e-Review archive
October 2004
 

Personalia — Oct. 4, 2004 {0175}

United Methodist Endorsing Agency endorses Florida Conference members Florida women to serve on national Women's Division board Emory Course of Study School graduates Florida students Tampa United Methodist Centers has new executive director full story

Opportunities — Oct. 5, 2004 {0176}

n Igniting Ministry offers welcoming training online n Resource helps create vibrant worship experiences n Florida Southern College presents annual Christmas Gala n Religion Communicators Council produces updated resource n General Board of Church and Society encourages churches to observe United Nations Sunday n General Board of Discipleship offers retreat, publishing information for musicians n The General Board of Discipleship features local churches full story

Community's poor may face greatest struggles after two storms (Oct. 6, 2004)

OKEECHOBEE — Feeding Okeechobee's poor was a challenge before hurricanes Frances and Jeanne passed through the community, according to Eloise Brown, a member of First United Methodist Church, here. Now, she's wondering how this service will continue. full story

Helping others relieves personal stress (Oct. 8, 2004)

An e-Review Commentary: Church staff, volunteers mobilize to serve community after storms MELBOURNE — After it was all over, a memo went out. Among other questions, Suntree United Methodist Church staff were asked, "Do you think helping in the aftermath of the hurricanes assisted people in relieving personal stress?" full story

Storm center workers say recovery will take years (Oct. 12, 2004)

LAKELAND — Although the lights are on and air conditioners are humming again in most parts of the state, Florida's recovery from four hurricanes will be years in the making. full story

Her name is Helen (Oct. 13, 2004)

An e-Review Commentary: PINE ISLAND — Her name is Helen. I met her only a couple days after "Charley" struck. Power had been restored to only a small portion of the island, and where she lived it looked as though electricity would be a long time in coming. full story

In Brief — Oct. 15, 2004 {182}

Orlando District discovers missing funds ORLANDO — The Orlando District of the United Methodist Church recently discovered that a former employee has taken as much as $70,000 from its district work fund over the past four years. full story

Learning to tithe (Oct. 19, 2004)

An e-Review Commentary: My mom and dad are in their late seventies, members of the generation Tom Brokaw calls the greatest, married 50 years this year, Dad a navy veteran of World War II, Mom a young woman who went to work in the bank in her North Dakota hometown while the men went to war. full story

Doctoral student uses t-shirt profits to help hurricane victims (Oct. 22, 2004)

GAINESVILLE — The difference between those who think of great ideas, but never implement them, and those who follow through is actually quite small-a matter of intention, motivation and action. Because Andrew Jenkins came to terms with all three, victims of the recent hurricanes that pounded Florida are the benefactors. full story

Hurricane victims say church was, continues to be big help (Oct. 22, 2004)

VIERA — Members of the Florida Conference's Melbourne District churches were out in force after hurricanes Frances and Jeanne swept through the area's communities, but district disaster coordinators and leaders say things still aren't back to normal, with more work to be done to help people fully recover. full story

Conference leaders ask members to vote against gambling this election (Oct. 29, 2004)

ORLANDO — The decision to expand gambling in Florida is once again facing voters, and Florida Conference leaders are urging United Methodists across the state to defeat a constitutional amendment on slot machines that is included on the statewide ballot this election. full story

Melba's Mission Journal: In My Backyard (Oct. 29, 2004)

An e-Review Commentary: Clergy Spouse's Mission Trip to Brazil, Sept. 17-Oct. 1, 2002 The purpose of this trip was to visit community-based mission sites of the Methodist Churches of Brazil. Community-based mission projects are the hallmarks of the outreach ministries of the local congregations in Latin America. It is a radically different way of "doing missions" than the methods we employ. full story