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A UMNS Report By Kathy L. Gilbert*  April 24, 2012 Walk into a Methodist Church in South Africa and one of the first things you might see is a big poster with a shocking statement: “The Church Has AIDS.” Bishop Ivan Abrahams, top executive for the World Methodist Council and former presiding bishop of the 650,000-member Methodist Church of South Africa, is proud of those posters. In a country with one of highest rates of HIV/AIDS in the world, they are a symbol of churches starting to “put our houses in order.”

New office will provide increased opportunities for Methodists to visit “Living Stones.” By Melissa Hinnen April 20, 2012–The Methodist Church is increasing its ministry in the world with a new office in the Holy Land. Serving the global Methodist family, the office will expand current work and will in part be a base for educating Holy Land pilgrims about a range of Middle Eastern and Israeli/Palestinian issues. The General Board of Global Ministries of The United Methodist Church is developing the Methodist liaison office in partnership with the British Methodist Church and the World Methodist Council.

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,
Easter is a high point in the Christian calendar. It is a time for joy and celebration as we remember that Jesus Christ defeated death and rose from the grave. Hence we sing with confidence:

Up from the grave he arose; with a mighty triumph o’er his foes,
He arose a victor from the dark domain.
And he lives forever with His saints to reign
He arose! He arose! Hallelujah! Christ arose!