United Methodist Communications (UMCom)
The General Commission on Communications (United Methodist Communications) is charged with the task of meeting the communication, public relations, and marketing needs of the entire United Methodist Church, reflecting the cultural and racial diversity within the church. United Methodist Communications provides resources and services to local churches and annual conferences.
Randomly chosen program from United Methodist Communications:
| Bill Gates, Sr. on Global Health |
Speaker(s): Bill Gates, Sr., Bishop Janice Riggle Huie |
Description: Bill Gates, Sr. speaks to the United Methodist 2008 General Conference in Fort Worth, Texas. William H. Gates, Sr. spoke as the co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which backed a $5 million grant from the U.N. Foundation for the church to begin a capital campaign aimed at raising 75 to 100-million-dollars for the "Nothing But Nets" campaign and other global health initiatives to help prevent deaths related to malaria, HIV/AIDS, and tuberculosis. Gates, founding partner of a Seattle law firm and the father of Microsoft founder Bill Gates, asked the nearly 1,000 delegates to make a personal commitment to help The United Methodist Church end malaria. He is introduced by Bishop Janice Riggle Huie. | Length: 22:30 | Recording Date: 5/1/2008 | Recorded at: Fort Worth, Texas |
