Scholarships are available. The Women's Division, a unit of the Board of Global Ministries, sent the letter Feb. 14 to United Methodist Women leaders in the denomination's annual conferences. The letter follows efforts to reconcile issues around the Dec. 11 firings of seven CWU staff. However, events since then have prompted more concern from the Women's Division. Two opportunities for placement remain in 2001 for young adults interested in becoming Global Justice Volunteers for the UM Board of Global Ministries.
Volunteers work in solidarity with members of the community and grass-roots organizations.
According to Archibald, the move will strengthen the global perspective of the United Methodist Church. A man opened fire on a kindergarten class killing 16 children plus their teacher and injuring all the others. Their friend's daughter, Mhairi, was murdered. Mary Maaga started this service in memory of her and the many families over the years who have lost babies due to accidents, SIDS or birth complications. Refreshments will follow the service.