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Southwest Texas news
bullet Corpus Christi meeting to vote on 24 items
bullet SMU to teach 5 theology courses in San Antonio
bullet Students spend spring break learning about homelessness
bullet Bishop joins rally supporting rights for immigrants
Vehicles built in Luling help disabled ‘arise and walk’
Bring a Friend Sunday changes ideas in George West about outreach
2,000 expected to celebrate Fiesta at San Antonio church
Confirmand blessed

McAllen District news
Award-winning sermon teaches love, generosity
District to honor Cape at June 4 event
All invited to breakfast meeting at annual conference session
Saturday benefit in Willacy County is memorial to mother of UM
Summer camp schedules set
Cape discusses plans with El Mesias UMC
District Calendar



News in brief

Commentary

Our decline is about more than what pastors believe
Letters to the editor


Across the denomination
UM member count drops 0.8% in 2004
Bishop signs pact with Cuban Methodist Church
Austin church extends outreach effort
UM students deliver potatoes to food pantries
Freyburg UMC wins Tabasco cookbook honor


Corpus Christi District news
Mission to Beaumont is ‘God-sized’ work
Spiritual resurrection is possible every day
10 complete lay speaker training
Card sales to aid Wesley Center
Brief ‘famine’ teaches youths about hunger
Apply now to be part of Sea City Camp
District Calendar

District Office says thanks
The Corpus Christi District Office staff would like to thank:
> The Rev. and Mrs. Sid Spiller, who donated a brand new refrigerator to the District Office.
> The Rev. Bernice Wells for her generous monetary gift.

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