This video shows the Advance in action. An Applachian woman tells of how the Barwick community - through a self-help gardening program - helps feed the hungry, Johns Island in South Carolina now has a day care and a medical clinic. Snow Church in Michigan tells how they became the church giving the largest amount to the World Hunger Advance Specials.
The Ministerial Education Fund was created to provide financial resources to our seminaries and students so the church would have faithful leadership now and in the future. This video tells the stories of students and offers a glimpse of the work our seminaries do and will help you understand the importance of the fund.
Narrated by Rev. Patricia A. Meyers who had served the church from 1980 to 1997 as a pastor, this video features community services and ministries of this church and the center in Michigan. They provide Day Care Program, Afterschool Tutoring and Family Kitchen for the needy people. All programs but day care are free of charge.
Advance Special #161125-5 (1997-2001)
Church address: P.O.Box 420700
Pontiac, MI 48342-0700
(248) 332-6101
The Baltic Mission is a special project of The United Methodist Church. The original church building was destroyed in 1944. A new church is to be located on a three acre plot in downtown Tallin, Estonia. The Advance number for this special project is #010923-5AN. (1995)
This DVD is created for the One Great Hour of Sharing offering. It contains short spots on the work of UMCOR in three important program areas: Disaster response, hunger and immigration.
1. Justice for Our Neighbors: In Depth View (8 min)
2. Justice for Our Neighbors: Turning Lives Around (4 min)
3. U.S. Hurricane Recovery (4 min)
4. World Hunger (3 min)
This video is to help promote the One Great Hour of Sharing offering. It contains: 3-minute inspirational message that is suggested to use as a mission minute a few weeks before the offering to highlight the meaning of One Great Hour of Sharing; 7-minute highlights of UMCOR work that can be used in worship or church school the week before the offering; "We Change the World" music video that can be used as a background setting as your church receives the offering.
UMCOR, 2006.
This is a promotional video to encourage United Methodist congregations to pay 100 percent of conference and general church apportionments. Two segments (6-minutes and 1-minute) and one 60-second radio spot are included in this video. All three tell the unique story of your church's giving ministry: biblical instruction, the history and tradition, the deep personal commitment of the United Methodists all over the America. The segments feature emotional, engaging photography and a lush, lyrical soundtrack of Cynthia Wilson-Felder singing "All Because of Jesus," a wonderful new hymn that captures the spirit of giving in The United Methodist Church.
Almost two years after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, news attention has shifted to other issues, but the recovery from Hurricane Katrina is not over. This DVD presents four short, inspirational and motivational clips to help your church respond to the continuing need of our sisters and brothers in the Gulf Coast area.
1. From Liberia to Louisiana (3min)
2. Receiving the Gift (3min)
3. Mississippi Annual Conf. (1:30min)
4. Louisiana Annual Conf. (2:00min)