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Today, in Holston Conference News Briefs for November 29:

Wednesday on the Webexclusive – NCD Now: Effective Structures @ holston.org

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TOP STORY: Holston camp appears in national video

For nearly 10 years, United Methodists in Holston Conference have sponsored two week-long "Strength for the Journey" retreats each year for adults living with HIV/AIDS. Buffalo Mountain Camp near Jonesborough, Tenn., hosts the camps each spring and fall.

UMTV, the denomination's video service, visited Buffalo Mountain during its fall week of Strength for the Journey. As World AIDS Day approaches on Dec. 1, the video is offered free of charge to use in worship services, Sunday school classes, or other church activities.

Read the script; watch the video

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Upper Room invitation: Pray for those suffering with AIDS

On World AIDS Day — Friday, Dec. 1 — United Methodists are invited to join Upper Room Ministries in praying for victims of HIV/AIDS during three dedicated times. These times are 9–10 a.m. (CST); noon to 1 p.m. (CST); and 3–4 p.m. (CST).

The purpose of World AIDS Day is to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS and the grim global statistics associated with the 46 million people infected worldwide.

Read more about Upper Room's AIDS-related ministries

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This Saturday: Open House at Emory & Henry

Emory & Henry College will hold an Open House for prospective students on Saturday, Dec. 2. Visitors will meet with professors, tour classrooms and residence halls, and have lunch in the student cafeteria at Van Dyke Center. Free tickets will be offered for guests staying for the basketball game against conference rival Hampden-Sydney College.

Learn more from Emory & Henry's Web site

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A whole bunch of Advent and Christmas resources

Need devotions? Liturgies? Prayers? Books? The denomination's www.umc.org site offers a plethora of seasonal resources.

Visit the site now

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Numbers to haunt us all: Who said that?

"We all must do more."

— Manoj Kurian of the World Council of Churches, following a new United Nations report showing the HIV epidemic is growing, with an estimated 39.5 million infected worldwide. A reported 2.3 million of those living with HIV are children under age 15.

Read more from Religion News Service

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