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Opportunities

Burned church needs volunteers

As part of United Methodist Volunteers In Mission’s (UMVIM) ongoing commitment to help rebuild churches burned by arson, teams are now being actively recruited to work at the Friendship Baptist Church of Millen, Ga.

The 45-member, 118-year-old church was destroyed by fire July 31, 1999. It is just 10 miles from Gay’s Hill Baptist, another church arson site, which was rebuilt with help from UMVIM volunteers in 1996 and 1997.

The church needs help with plumbing and has recruited a general contractor who will work with volunteers on the 2,500-square-foot site.

To schedule a team, contact the Rev. Morris Norwood of the National Coalition for Burned Churches at 413-746-2902 or moe@map.com.

Don’t forget…

Praising, witnessing, preaching and sharing are on the agenda for the for the Bishops’ Invitational for Christ’s Men 2000 at the Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center June 24. Dr. Kenneth Wyatt, the artist who painted "Offer Them Christ," will join the list of guest speakers. For more information, visit http://www.ummflconf.org.

The third "Grantwriting and Resource Development" seminar is June 29, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., on the Wolfson Campus of Miami Dade Community College. The seminar covers how to evaluate faith-based, family-oriented programs and measure their effectiveness. The cost is $20 including lunch. Prepaid registration is required; the deadline is June 23. Contact Dr. Carol Hoffman-Guzman at 305-237-3890.