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Hanwa Mission School in Zimbabwe, a project of the Community UMC of Crofton, is now officially a United Methodist school.

Nashville, Tennessee – United Methodist Communications is pleased to announce their new leadership-focused website ResourceUMC.org. The site—that launched this month—was developed as a centralized portal to equip United Methodist leaders across the globe with helpful...

If your travels take you to upstate New York or northern Vermont, it might just be worth your time to slip across the frontier to where some significant landmarks of Canadian Methodism await the modern “circuit rider.” One of these is the Odelltown Church, located in the Lacolle...

Monique’s and Joseph’s new bedroom has something that few couples can boast: graffiti, now 180 years old, carved into the woodwork by British soldiers who were billeted there.  That’s because the new residence was, until just a few years ago, the Philipsburg United...

How to help after Cyclone Idai

Posted by Melissa Lauber on Apr 05, 2019

  Donate Now Or send a text message with the dollar amount and the word Cyclone (e.g. "$10 Cyclone") to (410) 220-2402. If this is your first time giving this way, you will have to fill out a short form with your billing info. After the initial setup, giving is...

General Conference 2019: Myths and Realities *By Bishop Forrest C. Stith After attending 15 consecutive General Conferences, the special session of 2019 was the most unique and one that brought much frustration and disappointment.  True, the worship and music were inspiring.  Likewise...

Margaret M. Thayil, 86, the wife of the late Rev. Ernest Thayil, died March 30, 2019. He died three months earlier on Jan. 4, 2019. A Joint Celebration of Life for them was held at Jackson Chapel UMC in Frederick May 4. Margaret Mary Elisha was born in Bombay, India, Jan. 13, 1933. She and...

By Christie Hoffman*Special to the UMConnection Youth workers and ministry leaders listen to Daniel Barnett during a time of worship at the recent training event and retreat, held Wesley Freedom UMC in Sykesville. Photo by Christie Hoffman. Youth workers from across the Baltimore-Washington...

By Linda WorthingtonUMConnection Staff “Legacy, legacy, legacy,” was the operative word-of-the-day when the Baltimore-Washington Conference United Methodist Women gathered at the Mission Center March 25 to celebrate its 150-year anniversary. “We pray, study and march,&rdquo...

By Erik Alsgaard Immigration makes headlines in the United States and around the world. With more than 25.9 million refugees and asylum seekers in the world in 2017, how and if people cross borders and for what reasons have become a political football. To help untangle some of the mess that is...