Left to Right: Teri Kline, Arne Ellingsen, Elbert Cole, Greg Hill, Cathy Rafferty, Susanne Paul, Hazel Bennett, Jim Fox, Mearle Griffith, Bishop Violet Fisher, Rick Gentzler. Committee on Older Adult Ministries September 23-24, 2004

A Planning Committee of the United Methodist Committee on Older Adult Ministries met in Nashville on September 23 and 24, 2004. The purpose of the meeting was to review the Comprehensive Plan for Older Adult Ministries and other materials approved by General Conference and to begin formulating a plan of action for the new quadrennium (2005-2008).

The Committee is charged by The Book of Discipline (¶1121) to:

• Identify the needs, concerns, and potential contributions of older adults;
• Promote a plan of comprehensive ministry by, with, and for older adults in local churches that includes spiritual growth, education, training, mission, service, and fellowship;
• Support the development of resources that will undergird local church ministries by, with, and for older adults;
• Advocate development and implementation of policies and services designed to impact systems and concepts that adversely affect older adults;
• Educate and keep before the church the lifelong process of aging;
• Encourage the development of resources;
• Serve as focal point for supplying information on older-adult ministries to the church; and
• Encourage coordination among agencies responsible for the development of resources, programs and policies relating to older-adult ministries.

The full Committee meets in Nashville in March 2005 to begin this vital work.

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Contact: Teri Kline, Center on Aging & Older-Adult Ministries
tkline@gbod.org • toll-free 877-899-2780, ext. 7177

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