Pastor's passion for music leads to Idol experience

By Kara Witherow, Editor Music and singing have long been passions of Moultrie First United Methodist Church pastor Rev. Mark Addington. Growing up in Thomasville, he sang in church and in the youth choir. While in college at Florida State University, he played trumpet as a member of the Marching Chiefs. And at Candler School of Theology he sang in a men’s a cappella group. “If I wasn’t in ministry I think I would move to Orlando and audition to be in one of their bands...

Valdosta District hosts UMW Teen Rally

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Grant helps VSU Wesley Foundation's discipleship efforts

By Kara Witherow, Editor The Valdosta State University Wesley Foundation’s disciple-making efforts got a boost when they were awarded a three year, $30,000 challenge grant from the St. Marys United Methodist Church Foundation, Inc. to support their intern program.  With the grant about to enter its third and final year, the Wesley Foundation needs to raise the remainder of the $30,000 by December 2012 in order to receive the matching funds. A ministry of the South Georgia...

Central UMC helps "Change the World"

Submitted by Susan Hughes, Central UMC On Sunday, April 10, Central United Methodist Church in Fitzgerald participated in “Change the World Day,” part of a world-wide movement in The United Methodist Church to “rethink church.”  It is a call to refocus and ask the question, “What is God calling His Church to be in the 21st century?”  Jesus gave the Great Commission, telling the church to “Go into the world” and do the things that He...

New Harvest UMC is “ham”ing it up with amateur radio

A group of South Georgia United Methodist amateur radio enthusiasts from New Harvest United Methodist Church in Valdosta have joined together to start an amateur radio club. Founded on May 12 with a call sign of WG4UM (Working Georgia 4 United Methodist), the South Georgia United Methodist Amateur Radio Society’s (SGUMARS) main goals are to use the society as an outreach ministry and to provide emergency communication for the communities of South Georgia in the event of a disaster or...