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  2005 News Archive  
 
 
             
 
     
  January 2005  
             
  Jan. 3   Indonesian havoc impedes aid delivery, says German church agency  
          
      Church leaders relieved about signing of truce to end Sudan civil war   
       
      Christmas in the real Bethlehem  
         
 
  Jan. 4  

Church leaders appeal for tsunami relief funds
Presbyterians have contributed $300,000 through PDA so far

 
        
     

Kirkpatrick consoles WARC partner churches in Southeast Asia
Alliance president praises 'faithful witness' in tsunami disaster

 
     
      Tragedies giving birth to miracles
A missionary letter from the Risakotta-Adeneys in Indonesia
 
         
 
  Jan. 5   Sri Lanka churches worried about looting in tsunami-hit areas  
       
      Senators urge tax deduction extention for tsunami relief contributions  
         
 
  Jan. 6  

Nonbelievers organize in fear of bush White House and Republican Congress

 
       
     

Riders on the storm
Sudanese congregation shows moderator southern hospitality, glimpse of the future

 
     
      Illinois homeless ministry to be featured on TV newsmagazine
Bloomington's The Compassion Center on PBS
 
     
      PDA contributes $320,000 for tsunami relief
Officials meet in Geneva to discuss faith-based response
 
         
 
  Jan. 7  

Helen Locklear named GAC deputy executive director
Detterick taps veteran national staffer for No. 2 post

 
         
 
  Jan. 10   Sudan church leaders elated at peace accord, but hard work starts  
         
 
  Jan. 11   Changed plans spared PC(USA) staffer from tsunami's destruction
Sri Lankan Chris Nicholas, home for holiday, aids relief effort
 
         
 
  Jan. 12  

Ecumenical group seeks to aid Sudanese in the U.S., Darfur 
Kansas City-based council organizes churches here, relief there  

 
       
     

Sudanese churches say huge recources needed to resettle refugees

 
       
      If you look, mainline Protestant success stories abound   
         
 
  Jan. 13  

Religious leaders push president to focus on Middle East peace
PC(USA)'s Kirkpatrick is part of Washington delegation

 
     
      Aid groups in Aceh now have to contend with restrictions

 
     
      Presbyterian Church in America drops health plan for employees  
     
     

ELCA publisher reduces staff, expenses, focuses on 'core' resources

 
         
 
  Jan. 14   ELCA task force issues recommendations on homosexuality  
       
     

Columbia partners with Montreat Conference Center on D.Min. study

 
     
      World gives for tsunami recovery, but urged not to forget other crises  
     
      Activist James Forman remembered as being change-agent for the church  
         
 
  Jan. 19   Former anti-apartheid cleric Boesak's pardon hailed and faulted  
       
      Orthodox see hope for reform in World council of Churches  
     
      PC(USA) dispatches trio to tsunami disaster zone

 
     
      Faith groups go after violent video game marketing
       
 
  Jan. 20   Presbyterian Frontier Fellowship calls new executive director
PC(USA)'s international evangelism leader Bill Young is tapped
 
 
       
      In wake of tsunami, relief groups plant seeds of faith for later growth       
       
      Aid still has not reached some Indonesians after the tsunami  
       
      'Souper Bowl' hopes to score $5 million
Traditional anti-hunger event adds tsunami relief this year

 
     
      Money taken from Denver Presbytery account won't hurt current programs, staff
Presbytery asks district attorney's office to investigate treasurer's actions
 
       
 
  Jan. 21  

Notes about people

 
       
      'The fruits of our mission'
A PC(USA) missionary letter from Bangladesh
 
       
      Letter to Bush says Israeli-Palestinian conflict threatens U.S.
Church leaders, including Kirkpatrick, urge peace initiative
 
       
      Conservative Christian groups say SpongeBob video promotes gay families  
     
      Pennsylvania pastor, Detroit elder take PHEWA honors
Bill Thomas, Daniel Stoepker receive biennial awards
 
       
 
  Jan. 24   Nurse leads Bible translation effort in Ethiopia
After more than 30 years, Anuak project nears completion
 
       
 
  Jan. 25  

Around and around in circles
Domestic violence simulation reveals problems victims face

 
     
     

'Devastation of Biblical proportions'
PC(USA) Navy chaplain aids tsunami relief effort

 
       
     

Arts work at PHEWA conference
Artists with disabilities find creative outlets to communicate

 
       
      African churches not 'winning the war' on AIDS, leaders told  
       
 
  Jan. 26  

APCE president dies on eve of annual convention
Becky Sutherland succumbs to cancer

 
       
      UCC says SpongeBob SquarePants is welcome anytime

 
     
      Churches split as Canada prepares for same-sex marriage vote  
       
 
  Jan. 27   College News

 
     
     

Network seeks to link communicators within the PC(USA)
Office of Communication is facilitating the effort

 
     
     

Middle East forum set for PC(USA) middle governing bodies

 
     
     

Task force members approved
ACSWP group will study issues related to 'Serious Mental Illness'

 
       
 
  Jan. 31  

Twelve new mission co-workers leave for assignments
Their destinations span several continents

 
       
      Israeli chief rabbi's visit to Patriarchate seen as bid to improve relations  
       
      John and Gwenyth Haspels blaze mission trails in Ethiopia      
       
      Israeli and Palestinian tourism officials seek meeting with pope  
       
      U.S. black Baptist churches consider eventtual unity, oppose war in Iraq  
       
     

ACSWP examines referrals from the General Assembly
Problem pregnancies, trade and China among issues on the committee's plate

 
       
     

Review of staff dismissals under way today
Reinstatement of Lueckert, Sulyok not on the agenda

 
       
     

Towards an ethics of solidarity
Religion, conflict & peace discussed at World Social Forum

 
             
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