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The Church Responds
Written: 3/16/2010 5:28:12 PM
As of March 11, 2010: ●          $14.5 Million has been received for UMCOR Haiti Relief — $212,068 from churches and individuals in the Central Texas Conference ●          Please remember th...

Kids and Christ
Written: 3/15/2010 5:53:10 PM
Beginning March 17 with "Let the Children Come" byBishop William Willimon, The United Methodist Reporter will publish a six-part series, "Kids and Christ."  The articles will be published every other week and, in addition to Bishop Willimon, contributors include:  Bisho...

Imagine No Malaria
Written: 3/10/2010
Imagine No Malaria Selected for 2010 Annual Conference Offering The Central Texas Conference’s Mission Leadership Team selected at their annual meeting March 6 Imagine No Malaria for the 2010 Annual Conference offering. Our launch date of April 25 coincides with World Malaria Day with a speci...

Pension Funding and Pension Challenges
Written: 3/3/2010 4:50:21 PM
By Rev. Harvey Ozmer Executive Director, Conference Council on Finance & Administration   You may have read numerous articles, participated in discussions, and heard others express fear about the “pension crisis” in The United Methodist Church. Is it a real crisis or much ado...

MCH President to Retire
Written: 3/2/2010 9:58:05 AM
Bobby R. Gilliam, president and chief executive officer at Methodist Children’s Home, announced his plans to retire during a meeting of the Home’s Board of Directors on Feb. 26. Gilliam, who has served as MCH president since 2003, is battling Parkinson’s disease. His retirement dat...

Hunger Justice Leaders 2010
Written: 2/23/2010 12:05:14 PM
Bread for the World is looking for the best and brightest 20- to 30-year-old advocates to join their next class of Hunger Justice Leaders. Selected participants will attend an advocacy training workshop—all expenses paid—in Washington, DC, June 12-15. The leaders will then coordinate hun...

2010 Annual Conference
Written: 2/18/2010
Welcome to the 144th session of the Central Texas Annual Conference scheduled for June 6-9, 2010 held at Will Rogers Memorial Center. Fort Worth Visitors Guide and map for the Will Rogers Memorial Center, click here.  Hotel Brochure ...

Rev. Carol Woods named superintendent
Written: 2/16/2010 4:35:09 PM
Bishop Mike Lowry announced Sunday, Feb. 14, the appointment of Rev. Carol Woods as superintendent of the Brownwood District. This is Rev. Woods’ second appointment to a Cabinet position, having served as superintendent of the Northeast District of the North Texas Conference from 1997 to 2002....

23,099+ Health Kits for Haiti
Written: 2/15/2010 12:15:46 PM
“When the Holy Spirit knocks on my door, there’s no telling what will happen,” says Lorena United Methodist Church’s pastor Rev. Christie Robbins. She challenged her congregation, which averages about 150 in worship, to create 500 health kits to be sent to the people of Haiti...

Black History Month
Written: 2/5/2010 3:35:14 PM
February is Black History Month, an opportunity for congregations to revisit our nation’s journey in the civil rights movement and to teach about African-American history. A group of 66 high school students took such a life-changing journey Jan. 15-18 as part of the Central Texas Conference&r...

Cleburne couple share Haiti relief story
Written: 2/5/2010 12:27:12 PM
The Sunday following the earthquake in Haiti, we sat in a pew in far off Cleburne hoping to find a way that we could help the people of Haiti. In Georgia, at about the same time, our son-in-law received a phone call; "Colonel Salisbury, your 700th Airlift Squadron is being put on alert.&nbs...

Brownwood DS takes incapacity leave
Written: 2/1/2010 5:09:21 PM
Health concerns have necessitated Rev. Jim Olney’s decision to request incapacity leave from his role as superintendent of the Brownwood District of the Central Texas Conference. Bishop Mike Lowry accepted his request with deep regret. “I cannot convey adequately my deep grief,” B...

Rev. Randy Wild named superintendent
Written: 1/28/2010 11:39:22 AM
Bishop Mike Lowry announced Jan. 24 the appointment of Rev. Randy M. Wild to superintendent of the Mid-Cities District of the Central Texas Conference. Rev. Wild is currently in his sixth year as senior pastor at the 1,900-member St. Barnabas United Methodist Church in Arlington. His new position is...

Change the World Event
Written: 1/26/2010 10:47:07 AM
On April 24 and 25, your congregations is invited to participate in Change the World, an event that will reveal the many ways that faithful Christians everywhere are serving God. During that weekend, United Methodist churches are encouraged to create and participate in a service or fundraising even...

Youth lay speakers get preaching gig
Written: 1/22/2010 12:41:43 PM
Seventeen-year-old Ethan Gregory knows where God is leading him and he couldn’t be more confident about the calling. Ethan is a senior at Mineral Wells High School and a member of First United Methodist Church of Mineral Wells where he has had a few occasions to preach in the informal 8:30 a....

Latest update on Haiti
Written: 1/19/2010 5:33:02 PM
The www.umc.org/haiti website maintained by UM Communications provides all of the most up-to-date national and conference-wide news, blogs, video and audio stories from within the UMC. In addition, there are downloadable print ads that can be customized, web graphics and other resources available ...

Central Texans assemble health kits for Haiti
Written: 1/19/2010
While the devastation continues to unfold in Haiti, people around the world are responding with their financial gifts and prayers. “We want to thank everyone for the tremendous interest and response to this disaster,” states Rev. Laraine Waughtal, Central Texas Conference Disaster Respon...

Update on UMCOR workers
Written: 1/17/2010
Sam Dixon and Jim Gulley, two UMCOR officals meeting with the new head of the Haitian church in Port au Prince at the time of the earthquake, were found alive.  Sadly, The Rev. Clinton Rabb, a leader in The United Methodist Church’s extensive mission volunteer program, died...

Bishop Lowry calls for Haiti response
Written: 1/14/2010 1:32:30 PM
  The New York Times reports that, “The earthquake, with a magnitude estimated at 7.0, struck just before 5 p.m. about 10 miles southwest of Port-au-Prince," the United States Geological Survey (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/) said. Many aftershocks followed a...

Update on UMCOR workers
Written: 1/13/2010
Clinton Rabb and Jim Gulley, two UMCOR officals meeting with the new head of the Haitian church in Port au Prince at the time of the earthquake, were found alive.  Sadly, Sam Dixon, the head of UMCOR, perished.  We ask for your prayers for each of these dedicated relief workers, their...