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    - Communication is very important to make The United Methodist Church more visible in our society.
    - Celebrate Segundo Barrio Day 2012
    - Building on 2011 success, a second festival of live promises to be bigger and better.
    - Share your ministry with a stranger
    - Share your ministry with a stranger…you’ll have less work for yourself and you’ll make a new friend along the way.
    - A time of turning and transformation
    - Is it possible for something on the horizon to transform your life now?
    - Mission Possible: Dying man’s wish comes true
    - Impact Community days continue to change lives.
    - Free marketing kit available
    - Register for Change the World before Apr. 16 and score a free re-usable lawn banner!
    - Journey to Hope
    - Open a new door this Lent and find the hope that changes everything.
    - The people of The United Methodist Church called to America’s Sunday Supper
    - Events like America’s Sunday Supper create opportunities for the church to go down new paths and impact lives and to meet others along the way.
    - Online Space becomes Sacred Space
    - Seekers are being invited to join a Christmas eve online faith gathering of people from different walks of life worshiping together in a Nashville warehouse.
    - Advertising Reaches Out to Metro District
    - Campaign invites those who don’t have church home to explore and learn about The United Methodist Church.
    - What's on your plate?
    - What’s on your plate Sunday evening, January 15, 2012—the night before Martin Luther King, Jr. Day?
    - Hope Mushrooms
    - On 9/11 Sunday, the people of Park Ridge honored their first-responders with a community thank-you. Watch Video OR
    - Outside the Box: The Gift that Can't be Contained
    - This Christmas, Rethink Church invites you to unwrap the story of Jesus’ birth and experience anew Love personified.
    - Rethink Church - Immigration
    - On the fence about immigration? Explore the boundaries of citizenship and faith with a free resource package from Rethink Church.
    - New Rethink Church Campaign
    - What if Church opened new doors? What if Church changed the world?
    - A Fresh Start Sermon Starter Series
    - There’s something about back-to-school that makes everyone feel the possibility of a fresh start. For students leaving behind the grades of prior semesters, becoming an A student feels like a possibility once again.
    - Meet a growing, ‘Facebooking’ church
    - Out of the Box Worship Center in Hillsville, Va., is living up to its name. Holston Conference has labeled it "one of the fastest new-church starts in United Methodism." So, how is this small-town church, nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains, growing so rapidly? Two words: social media.
    - Music That’s Authentic, Not Awkward
    - Music of all genres floats (and rocks and grooves) throughout the sanctuary of Cokesbury West in Knoxville, Tenn. The newest campus of Cokesbury United Methodist Church is crossing cultural lines and breaking musical barriers with a roster of musicians that includes a former "American Idol" contestant, a touring singer/songwriter and a film/TV composer.
    - HopeFest 2011, Reclaiming a Day of Hope
    - On September 11, three churches will join together to host an Impact community event, celebrating and honoring the lives of first responders everywhere.
    - Back-to-school Sermon Series: A Fresh Start
    - Back-to-school season is a time of refocus for the church, bringing people together to start new spiritual disciplines.
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2011 Change the World

May 14-15, 2011

Thank you for participating in Change the World 2011!
Through you, over 2,000 events took place in 15 countries.
Save the date for Change the World 2012: May 19-20, 2012. Pre-register now

Download interviews from Change The World 2011

Anthony Store QuickTime (MP4) | Windows Media (WMV)
Betty Backstrom QuickTime (MP4) | Windows Media (WMV)
Brad Aycock QuickTime (MP4) | Windows Media (WMV)
Dawn Diamanna QuickTime (MP4) | Windows Media (WMV)
Don Ford QuickTime (MP4) | Windows Media (WMV)
Edgar de Jesus QuickTime (MP4) | Windows Media (WMV)
Godluck Menard Chongolo QuickTime (MP4) | Windows Media (WMV)
Joel Capalong QuickTime (MP4) | Windows Media (WMV)
John McCurley QuickTime (MP4) | Windows Media (WMV)
Juliet Nabukalu QuickTime (MP4) | Windows Media (WMV)
Krista Givens QuickTime (MP4) | Windows Media (WMV)
Michael Slaughter QuickTime (MP4) | Windows Media (WMV)
Naftal Massela Naftal QuickTime (MP4) | Windows Media (WMV)
Wendy Hudson QuickTime (MP4) | Windows Media (WMV)

how to get involved

Change the World is a global movement of United Methodists doing what they can to improve lives and community. To learn more, see results from 2010

Define your project.Check out the planning tools below to get you started.
Invite your community to multiply your efforts.
Learn how to keep the effort growing. Register now

Resources

Check out these resources to promote your event

NEW Change the World: Be. Go. Do. sermon series

Companion multimedia bundle (includes worship graphics, videos and outreach materials) Order now!

Partner Resources

Change the World partners are providing a variety of ways to get you started with a project. Check out these ideas, or create one of your own. More coming soon!

United Methodist Women Ubuntu Toolkit (Ministry with the Poor) (PDF)
This toolkit guides you through planning an Ubuntu Day of Service with information about mission work that links service and action with justice. It includes helpful planning tips and fundamental concepts that are critical to understanding how the mission of being and doing intersect.

Hunger Ministry Weekend (PDF)
Draw more than bees with a community garden
UM Men are invited to particiate in 'Change the World' weekend
Imagine No Malaria Project Ideas (PDF)

Central Conference Pension Initiative - Pennies of Praise (children's ministry resource) (PDF)

Planning a prayer vigil? Here's a resource (PDF) from Upper Room Ministries.

2010 results from Change the World Weekend

The very first Change The World weekend occurred April 24-25, 2010.
More than 100,000 people from over 1,000 churches participated.
See photos and read about the results at UMC.org/ChangeTheWorld!

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