right? Not if everyone can’t enjoy the goodies.
BODY-MIND-SPIRIT: Dieting?
Home > Interpreter Magazine > Archives > 2005 Archives > January 2005 > BODY-MIND-SPIRIT: Dieting?
(last updated: 3/28/2006)
If you’re trying to reshape how you eat, the church and the Bible may aid your lifestyle change.
Relationships: Managing the 'holiday blues'
Home > Interpreter Magazine > Archives > 2004 Archives > November-December 2004 > Relationships: Managing the 'holiday blues'
(last updated: 3/28/2006)
Holiday celebrations can be busy times with things to do, people to see and the expectation that one should “feel” a certain way.
Body-Mind-Spirit: Art therapy helps AIDS orphans tell their stories
Home > Interpreter Magazine > Archives > 2004 Archives > September 2004 > Body-Mind-Spirit: Art therapy helps AIDS orphans tell their stories
(last updated: 3/27/2006)
Rebekah Chilcote of Winter Springs, Fla., recently spent a year as a Fulbright scholar in Zimbabwe, Africa. At a United Methodist-related mission, she studied how art can allow children affected by AIDS to express their emotions.
BODY-MIND-SPIRIT: First aid — is your church prepared?
Home > Interpreter Magazine > Archives > 2004 Archives > October 2004 > BODY-MIND-SPIRIT: First aid — is your church prepared?
(last updated: 3/27/2006)
The Rev. Ginny Pearcy was preparing for morning worship at Grace Church in Merritt Island, Fla., when a member of the congregation suddenly burst into the sanctuary to tell her a child was choking.
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