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September 2002 |
It's United Methodist Church Open House Month!
During annual conferences this past spring many bishops, including Indiana Bishop Woodie W. White, encouraged congregations to set aside Sunday, Sept. 8 for "Remembering 9/11" services, in conjunction with proclaiming September Open House Month.
Open House Month, and especially Remembering 9/11, allows United Methodist churches to live out the promise of "open hearts, open minds, open doors" made by the television messages the public will be seeing this month. "Remembering 9/11" services and special events have been planned by many UMCs this month. See related story.
NBC to air UMC TV spots Sept. 11
UMNS -- NBC-TV will air a special United Methodist Church commercial twice on Wednesday, Sept. 11, during "Today" show coverage of the first anniversary of the horrific terrorist attacks on America last year.
The "Amen" spot NBC will air was produced by UM Communications' Igniting Ministry office in Nashville, Tenn. as a pastoral response to the events of Sept. 11. Its message --that "the people of the United Methodist Church are praying with you" -- aired initially on the CNN network for three weeks after the terrorist attacks last fall.
This month the "Today" time slot and additional placements on cable networks continue the goal of raising awareness of the Church and they will invite people to attend a local congregation. The North and South Indiana Conferences have joined in sponsoring additional advertising time on local news programs in our state to enhance the campaign here.
Along with the NBC time purchased, additional commercials in the national Igniting Ministries campaign will air Wednesday-Saturday, Sept. 4-30, on 18 cable networks, including the ABC Family, A&E, BET, CNBC, CNN, CNN Headline News, Discovery, Fox News, Fox Sports, HGTV, History, Lifetime, MSNBC, TBS, TNT, Univision, USA and Weather Channel networks.
The ads are designed to reach people who are seeking answers to real-life questions and to invite them to United Methodist churches to continue their search.
The TV ads, radio spots and non-broadcast pieces, like the neighborhood door hanger at right, are part of a four-year media campaign, which also includes matching grants, training, planning kits and a Web presence. It is intended to increase awareness and recognition of United Methodist basic beliefs; to foster a positive feeling and willingness among non-church members to visit a United Methodist church; and also to renew a sense of commitment among United Methodists, themselves.
More information on Igniting Ministry, the spots schedule and "Remembering 9/11" resources is available at www.ignitingministry.org or by calling the Igniting Ministry office toll-free at 877/281-6535.
Last updated on 01/14/2004