http://sg.brickriver.com/news_top.aspnothing provideden-usThu, 18 Mar 2010 09:00:00 ESTThu, 18 Mar 2010 09:00:00 ESThttp://sg.brickriver.com/news_detail.asp?PKValue=138http://sg.brickriver.com/news_detail.asp?PKValue=138Young Harris College has earned approval from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) to offer five new bachelorrsquo;s degree programs beginning in August 2010. The College received notification Friday afternoon that the SACS Commission on Colleges has approved the addition of the following five degree programs: bachelor of arts in communication studies, bachelor of arts in history, bachelor of science in outdoor education, bachelor of arts in theatre and bachelor of arts inWed, 17 Mar 2010 12:00:00 ESThttp://sg.brickriver.com/news_detail.asp?PKValue=137http://sg.brickriver.com/news_detail.asp?PKValue=137Do not expect a special session of General Conference in advance of the 2012 meeting in Tampa, Fla. The limited amount of time available to put together a special session, the cost and the U.S.-focused agenda for a worldwide meeting of United Methodist leaders are among the reasons such a session is unlikely, church leaders said in interviews this week. ldquo;My personal read suggests there may not be a callrdquo; for a special session, said Bishop Gregory Palmer, president of the United MethoWed, 10 Mar 2010 12:00:00 ESThttp://sg.brickriver.com/news_detail.asp?PKValue=136http://sg.brickriver.com/news_detail.asp?PKValue=136The Ridge, the first United Methodist church planted in the Columbus District in the past 50 years, held its launch service on Sunday, February 21. More than 300 people, including 60 children, joined together to worship, fellowship and celebrate the birth of the new church. Four people accepted Christ as their Lord and Savior, and one infant was baptized. Meeting in the United Cheerleading facility on Knology Way in Columbus, The Ridge had four monthly preview services, held the fourth Sunday Tue, 9 Mar 2010 12:00:00 ESThttp://sg.brickriver.com/news_detail.asp?PKValue=135http://sg.brickriver.com/news_detail.asp?PKValue=135Norma Curry, missions chairperson for Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Savannah, has been named one of A Working Woman In Needrsquo;s (AWWIN) Top Ten Working Women of the Year. Curry, a 75 year-old retired nurse and lifelong advocate for those in need, is being honored for her commitment, passion and service to the women and ministry of AWWIN. AWWIN, a Savannah-based ministry, exists to deliver a wide range of support services for the single working woman and her family through a variety oMon, 8 Mar 2010 12:00:00 ESThttp://sg.brickriver.com/news_detail.asp?PKValue=134http://sg.brickriver.com/news_detail.asp?PKValue=134 The ability of her team to get to Haiti quickly was due in part to One Great Hour of Sharing, an annual churchwide offering for UMCOR taken on the fourth Sunday in Lent. This yearrsquo;s offering is on March 14.Eight days after the January earthquake in Haiti, Melissa Crutchfield led a small team to the island to start assessing emergency needs for the United Methodist Committee on Relief. To Crutchfield, who coordinates international emergency response for the relief agency, One Great Hour oFri, 5 Mar 2010 12:00:00 ESThttp://sg.brickriver.com/news_detail.asp?PKValue=133http://sg.brickriver.com/news_detail.asp?PKValue=133Moving thousands of pounds of agricultural equipment 9,000 miles may seem to be a daunting task. When members of the team needed to accomplish that task are 2300 miles apart, it may seem undoable ndash; or at the very least, unlikely. But thats not accounting for United Methodist Connectionalism! This quot;journey of a thousand (plus) milesquot; began, as all such journeys do, with a single step ndash; in this case taken in October, 2008 by four members of the California-Nevada Annual ConferencTue, 2 Mar 2010 12:00:00 ESThttp://sg.brickriver.com/news_detail.asp?PKValue=132http://sg.brickriver.com/news_detail.asp?PKValue=132 United Methodists were scrambling to respond to a massive earthquake that struck Chile early on Feb. 27 and prompted tsunami warnings across the Pacific region. The magnitude 8.8 earthquake, which hit about 60 miles northwest of the town of Chillaacute;n, left nearly 150 people dead, according to news reports, including at least three people swept into a large wave on an island 400 miles off the coast of Chile. Santiago, the capital, is 200 miles northeast of the epicenter. President MicSat, 27 Feb 2010 12:00:00 ESThttp://sg.brickriver.com/news_detail.asp?PKValue=131http://sg.brickriver.com/news_detail.asp?PKValue=131Bishop James R. King, Jr. announces the projected appointment of the Rev. Dr. Ben Martin as the next Superintendent of the Statesboro District. The appointment will become effective at the conclusion of the Annual Conference session in June. Dr. Martin is presently serving as senior pastor of Springfield First United Methodist Church. Previously, Dr. Martin served Wrens UMC, Vidalia First UMC ndash; Associate, and the Brewton Charge. ldquo;Ben Martin has demonstrated extraordinary spiritual lSun, 21 Feb 2010 12:00:00 ESThttp://sg.brickriver.com/news_detail.asp?PKValue=129http://sg.brickriver.com/news_detail.asp?PKValue=129Unemployment is rampant. Food, gas and energy prices are breaking budgets. Families are struggling to stay in their homes. And too many people wake up and go to bed hungry every day. St. Marys United Methodist Churchrsquo;s Helping Hands Ministry has stepped in to help alleviate the hunger problem in its area. With a mission to help end hunger in Camden County, the ministry distributed 46,403 pounds of food and made a difference in the lives of 1,018 families, 1,112 adults, 694 children and 508Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:00:00 ESThttp://sg.brickriver.com/news_detail.asp?PKValue=128http://sg.brickriver.com/news_detail.asp?PKValue=128General Secretary Jerome King Del Pino is pleased to announce the appointment of the Rev. Michael McCord as director of Campus Ministry Resources and Training in the General Board of Higher Education and Ministryrsquo;s Division of Higher Education. McCord joins GBHEM on May 1, upon the recommendation of the search team and approval of the appointment by Bishop James R. King. ldquo;With this appointment, we continue to strengthen the Boardrsquo;s commitment to campus ministry and chaplaincy Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:00:00 EST