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Find what you are looking for, by using this convenient index or see the groupings below

A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z

All of these sites are not official United Methodist websites.  Although we believe these links are interesting and may be helpful to you, we cannot attest to the accuracy of information provided by sites.  Linking to these web sites does not constitute an endorsement by Cheshire United Methodist Church,  The General Board of Global Ministries or the United Methodist Church. Remember parents and children should play in cyber space together.

A
AARP - American Association of Retired Persons

American Bible Society

ABOUT UNITED METHODISM
Local Churches, Districts, Annual Conferences, Jurisdictions, General    Conference, Judicial Council, Bishops and Episcopal Areas, General Agencies,  Facts and Figures

Adult Church School Classes
B
BIBLE WORD PRONUNCIATION - Both Text and Audio

BOOKSTORES AND PUBLISHING HOUSES (UNITED METHODIST)
      
Abingdon Press

       Cokesbury

       Discipleship Resources

       United Methodist Publishing House

       The Upper Room Bookstore

BOOKSTORES AND PUBLISHING HOUSES (NON METHODIST)
       Augsburg Fortress Publishers - Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

       Concordia Publishing House  - Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)

Brookhaven National Laboratory
       Science Education/Fun for Students, Teachers and Parents
C
Central CT District of the New York Annual Conference

Charitable Organizations - Free donations to a number of organizations

Cheshire, Connecticut - Home Page

Cheshire Fire Department

Cheshire Public Library

Cheshire Public Schools
        Find out about our school system and visit each of our school  websites
        from this site.

Children's Choir

Consumer product safety alerts

Computer Virus Myths Page - interesting information

D
Directions to Cheshire United Methodist Church
Disciple Bible Study
E

Everyday Law for Everyday People
F
First Gov for kids is the Federal Citizen Information Center
US Government Interagency Kids' Portal
G
GiftLaw - This link made possible by The United Methodist Church Foundation
Gift Options - Outright Gifts or Life Income Gifts
See "Gift Planning Guide" on this site
          Essentials - Ways to Give - What to Give - Reading Room - Glossary of
          Terms - Gift Calculator (Try this with all the options you can think of)

H
History of Cheshire United Methodist Church - under construction

The General Commission on Archives and History of the United Methodist Church. All the general Church history you would like both here and by links

"Today in History"

The Story of Methodism in America - An Illustrated History

"A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the People Called Methodists" by Rev. John Wesley, originally published by John Wesley in 1780, has been compiled under the direction of a Committee appointed by the Conference of a Committee appointed by the Conference in 1874. Topical index of 1026 hymns.
The Lectionary Section contains links to scriptures in the Revised Common Lectionary for each week in the Christian calendar, and provides weekly suggested hymns.

You can search by title (or part of) for a hymn. You can select to search the entire HymnSite database or you can select the Methodist tab and search just through the Methodist Hymnal.
Hymnsite.Com has an extensive list of links to other Church Music Sites. Includes links to other Midi Hymnals

United Methodist Hymnal Online - Do you want to listen to a favorite hymn? Have you wanted to hear the tune to an unfamiliar hymn? This site provides midi files (audio files) for most (not quite all) of the hymns in the current (1989) United Methodist Hymnal. It displays the words to the hymn as it plays the tune. You can search by title, first line, or hymn number. Use this link to go to the home page and navigate around the site yourself or use the links below to go directly to certain sections of the site.

The Cyber Hymnal
       Over 3,300 Christian hymns & Gospel songs from many denominations

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J
K
KID'S & YOUTH LINKS - See Kid's & Youth Links in GROUPINGS below
L
LECTIONARY STUDY SITES
        United Methodist Lectionary Calendar

        Daily Lectionary Text from Vanderbilt University Divinity School

        Lectionary Word Search Puzzles

The Library of Congress - A lot of resources and information

The Library of Congress - Kids Web Page

M
GENERAL BOARD OF GLOBAL MISSIONS - Some of the many areas found at this site include
Mission Service Opportunities: Paid and Volunteer
        Congregational Health Ministries
        Global Connections: Mission Around the World
        Medicine Box: How to Prepare and Send
        Mission Action: GBGM Alerts, UMCOR Hotline, More...
        Missionary Biographies and Photographs
        Mission Giving (Advance, World Service, Pledge to Mission, Special    Sundays, Current and Deferred Giving)
        Mission News (Updated Often)
        Mission Resources: Books, Magazines, Stories, More...
        Mission Stories (Great for Mission Minutes)
        United Methodists Around the World
        United Methodist Development Fund
        United Methodist Women
        Youth and Young Adults

The Math Forum
        This is a research enterprise of Drexel University - Find information on    math at any level: Elementary thru Research plus Problems, Puzzles and Games
N
National Archives - U.S. National Archives & Records Administration
News for kids
        CNN Student News
        Time for Kids online

New York Annual Conference

New York/Connecticut Foundation of the New York Annual Conference
Cornerstone magazine - Published by The New York/Connecticut Foundation of the United Methodist Church.
Read "Stewardship of the Planned Gifts Essential to Future" winter 2003 issue
Assistance for Individuals - Learn more about Stewardship and Planned Giving
O
P
Official United Methodist Publications List

United Methodist News Service

Devo'Zine
The Upper Room magazine for youth

Interpreter Online
Program ideas for United Methodist Churches

Orientation Magazine
A magazine for graduating high school seniors,  first-year college

Christianity Today  -  by Christianity Today, Inc.

Today's Christian Woman -  by Christianity Today, Inc.

Guideposts magazine

Sojourners Online
Q
R

Recipe Source for over 70,000 recipes from around the globe
S
State of Connecticut Official Website
       Links to all state branches of government

State of Connecticut Website for Kids

State of Connecticut Elderly Services Div.

Science is Fun - Play in the Physics Funhouse of Chemistry Carnival
T
U
The United Methodist Church - The Official Website of the United Methodist Church

The United Methodist Church - Another Website of the United Methodist Church

United Methodist Church Foundation
GiftLaw - This link made possible by The United Methodist Church Foundation
Gift Options - Outright Gifts or Life Income Gifts
See "Gift Planning Guide" on this site
          Essentials - Ways to Give - What to Give - Reading Room - Glossary of
          Terms - Gift Calculator (Try this with all the options you can think of)  

United States House of Representatives
          Find out who your Representative is and his/her address, see what the House Schedule is and what is currently being considered on the House Floor, find existing Bills and Laws, learn about the Legislative Process and more. Check out the Government links page on this site.

United States Senate
        Find your Senators, look at all the Senate Committees and their membership, Bill search,  active Legislation, recent floor activity, art & history news, Visitors  Center including a Virtual Tour of the Capitol, reference materials including a Biography Section on the Senators, "Is It True", and more.

United States Copyright Office

THE UPPER ROOM
        Today's Devotional, Daily Devotional, The Upper Room e-mail edition
        Check out the E-Mail List for a number of e-mail editions
V
W
The White House - A lot of resources and information

The White House for Kids - Resources and information for kids of all ages

Do you have a "WILL" ? - Find information at United Methodist Church Foundation under "Essentials" and the  "Reading Room"
X
Y
Z


 

GROUPINGS

ABOUT UNITED METHODISM
   -   UNITED METHODIST HISTORY

CHESHIRE, CONNECTICUT LINKS   -   STATE AND FEDERAL LINKS

BIBLE STUDY AND SPIRITUALITY   -   DEVOTIONS AND PRAYER

BOOKSTORES, PUBLISHING HOUSES, AND OTHER RELIGIOUS RESOURCES

 MUSIC

MEDIA (Computer Graphics and Online Publications)     

MISSIONS (United Methodist) - STEWARDSHIP      

KID'S & YOUTH LINKS   -   CAMPUS MINISTRY

CHAT ROOMS   -   MISCELLANEOUS

ABOUT UNITED METHODISM

ABOUT UNITED METHODISM
Local Churches, Districts, Annual Conferences, Jurisdictions, General Conference,
Judicial Council, Bishops and Episcopal Areas, General Agencies,  Facts and Figures

UNITED METHODIST HISTORY

History of Cheshire United Methodist Church - Under Construction

The General Commission on Archives and History of the United Methodist Church
        All the general Church history you would want both here and by links from this site

The Story of Methodism in America - An Illustrated History

CHESHIRE, CONNECTICUT LINKS

Cheshire, Connecticut - Home Page
Cheshire Fire Department
Cheshire Public Library
Cheshire Public Schools
        Find out about our school system and visit each of our school  websites
        from this site.

STATE AND FEDERAL LINKS

STATE OF CONNECTICUT
        State of Connecticut Official Website - Links to all state branches of government
        State of Connecticut Website for Kids
        State of Connecticut Elderly Services Div.

FEDERAL
        The White House - A lot of resources and information
        The White House for Kids - A lot of resources and information for kids of all ages
        United States House of Representatives
                Find out who your Representative is and his/her address, see what the House                
                Schedule is and what is currently being considered on the House Floor, find existing
                Bills and Laws, learn about the Legislative Process and more. Check out the                  
                Government links page on this site.
        United States Senate
                 Find your Senators, look at all the Senate Committees and their membership, Bill 
                search,  active Legislation, recent floor activity, art & history news, Visitors Center
                including a Virtual Tour of the Capitol, reference materials including a Biography
                Section on the Senators, "Is It True", and more.
       The Library of Congress - A lot of resources and information
        The Library of Congress' Kids Web Page
        "Today in History"
        United States Copyright Office

BIBLE STUDY AND SPIRITUALITY

BIBLE WORD PRONUNCIATION - Text and Audio

LECTIONARY STUDY SITES
        United Methodist Lectionary Calendar
        Daily Lectionary Text from Vanderbilt University Divinity School
        Lectionary Word Search Puzzles

DEVOTIONS AND PRAYER

THE UPPER ROOM
        Today's Devotional, Daily Devotional, The Upper Room e-mail edition
        Check out the E-Mail List for a number of e-mail editions

 

BOOKSTORES, PUBLISHING HOUSES, AND OTHER RELIGIOUS RESOURCES

BOOKSTORES AND PUBLISHING HOUSES (UNITED METHODIST)
        Abingdon Press
        Cokesbury
        Discipleship Resources
        General Board of Church and Society Resource Catalog
        United Methodist Publishing House
        The Upper Room Bookstore

Bookstores and Publishing Houses (Other Religious)
        Augsburg Fortress Publishers - Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
        Concordia Publishing House - Lutheran Church (missouri Synod)

MUSIC

"A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the People Called Methodists" by Rev. John Wesley, originally published by John Wesley in 1780, has been compiled under the direction of a Committee appointed by the Conference of a Committee appointed by the Conference in 1874. Topical index of 1026 hymns.
The Lectionary Section contains links to scriptures in the Revised Common Lectionary for each week in the Christian calendar, and provides weekly suggested hymns.
You can search by title (or part of) for a hymn. You can select to search the entire HymnSite database or you can select the Methodist tab and search just through the Methodist Hymnal.
Hymnsite.Com has an extensive list of links to other Church Music Sites. Includes links to other Midi Hymnals

United Methodist Hymnal Online - Do you want to listen to a favorite hymn? Have you wanted to hear the tune to an unfamiliar hymn? This site provides midi files (audio files) for most (not quite all) of the hymns in the current (1989) United Methodist Hymnal. It displays the words to the hymn as it plays the tune. You can search by title, first line, or hymn number. Use this link to go to the home page and navigate around the site yourself or use the links below to go directly to certain sections of the site.

The Cyber Hymnal - Over 3,300 Christian hymns & Gospel songs from many denominations-lyrics, MIDI files, scores, pictures, history & more. Searchable, advanced Autoplay feature, free downloads. A new hymn every day.

MEDIA (Computer Graphics and Online Publications)

COMPUTER
        United Methodist icon and image archive link
ONLINE PUBLICATIONS - UNITED METHODIST
        Official United Methodist Publications List
        Devo'Zine - The Upper Room magazine for youth
        Interpreter Online - Program ideas for United Methodist Churches
        Orientation Magazine - A magazine for graduating high school seniors, first-year college students and their parents published by the Campus Ministry program of the United Methodist Church.
        Pockets - Published by The Upper Room magazine with Children's   activities and stories
        United Methodist News Service
Online Publications - Other
        Christianity Today  -  by Christianity Today, Inc.
        Today's Christian Woman  -  by Christianity Today, Inc.
        Guideposts  magazine
        Sojourners  Online
News for kids
        CNN Student News
        Time for Fids online

MISSIONS (United Methodist)

GENERAL BOARD OF GLOBAL MISSIONS - Some of the many areas found at this site
        Mission Service Opportunities: Paid and Volunteer
        Congregational Health Ministries
        Global Connections: Mission Around the World
        Medicine Box: How to Prepare and Send
        Mission Action: GBGM Alerts, UMCOR Hotline, More...
        Missionary Biographies and Photographs
        Mission Giving (Advance, World Service, Pledge to Mission, Special Sundays, Current and Deferred Giving)
        Mission News (Updated Often)
        Mission Resources: Books, Magazines, Stories, More...
        Mission Stories (Great for Mission Minutes)
        United Methodists Around the World
        United Methodist Development Fund
        United Methodist Women
        Youth and Young Adults

Other mission areas
Charitable Organizations - Free donations to a number of organizations

STEWARDSHIP

United Methodist Church Foundation
GiftLaw - This link made possible by The United Methodist Church Foundation
Gift Options - Outright Gifts or Life Income Gifts
See "Gift Planning Guide" under Gift Options on this site
          Essentials - Ways to Give - What to Give - Reading Room - Glossary of
          Terms - Gift Calculator (Try this with all the options you can think of)  

New York/Connecticut Foundation of the New York Annual Conference
Cornerstone magazine - Published by The New York/Connecticut Foundation of the United Methodist Church.
Read "Stewardship of the Planned Gifts Essential to Future" winter 2003 issue
Assistance for Individuals - Learn more about Stewardship and Planned Giving

KID'S & YOUTH LINKS

The Bible Gateway - Check out the different Bibles and how the same thing is said differently

Christianity Today for Kids - Bible Quest, Adventures in Fun, Game Zone, Learning Expedition

Christian Links for Kids & Teens - Lots of things for everyone

The Children's Room of the Virtual Church - We have stories to share, pictures to color, links to Bible games and activity pages, links to Sunday School and Vacation Bible School resources, and links to interesting (and safe) websites to visit.

Devo'Zine - The Upper Room magazine for youth

Guideposts for Kids

The White House for Kids - A lot of resources and information for kids of all ages

The U.S. Treasury for Kids - U.S. Government Agency web sites designed for kids

First Gov for Kids is the Federal Citizen Information Center
U.S. Government interagency kids' portal

http://www.ncdot.org/transit/aviation/what/safetyed/kidspage.html

How Stuff Works (for adults too)- Computer Stuff, Auto Stuff, Electronics Stuff, Science Stuff, Home Stuff, Entertainment Stuff, Money Stuff, Travel Stuff and People Stuff

Little Explorers - A picture dictionary with over 1000 educational links
See more great pages for kids at the Little Explorers home page link to enchantedlearning.com

Science is Fun - Play in the Physics Funhouse of Chemistry Carnival

U.S. Naval Observatory - Find what day of the year Ash Wednesday and Easter fall on each year

Brookhaven National Laboratory - Science Education/Fun for Students, Teachers and Parents

Energy Star - The Quality of our Environment is Everyone's Responsibility

The Math Forum is a research enterprise of Drexel University - Find information on math at any level: Elementary thru Research plus Problems, Puzzles and Games
News for kids
        CNN Student News
        Time for Kids online

CAMPUS MINISTRY

United Methodist-related Schools, Colleges, Universities and Theological Schools
Schools that our youth have either attended or are attending

"Student Sites" Links Page - from the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry

Orientation Magazine - A magazine for graduating high school seniors, first-year college students and their parents published by the Campus Ministry program of the United Methodist Church.
Summer Intern Program of the General Board of Church and Society for Youth & Young Adults

United Methodist Educational Loans and Scholarships

United Methodist Student Movement - Ministries for all college students and ministerial candidates of the United Methodist Church by The General Board of Higher Education. This site has explanations of all the programs as well as news articles, devotionals, stories, links, and resources.
 
Brookhaven National Laboratory - Science Education/Fun for Students, Teachers and Parents

The Math Forum is a research enterprise of Drexel University - Find information on math at any level: Elementary thru Research plus Problems, Puzzles and Games

CHAT ROOMS

Directory of Internet Chat Groups at The United Methodist Church's Web Page

MISCELLANEOUS

Recipe Source for over 70,000 recipes
AARP - American Association of Retired Persons
Consumer product safety alerts
Everyday Law for Everyday People