http://sg.brickriver.com/news_top.aspnothing provideden-usFri, 20 Nov 2009 21:00:00 ESTFri, 20 Nov 2009 21:00:00 ESThttp://sg.brickriver.com/news_detail.asp?PKValue=83http://sg.brickriver.com/news_detail.asp?PKValue=83Bishop James R. King, Jr. is a leader who likes to ldquo;live intordquo; the future. For the last fourteen months Bishop King has entered each day fully engaged in prayerful listening, watching and learning about the people and ministry of South Georgia United Methodism. There is much fruit coming from his ldquo;living intordquo; South Georgia. By Thanksgiving he will have met with nearly 300 clergy in thirty-minute get acquainted sessions and he will have been in each district at least tThu, 5 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://sg.brickriver.com/news_detail.asp?PKValue=80http://sg.brickriver.com/news_detail.asp?PKValue=80Serving both God and country, military chaplains are on the front lines of the lives of our soldiers, marines, airmen and sailors. With a mission to care for the nationrsquo;s warriors wherever they are, military chaplains serve everywhere ndash; from Fort Benning to Korea to the mountains of Afghanistan. The South Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church has appointed six chaplains into service across the country, to protect our nation and provide spiritual and moral guidance to theWed, 4 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://sg.brickriver.com/news_detail.asp?PKValue=81http://sg.brickriver.com/news_detail.asp?PKValue=81ldquo;Listen for (God) to call you by name hellip; and call you to action,rdquo; said Cathy Cox, president of Young Harris College, as she spoke to more than 300 women during the 2009 South Georgia Conference United Methodist Womenrsquo;s Annual Meeting. The meeting was held at Wynnton United Methodist Church in Columbus on Saturday, October 17. Being ldquo;called by namerdquo; is something Cox has experienced firsthand, and it changed the course of her path. After the 2006 election for goveWed, 4 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://sg.brickriver.com/news_detail.asp?PKValue=82http://sg.brickriver.com/news_detail.asp?PKValue=82With temperatures dropping into the 40s on the first cool night of the season in Brunswick, more than 100 people chose to give up their warm beds to sleep outside in cardboard boxes. On Saturday, October 17, members of The Chapel in Brunswick, along with other Glynn County residents, spent the night in boxes and cars to benefit the hungry and homeless. An effort to raise money and awareness for Americarsquo;s Second Harvest, a local, non-profit food bank that distributes food to 420 community Tue, 3 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://sg.brickriver.com/news_detail.asp?PKValue=78http://sg.brickriver.com/news_detail.asp?PKValue=78A mission trip to East Africa is being plannedfor August 2 -14, 2010. The South Georgia Annual Conference has been in partnership with the East Africa Annual Conference for many years and has been a great benefactor to the conference. The itinerary for the trip includes Humble United Methodist School and other various ministries within the East Africa Annual Conference. The total costs for the trip is approximately $3,000, which includes an airline fee of $1,900. Persons must confirm their plansMon, 2 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://sg.brickriver.com/news_detail.asp?PKValue=79http://sg.brickriver.com/news_detail.asp?PKValue=79ldquo;A Light Unto My Path,rdquo; the newest book by W. Hamp Watson, Jr., will benefit The Open Door Community House, Inc. in Columbus. Open Door is a National Mission Institution of the United Methodist Church, the Womenrsquo;s Division and the South Georgia Conference of The United Methodist Church. A native of Baxley, Watson has been a United Methodist Church pastor since 1951. Following pancreatic cancer surgery on April 14, 2007, he has doubly retired following 13 years of service beyonSun, 1 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://sg.brickriver.com/news_detail.asp?PKValue=77http://sg.brickriver.com/news_detail.asp?PKValue=77Leaders of the Methodist Church were instrumental in the 1836 founding of Wesleyan, the very first college in the world to grant degrees to women. Today Wesleyan remains deeply committed to her long-standing affiliation with The United Methodist Church and continues to build on the ideals of the church through dynamic programs for Wesleyan women. Complementing Wesleyanrsquo;s outstanding academic program, faith and service organizations like Methodist Wesley Foundation, Baptist Collegiate MinistWed, 21 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://sg.brickriver.com/news_detail.asp?PKValue=74http://sg.brickriver.com/news_detail.asp?PKValue=74Harvest Church, a United Methodist congregation in Houston County, was recently recognized as one of Outreach Magazinersquo;s Top 100 Fastest-Growing Churches in America. Ranked number 28, Harvest Church is the only United Methodist congregation on the ldquo;Fastest-Growing Churchesrdquo; list, and only one of two United Methodist churches listed in the article. The one other United Methodist congregation listed, Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, Kan., is ranked 42nd on the Top 100 LargestTue, 20 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://sg.brickriver.com/news_detail.asp?PKValue=76http://sg.brickriver.com/news_detail.asp?PKValue=76Principled Christian leader. In the Church, those words are heard and seen often, but what do they really mean What is a principled Christian leader How is that term defined And what does a principled Christian leader look and act like We posed those questions to a diverse group of South Georgia United Methodists. All are leaders in their churches and in the world. Read on to hear how they are fulfilling the denominationrsquo;s mission of ldquo;transformation of the world,rdquo; and Bishop KinTue, 20 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://sg.brickriver.com/news_detail.asp?PKValue=75http://sg.brickriver.com/news_detail.asp?PKValue=75Rev. Wesley Kaylor was not surprised when his daughter told him that she was going to start jumping out of planes. Rev. Kaylor, pastor of Sasser United Methodist Church, said that Jaclyn has never shied away from an adventure or challenge. ldquo;She has always been highly competitive,rdquo; Rev. Kaylor said. ldquo;Shersquo;s always been one to accept a challenge and shersquo;s always willing to try anything to see what she likes.rdquo; So when Jaclyn, a Lee County High School honors graduateMon, 19 Oct 2009 12:00:00 EST