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UMNS photo by Mike DuBose
Global Health
Beatrice Gbanga of Sierra Leone holds an insecticide-treated mosquito net during a celebration of the work of the Imagine No Malaria campaign during the 2012 United Methodist General Conference in Tampa, Fla.
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UMNS Photo by John C. Goodwin
April 30 Prayer
The Rev. Maleka Kayombo, Lukoshi, Congo, offers the morning prayer prior to the April 30, plenary.
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UMNS photo by John C. Goodwin
Deadly Legislation
Delegates walk past LGBT demonstrators "playing dead" to attract notice that some positions of the church have potentially deadly consequences. For example, gay teens are four times more likely than all teen-agers to attend suicide.
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Delegates Confer
East Ohio delegates Jessica Vargo and Gary George confer during the Monday April 30 plenary. (UMNS photo by Kathleen Barry)
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Celebrating Black Churches
TAMPA, Fla. – The Rev. Fred Allen highlights the ministry of Strengthening the Black Church for the 21st Century during a celebration of ministry at the 2012 General Conference. (File photo by Mike DuBose, UM News).
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UMNS photo by Mike DuBose.
Spark 12
The Revs. April Casperson (left) and Daniel J. “DJ” del Rosario highlight the Spark 12 young adult ministry during the 2012 United Methodist General Conference in Tampa, Fla.
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UMNS photo by Paul Jeffrey
Flash Mob Dance
Tyler Sit (center) of Candler School of Theology leads a flash mob dance sponsored by MOSAIC, the young adult extension ministry of the Reconciling Ministries Network, during a break of the 2012 United Methodist General Conference in Tampa, Fla.