FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

GARY SHORB JOINS NATIONAL FOUNDATION BOARD

LAKE JUNALUSKA, NC, June 23, 2009 – Gary Shorb of Memphis, Tennessee was welcomed as a new member of The Foundation for Evangelism Board of Trustees in 2009. Mr. Shorb is president & CEO of Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare in Memphis.

The Foundation for Evangelism, a United Methodist non-profit, awards grants for the development and training of leaders in The United Methodist Church. Recipients of such grants include 13 seminaries throughout the world. The Foundation for Evangelism’s Board of Trustees is made up of United Methodist leaders from throughout the United States and oversaw the distribution of $3.4 million in grants awarded to partners in the United States, Africa, Germany and Russia in 2008.

The Foundation for Evangelism is an affiliate of the General Board of Discipleship of The United Methodist Church. Founded in 1949 by the late Dr. Harry Denman, the Foundation provides venture capital to develop leaders with a passion for evangelism who will have a multiplying impact on The United Methodist Church.

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Jane Boatwright Wood or Barbara Bowser
828.454.6800

RELATED INFORMATION AND WEB RESOURCES

www.FoundationForEvangelism.org

The Foundation for Evangelism contact information:

Barbara Bowser, Communications
Jane Wood, Vice President

The Foundation for Evangelism
125 N. Lakeshore Drive • PO Box 985
Lake Junaluska, NC 28745
(800) 737.8333 • (828) 454.6800

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