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Church members angry over legal fund
Juan Miguel González and his infant son Hianny According to public opinion polling company, Rasmussen Research, 55 percent of Americans believe Elián González should be returned to Cuba; 29 percent say he should stay in the United States. Many members of the Florida United Methodist Conference are also divided on the issue and struggling over the boy's fate.
That debate was made more emotional by a recent decision by the denomination's General Board of Church and Society (GBCS) to collect funds to provide legal services for the boy's father. Full Story

District superintendent suspended
The Rev. John Green, superintendent of the Florida United Methodist Conference's Sarasota District, was suspended March 30 after a complaint was filed against him for misappropriation of district and conference funds. The suspension is for 60 days, in accordance with the Book of Discipline. During that time an investigation into district finances will be made.
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Delegates reading, praying about General Conference
Ralph Aurendt of the Cleveland Praise Ministry

The Florida Conference's delegates to this year's United Methodist General Conference are finding that a big part of their job is sorting through thousands of pages of information from conference organizers and hundreds more from groups trying to influence them on the conference's hot issues. Despite the deluge of information, several delegates say they are focusing on prayer, worship and personal conversations to prepare for the May 2-12 assembly in Cleveland, Ohio. Full Story

Fear turns to praise in prison

Ebenezer United Methodist Church’s Circuit Riders Male Choir

Members of the Circuit Riders Male Choir at Orlando's Ebenezer United Methodist Church were not sure they wanted to go with their pastor, the Rev. Jeffrey Oglesby, into a high-security prison near Orlando to lead a worship service.
After the service, however, they knew they had done God's will. "You don't often get the chance to do Christ's real work," said Willie Scott, a member of the choir. "When you do, you say, 'Man, I'm into something cool.' " Full Story

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