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Conference Press Room
Adrian College
Adrian, Michigan
BY: Doug Olsen
June 5, 1981
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, PLEASE:
The Rev. Thomas
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Anderson was elected to Deacon's
Orders, and received as a Probationary member of The Detroit
Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church on Tuesday
evening, June 2nd, as the 140th consecutive annual session
began in Dawson Auditorium on the campus of Adrian College,
Adrian, Michigan.
On Friday evening, June 5th, he was ordained a Deacon
in the United Method ist Church by Bishop Edsel A. Ammons,
Res ident Bishop of The Michigan Area of The United Methodist
Church.
Son of Edwin and Roberta Anderson of Dearborn, Michigan.
The Rev. Anderson was graduated from Dearborn High School in
1976 .
He received a B.A. degree from Michigan State
Uni~ersity
in East Lansing, Michigan in 1980; and is presentl y enrolled
as a student at Garrett - Evangelical Theological Seminary in
Evanston, Illnois.
The Rev. Anderson is pursuing the course of study required
for full membership in the Detroit Annual Conference.
Mrs. Anderson, is the former Miss Karen Perry, daughter
of Jack and Lorraine Perry of Dearborn Heights, Michigan.
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FROM AOVGC4 tE READER
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SOCIAL M INISTRIES IN
NORTH IRELAND
I am current ly a deacon in the Detroit
Conference from Garrett/ Evangelical
Seminary. I write to you from Northern
Ireland where my wife and I are serving
an intern year in the Irish Methodist
Church. We are stationed in Portrush
where I have pastoral responsibilities
for three small chu rches along the
North Antrim coast. Because Americans seldom hear anything but bad
news from this neck of the woods, I
thought I might ju st fill you in on some
of the Good News proclaimed by the
Church here.
First, may I introduce you to an
ecumenical center for dialogue about
peace and reconci liation known as
Corrymeela. (See John McNaughton's
feature, MCA, 10/21/82, p. 3.) Corrymeela is Gaelic for " hill of harmony."
This center provides faci lities for
groups of Catholics and Protestants to
meet on neutral ground and have
fellowship and discussion together.
Th.is has been especiall y helpful for
groups of young people from the inner
cities and for those who've lost a loved
one to "the troubles." The center is
used for conferences and teach-in s for
clergy and laity of all denominations
covering all manner of issues important
to Christian life in twentieth century
Northern Ireland. They have a choral
group which tours local churches
preaching reconciliation through music.
Their motto: It is better to light one
s mall candle than to curse the
darkness. Just before the troubles
began in 1967 the Corrymeela center
was established by an interdenominational group of concerned Christians.
In Belfast, the Methodist Church is
carrying out an ima.g inative social
ministry at the Shankill Community
House. Volunteers live and work in the
building which is intended to act as a
C rui~JJ~Jlnb~~e.uwhere .~~ew_ple,
ara en.,
cou raged to look at themselves and
their attitudes and find a spirit of caring
and tolerance. They provide play
activities tor children, serve as a teen
drop-in center, and visit those who are
house-bound in the area. Irish, German,
Swiss, and American volunteers are
recruited, and the ir main emphasis is
on sharing a personal faith in Jesus in a
Yery practical way.
Finally, the Methodist Church also
supports a number of holiday homes
like the one they have here in Portrush
for the use of school and church groups
on week-ends and during the summer.
Groups from the inner city are brought
out for a week or two of recreation ,
often with kids of another denomination . Handicapped and senior citizen
groups also utilize the faci lities. 1 hope
this gives you a larger picture of
Northern Ireland . It is really quite a
delightful place. God bless you all!
- Tom Anderson
Portrush, Co. Antrim
Ireland BT56 BJJ