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    • • Do Not Go to Church -- Be the Church!
      • Pastor Tim Johnson of Pfrimmer's Chapel United Methodist Church says, "On Sunday morning, we want to make the statement, we're not just a building we're the church."

      • Give a Bible to someone who’s searching
      • For less than the cost of a couple of gallons of gas, place the New Testament in the hands of a spiritual seeker.

      • Paddling for a moo-ving purpose
      • For United Methodist Rob Bean, actions speak louder than words, with the clang of the cowbell.

      • UMTV: Carolina Impacts Community
      • 15,000 in North Carolina weed gardens, stock food pantries, and clothe the homeless.

      • A Second Chance Shared
      • During a wedding shower for the future Mrs. Neelley Hicks, her second chance at love became a second chance for others to rebuild their lives.

      • Rethinking Retirement
      • As many of us ponder how best to use our retirement years, Sam and Beverly Duree have set the bar high, giving their time and talents to serve thousands.

      • Thousands in North Carolina turn out to Impact Community
      • "Church” is a verb—requiring transformative, collaborative action—rather than simply a place where people worship on Sunday.

      • Church leaders rock to Rethink video
      • Opening with a booming countdown accompanied by stark red and black graphics, “Rethink Rock” is giving a new beat to “Rethink Church,” the denomination’s year-old welcoming and media initiative.

      • NBC Report: Making a Difference
      • Rev. Jay Voorhees describes how the community is serving those in need after the Spring 2010 flood of Nashville.

      • Help in Hard Times
      • What better leadership could a hard-times ministry have than three people who have been there, done that and survived?

      • Church changes world in many ways
      • From cleaning up parks to sharing meals with the homeless, thousands of United Methodists around the globe worked to make a difference on Change the World Weekend.

      • Any church, any size, any place… 1000+ events planned to Change the World
      • On April 24th and 25th, change is coming. It’s coming to cities and towns around the globe.

      • Church gives day of service
      • 500 volunteers take church outside to serve the community.

      • Pastor brings new life to church
      • Looking outward to the community with an unlikely leader brings a resurrection story to Sedgwick United Methodist Church.

      • Rethinking Church: A weekend of changing the world
      • What if church was a verb instead of just a building? That is the question being asked as part of the Change the World event, April 24-25.

      • Giving back wakes sleeping church
      • Membership is going up. Giving has gone up. Average weekly attendance is up. Durand UMC is even attracting the elusive 20 and 30-year-olds that traditionally stay away from church.

      • Computer ministry grows like mustard seed
      • "Anything we can do to advance the life of a child or the life of an adult without hope is doing God’s work,” said the Rev. Karen Jones.

      • The coffeehouse church
      • The church plant began with The Loft coffeehouse, then expanded to include a food bank, thrift store and a resource center for the needy -- all before it held its first Sunday service.

      • A church without walls
      • Two Chicago pastors are taking a different approach to starting a new congregation. Instead of beginning with bricks and mortar, they are starting with hearts and souls.

      • '> 'The Pantry' serves up more than food
      • It is a ministry to pantry volunteers as much as it is to pantry shoppers.

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