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West Gulf Regional School of Christian Mission

 

Each Conference may ask artists in their area to create a logo which may be used in the Schools of Mission for the year 2010.

      1)       The logo design is to illustrate the artist’s conception of the current theme.
2)     
The logo must be submitted on 8 ½” x 11” white paper, copy ready.
3)     
All logos are to be submitted in black and white, and if possible in color.
4)     
A brief statement.  Fifty (50) words or less, explaining the drawing must accompany  
        the submitted art.  Back of form may be used to write statement.
5)      Copyright authorization must be completed on form below.

The West Gulf Regional Planning team will select one of the submitted logos to be used on the cover of the Regional School Program Book.  It may also be used on a banner, other display and/or in a power-point presentation.  Submitted artwork not selected for the cover may be used in other ways.

2010 THEME: “FAITH ∙HOPE ∙LOVE IN ACTION”

The form (see link below in Word format) must be completed by the artist and submitted along with the logo design.  Designs and forms are to be sent to the Conference Representative to the Regional School Planning Team by January 31, 2009 .

 Form - Gulf Regional School of Christian Mission art submission 

 

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Save this date: 

Tuesday, February 9, 2010 – The Legislative Event for Advocacy in Faith.
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The Nest Foundation

 
On August 5-8, 2009 , I attended and completed the Women's Division UMW training of trainers, "Hands That Heal: Human Trafficking."  This is a human rights issue, social action.  I learned that children are sold and rented daily.  Commercial sexual exploitation is prostitution of our children.  Children under the age of 18 are used for pornography prostitution.  85% prostitution takes place on computer.  It is a 12 billion dollar industry. To read more... 

 

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Division Directors to Explore New Relationship with General Board of Global Ministries                                             April 29, 2009 by YVETTE MOORE

Women’s Division directors voted to explore a new model of partnership with the General Board of Global Ministries that would transfer oversight of United Methodist Women-supported national mission institutions, relationships with international partners and regional missionaries to the Women’s Division. The 43-2 vote came as directors wrapped up their spring board meeting in Stamford, Conn., April 24-27.

United Methodist women have not had direct oversight of work they support since 1964 when, during the church merger process, the then Board of Missions was restructured and Woman’s Division of Christian Service’s home and foreign field operations were transferred to the board’s national and world mission divisions.

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