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Day Trip for Seniors
Home > Video Briefs > 2004 Archives > Day Trip for Seniors
(last updated: 5/2/2007)
Many senior citizens dread giving up the privilege of driving and the opportunity to travel outside their immediate communities. A ministry of First United Methodist Church, Sioux Falls, S.D., allows its older members to leave the driving to others, and experience the pleasures of travel with none of the worries.
Book Reviews
Home > Christian Educators Fellowship > Leadership Resources > Book Reviews
(last updated: 8/31/2006)
Book ReviewTeaching the Bible in the Church
Health Care in Rural Areas, A Study
Home > Book of Resolutions > Health Care in Rural Areas, A Study
(last updated: 3/10/2005)
The United Methodist statement calling for a study health care issues related to rural communities.
Health and Wholeness
Home > Book of Resolutions > Health and Wholeness
(last updated: 1/10/2005)
The United Methodist statement on health services, medical care and health maintenance.
Abuse of Older Adults
Home > Book of Resolutions > Abuse of Older Adults
(last updated: 1/7/2005)
The United Methodist resolution on abuse of older adults.
Aging in the United States—The Church's Response
Home > Book of Resolutions > Aging in the United States—The Church's Response
(last updated: 1/7/2005)
The United Methodist statement on aging and older adults.
Mission and Aging of The Global Population
Home > Book of Resolutions > Mission and Aging of The Global Population
(last updated: 1/7/2005)
The United Methodist statement on ministries with older adults and the inclusion of older adults in the church.
Alzheimer's
Home > My Spiritual Journey > Alzheimer's
(last updated: 11/22/2004)
UMC.org, the official online ministry of The United Methodist Church, has developed this feature on Alzheimer's specifically for visitors seeking further understanding, as well as resources developed by the Church.
Divine Delight in Dementia Visits
Home > Tools For Ministry > Divine Delight in Dementia Visits
(last updated: 11/18/2004)
Today in the U.S., more than 4 million people have Alzheimer's disease and related forms of dementia. That number will climb dramatically in coming years. They are our mothers and fathers, whom Scripture commands us to honor. They are our church and community elders, whom the Old and New Testaments call us to respect and provide for.
Church’s Tai Chi class improves balance, peace of mind
Home > United Methodist News Service > News Archives > 2004 > April 2004 > Church’s Tai Chi class improves balance, peace of mind
(last updated: 4/16/2004)
PHOENIX (UMNS) — Slowly they move — not to the beat of the soft, gentle music, but to the words of the leader.
Nursing Home Advocate
Home > Video Briefs > 2004 Archives > Nursing Home Advocate
(last updated: 4/14/2004)
Bea Knagg, a member of Wesley United Methodist Church, Greenville, Texas, is trying to change the lonely existence of a few of the 1.7 million U.S. nursing home residents. A volunteer advocate with Dallas’ The Senior Source, she visits more than 30 elderly residents a month.
Building Bridges
Home > Video Briefs > 2004 Archives > Building Bridges
(last updated: 3/17/2004)
United Methodists in Louisiana build hope and a better way for people with limited mobility through a %22ramp ministry.%22 Members of Shreveport’s North Highlands United Methodist Church help make retired baseball umpire Al Smith’s life easier after knee surgery.
Amid Alzheimer's
Home > Video Briefs > 2003 Archives > Amid Alzheimer's
(last updated: 3/9/2004)
His family had teasingly called him “the absent-minded professor,” but over time it became something more—Alzheimer’s. Al Rhodes-Wickett was blindsided by the diagnosis. The 55-year-old United Methodist minister was a gifted composer and stay-at- home dad. Now his wife and children say the hardest thing is watching the person they know disappear
Elderly Gambling Addicts
Home > Video Briefs > 2003 Archives > Elderly Gambling Addicts
(last updated: 3/9/2004)
Americans are living longer, healthier lives and moving into retirement with plenty of leisure time ahead. But some seniors are in danger of tarnishing their golden years by spending too much of that free time - not to mention their lifesavings – at casinos. Reed Galin reports on the growing number of older Americans who are becoming addicted to gambling.
Adult ministry leaders broaden generational understanding
Home > United Methodist News Service > News Archives > 2004 > March 2004 > Adult ministry leaders broaden generational understanding
(last updated: 3/2/2004)
Retiring baby boomers do not consider themselves over the hill, and they have redefined the word %22young,%22 according to an author on aging trends.
Gambling opponents exhort one another to stand strong
Home > United Methodist News Service > Features > Multimedia Coverage > Multimedia Coverage Archives > Gambling opponents exhort one another to stand strong
(last updated: 1/12/2004)
For opponents of gambling, Maryland is a battleground state, where past victories are being challenged by renewed efforts to legalize slot machines.
Battle with Alzheimer’s draws family together
Home > United Methodist News Service > Features > Multimedia Coverage > Multimedia Coverage Archives > Battle with Alzheimer’s draws family together
(last updated: 12/30/2003)
Like a computer virus, Alzheimer’s disease has invaded the home of a California clergy couple, Al and Sharon Rhodes-Wickett, and turned their lives upside down.
Where can I find a United Methodist retirement home for my elderly parent?
Home > Questions? > People, Places and Things > Where can I find a United Methodist retirement home for my elderly parent?
(last updated: 12/2/2003)
Where can I find a United Methodist retirement home for my elderly parent?
