Healthy Churches Transforming the World


News and Information Following the Event
That Was Held January 27-30, 2005, in Houston, Texas

 

 

 

 

Scenes from the Event

Presenters at the Opening Plenary (left to right):
Twila Glenn (Co-chair of Healthy Churches, Director of Connectional Ministries, Iowa)
Dr. Leslie Griffith (Keynote speaker)
Karen Greenwaldt (Co-chair of Healthy Churches, General Secretary, General Board of Discipleship)
Jim Foster (Design Team, Provost, Texas Annual Conference)
Opening Reception of Healthy Churches.
David Malloy, Director of Communications, Greater New Jersey Annual Conference
Bill Lizor, Director of Young Adult Ministries, General Board of Discipleship
On Saturday night, more than 100 guests were invited to join the evening meal
and plenary session. These guests were new friends from Houston's homeless community.

General Board of Global Ministries and other agencies and organizations
of the UMC, interactively share resources to support annual conferences
and local churches during the MarketPlace.

A Healthy Church Mass Choir was formed, and it offered music at
Saturday's worship.

During MarketPlace, participants picked up resources to share back in
their home conferences.