United Methodist Official Web Page
- a comprehensive site
with a great deal of information about the United Methodist Church and links
to many resources.
Oregon-Idaho United Methodist
Church
-links and information about
the United Methodist Church in the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference. (Not
currently up to date.)
General Board of
Global Ministries
- The primary
Mission agency of the UMC, this site has many resources.
Holy Boldness Urban
Initiative
- Information
about the urban ministry initiative of the United Methodist Church.
Board
of Discipleship
- The evangelism and outreach
organization of the denomination.
Board of Church & Society
- This board, strategically
located next to the Supreme Court building in Washington, DC, is charged with
leading the church in applying the Gospel to social and justice issues.
General Commission on Christian Unity & Interreligious Concerns
- This commission is charged with keeping the focus
of the church on Christian Unity.
Upper Room Devotions
- Bookmark this page and return
to it daily for spiritual guidance.
Religious Resources
- An excellent and
comprehensive link to various Christian resources, mostly popular versus
academis.
Virtual Religion Index (Academic)
- This comprehensive
link to resources for the academic study of religion is maintained by Mahlon
Smith of Rutgers University.
Search Institute (Building Assets in Children & Youth)
- The Search Institute
is an excellent resource in support of local efforts on behalf of children.
Children's Defence Fund (Advocacy on behalf of Children)
- The Children's Defence
Fund is a great resource for combininb efforts on behalf of children.
Stand for Children (Grass Roots Organizing for Children)
- Beginning with the
national "Stand for Children" event in Washington, DC several years ago,
the movement is now focused upon grass roots organizing.
The Kid's Campaign (connecting people around children's issues)
- A great source for practical ideas.
The Oregon Holocaust Resource Center
- The center, under
the auspices of Pacific University, provides educational resources, sponsors
special events, and advocates for tolerance.
Portland-Multnomah Progress Board
- The Progress Board tracks the progress being
made toward achieving various governmental benchmarks. Great source
for up-to-date data.
