302 research outputs found
United Church of Canada
No full textPhotograph - United Church of Canada building, Athabasca, Alberta. This building was built ca. 1912 as the Methodist Church. The United Church took over the building in 192
United Church of Canada - 02
No full textPhotograph - United Church of Canada building, Athabasca, Alberta. This building was built ca. 1912 as the Methodist Church. The United Church took over the building in 192
United Church of Canada - 04
No full textPhotograph - United Church of Canada building, Athabasca, Alberta. This building was built ca. 1912 as the Methodist Church. The United Church took over the building in 192
United Church of Canada - 03
No full textPhotograph - United Church of Canada building, Athabasca, Alberta. This building was built ca. 1912 as the Methodist Church. The United Church took over the building in 192
Administration of federated United Methodist Churches
No full textThe thesis surveys the extent of distinctively United Methodist resources
currently available related to the quality administration of federated churches and other
ecumenical shared ministries within The United Methodist Church. The author
concludes that the resources available are inadequate for proper networking among
federated churches and other ecumenical shared ministries within the United Methodist
connection and do not satisfactorily support the ministries of those churches. The thesis
documents church legislative actions the author has taken to better provide resources
within the denomination for these churches. The author suggests particular new
resources for federated churches, including a guidebook to bylaws and articles of
confederation, a financial factbook for federated churches, a clergy identity kit,
denominational education materials, and a clergy transition manual. The author
suggests which general agencies of The United Methodist Church should be involved in
the process of development of these resources. Finally, the author describes ways in
which federated churches offer insight into the application of the five transformational
directions commended to the church by the 2000 General Conference: 1) center on
Christian formation, 2) call forth covenant leadership, 3) empower the connection for
ministry, 4) strengthen our global connection and ecumenical relationships, and 5)
encourage doctrinal and theological discourse
United for the city: First Grace United Methodist church in post-hurricane Katrina New Orleans
No full text2011 Summer.Includes bibliographical references.Almost six years after Hurricane Katrina wreaked havoc in New Orleans, the city is still `open for impact': rebuilding its infrastructure and communities. While Katrina traumatized New Orleans, it also provided an opportunity for change, for residents to rebuild their lives in alignment with their values. First Grace United Methodist church (First Grace) is an example of this kind of paradigm shift. First Grace was founded post-Katrina in 2007 via a merger between two Mid-City Methodist churches, one predominately black and one predominately white. First Grace is now a growing, flourishing multiethnic church that has attracted the attention of local media and the international United Methodist Church organization. This thesis explores how First Grace's ethnically diverse community is united by common values and the shared goal of rebuilding their beloved city through service. These beliefs enable First Grace's congregation to engage in ethnic transcendence (Marti 2009), a process by which one's ethnic identity becomes less important than other shared identities in a diverse group. Invented traditions allow First Grace's congregants to participate in rituals that emphasize their shared present, rather than separate pasts. Like other paradoxes present in New Orleans, both in spite of and because of the mass and personal tragedies of Hurricane Katrina, First Grace has formed as a church for and of the city and all of its peoples, a silver lining to Katrina's dark cloud
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