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Welcome to Brunswick United Methodist Church's virtual front door.* We're so glad you stopped by! We hope you'll join us for worship at 320 Church Road, Brunswick, Maine.
8:30 am CELEBRATION traditional worship each Sunday
9:30 am Sunday School for all ages
10:00 am M.O.S.A.I.C. contemporary worship each Sunday
10:15 am G.P.S. (Grow-Proclaim-Serve) option for kids during M.O.S.A.I.C.
MayWORSHIP Themes::
May 12: "How One Plus One Equals Three"-Rev. Dr. Karen Munson
May 19: 10:00 UNITY WORSHIP SERVICE (one service only today)
Celebrate Pentecost (wear red!) with special guest Dr. Belinda Forbes
May 26: Special Guest Rev. Linda Brewster shares new forms of "church."
8:30 am CELEBRATION traditional worship each Sunday
9:30 am Sunday School for all ages
10:00 am M.O.S.A.I.C. contemporary worship each Sunday
10:15 am G.P.S. (Grow-Proclaim-Serve) option for kids during M.O.S.A.I.C.
MayWORSHIP Themes::
May 12: "How One Plus One Equals Three"-Rev. Dr. Karen Munson
May 19: 10:00 UNITY WORSHIP SERVICE (one service only today)
Celebrate Pentecost (wear red!) with special guest Dr. Belinda Forbes
May 26: Special Guest Rev. Linda Brewster shares new forms of "church."
Dr. Belinda Forbes is a missionary with the Board of Global Ministries of The United Methodist Church serving in Managua, Nicaragua.
Dr. Forbes is assigned to Acción Médica Cristiana (Christian Medical Action or AMC), a Nicaraguan Christian ecumenical organization specializing in community health and development in impoverished rural communities, many of which are home to indigenous and afro-descendent populations. As AMC’s International Liaison for Community Health, Dr. Forbes serves God and the Church by contributing to a community-based primary dental health program, mentoring to volunteers, and interfacing with AMC’s international partner organizations.
Of her assignment Dr. Forbes shares “AMC’s model for local empowerment allows my contribution to be long-tasting and sustainable. AMC has evolved from a clinically-based health organization into an agent for transformation, committed to building local capacity among families in the areas of health education and promotion, farming and nutrition, disaster prevention, HIV/AIDS prevention, clean water and sanitation, women’s health, and youth leadership. AMC’s successes are based on community participation and promoting values of faith and justice.” The health program is guided by AMC’s pastoral care program and is more than just a humanitarian response to need. The Christian principles that undergird AMC’s work are reflected as a living example of the Gospel teachings.
In her years as a missionary, Dr. Forbes has learned a great deal about the best ways to help. She shares, “mission oriented to health and development is less about direct transfer of goods or knowledge and more about sharing, learning, and together implementing ideas that can enable God’s transformation of suffering to wellness. My role is to accompany my Nicaraguan brothers and sisters to reaffirm their trust and hope that God has a plan for their lives, and that they themselves can develop that plan. Outsiders can help, not by doing everything for the community, but by joining with the community on a journey toward life and wellbeing. I am also transformed through this process and become a better witness for Christ’s love in the world on behalf of the church that sends me.”
Dr. Forbes has served in various capacities since her 1991 arrival in Nicaragua as a lay missionary. After working with the covenant relationship between the New England Conference and the Association of Iglesias de Cristo de Nicaragua she was assigned by the BGM as a Short-Term Innovative Missionary and was then commissioned in 1997 to serve with the Nicaraguan Council of Protestant Churches, CEPAD. Since her first year of service Dr. Forbes grew to know and respect AMC’s professional staff and strong faith community. Her BGM vocation assignment to AMC in 2000 was a natural transition after many years of collaboration in AMC’s strategies for health and education.
Born in Northern Ireland, U.K., Dr. Forbes was raised in Massachusetts. She holds a B.A. in biology and Spanish from American International College in Springfield, MA, and a D.M.D. from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine in Boston, MA. Before her ministry in Nicaragua, Dr. Forbes was in private dental practice in Boston and participated in volunteer dental service. Originally an active member of her local UMC in Winthrop, MA, she is currently a member of Uncasville UMC in CT.
Dr. Forbes is married to Gerardo Gutierrez, M.D., MPH, and Director of AMC’s Community Health Program. They live in Managua with their two daughters.
Read more about Dr. Forbes’s ministry on her blog www.belindagbgm.blogspot.com or be her friend on Facebook -Belinda Forbes Gbgm
Dr. Forbes is assigned to Acción Médica Cristiana (Christian Medical Action or AMC), a Nicaraguan Christian ecumenical organization specializing in community health and development in impoverished rural communities, many of which are home to indigenous and afro-descendent populations. As AMC’s International Liaison for Community Health, Dr. Forbes serves God and the Church by contributing to a community-based primary dental health program, mentoring to volunteers, and interfacing with AMC’s international partner organizations.
Of her assignment Dr. Forbes shares “AMC’s model for local empowerment allows my contribution to be long-tasting and sustainable. AMC has evolved from a clinically-based health organization into an agent for transformation, committed to building local capacity among families in the areas of health education and promotion, farming and nutrition, disaster prevention, HIV/AIDS prevention, clean water and sanitation, women’s health, and youth leadership. AMC’s successes are based on community participation and promoting values of faith and justice.” The health program is guided by AMC’s pastoral care program and is more than just a humanitarian response to need. The Christian principles that undergird AMC’s work are reflected as a living example of the Gospel teachings.
In her years as a missionary, Dr. Forbes has learned a great deal about the best ways to help. She shares, “mission oriented to health and development is less about direct transfer of goods or knowledge and more about sharing, learning, and together implementing ideas that can enable God’s transformation of suffering to wellness. My role is to accompany my Nicaraguan brothers and sisters to reaffirm their trust and hope that God has a plan for their lives, and that they themselves can develop that plan. Outsiders can help, not by doing everything for the community, but by joining with the community on a journey toward life and wellbeing. I am also transformed through this process and become a better witness for Christ’s love in the world on behalf of the church that sends me.”
Dr. Forbes has served in various capacities since her 1991 arrival in Nicaragua as a lay missionary. After working with the covenant relationship between the New England Conference and the Association of Iglesias de Cristo de Nicaragua she was assigned by the BGM as a Short-Term Innovative Missionary and was then commissioned in 1997 to serve with the Nicaraguan Council of Protestant Churches, CEPAD. Since her first year of service Dr. Forbes grew to know and respect AMC’s professional staff and strong faith community. Her BGM vocation assignment to AMC in 2000 was a natural transition after many years of collaboration in AMC’s strategies for health and education.
Born in Northern Ireland, U.K., Dr. Forbes was raised in Massachusetts. She holds a B.A. in biology and Spanish from American International College in Springfield, MA, and a D.M.D. from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine in Boston, MA. Before her ministry in Nicaragua, Dr. Forbes was in private dental practice in Boston and participated in volunteer dental service. Originally an active member of her local UMC in Winthrop, MA, she is currently a member of Uncasville UMC in CT.
Dr. Forbes is married to Gerardo Gutierrez, M.D., MPH, and Director of AMC’s Community Health Program. They live in Managua with their two daughters.
Read more about Dr. Forbes’s ministry on her blog www.belindagbgm.blogspot.com or be her friend on Facebook -Belinda Forbes Gbgm
The James Ault Banner
The James Ault Banner was designed and stitched by Sister M. Hadwig of Pennsylvania as a gift in 1977. It interprets a favorite scripture Bishop Ault carried from his days in Methodist Youth Fellowship through serving as an episcopal leader.
He is the head, and on him the whole body depends.
Bonded and knit together by every constituent joint,
The whole frame grows through the due activity of each part
and builds itself up in love. Ephesisans 4: 16.
The banner's modern images are a reminder that, like Christ, Christians are called to be the light of the world. The absence of a church building illustrates that the people are the church. The head of Christ which unites the hanging emphasizes his human and divine nautre, with the crown of thorns depicting his suffering and victory over death. The face of Jesus portrays the many facets of his personality: his dedication to his earthly task, his gentleness, his ability to overcome evil, and his occasional sterness. His final victory over evil is sumbolized by the white and black outline of his head.
He is the head, and on him the whole body depends.
Bonded and knit together by every constituent joint,
The whole frame grows through the due activity of each part
and builds itself up in love. Ephesisans 4: 16.
The banner's modern images are a reminder that, like Christ, Christians are called to be the light of the world. The absence of a church building illustrates that the people are the church. The head of Christ which unites the hanging emphasizes his human and divine nautre, with the crown of thorns depicting his suffering and victory over death. The face of Jesus portrays the many facets of his personality: his dedication to his earthly task, his gentleness, his ability to overcome evil, and his occasional sterness. His final victory over evil is sumbolized by the white and black outline of his head.
