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Margaret Dell Williams
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Margaret Dell Williams, 76, the wife of the Rev. Maceo Williams, a retired Elder, died May 3, 2018, in Gilchrist Hospice of Towson. A funeral was held May 12 at Union Memorial UMC in Baltimore. Margaret Dell Williams was born April 23, 1942, in South Carolina. She was a resident of Baltimore at...

Christ Deaf UMC runs on a ministry-focused road
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Since 1895, Christ Deaf UMC has been the place where hearing people could connect with their Deaf, deaf-blind and hearing-impaired sisters and brothers. Now, we are actively responding to the challenge from Ephesians 4 issued at last year’s Annual Conference: “I want you to get out there and...

Casting new visions for new faith expressions
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In a recent article by Barna Research, they cited the fact that 51 percent of churchgoers don’t know the Great Commission. What surprised me in the article is that this stat was not taken from people who don’t attend church. Rather Matthew 28:18-20 (The Great Commission) is unfamiliar to 51...

COMMENTARY: Responses to new BOOM policy vary
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 By Ellen BachmanMember of National UMC in Washington, D.C. I am grateful for the recent announcement of the Baltimore-Washington Conference’s Board of Ordained Ministry (BOOM), that they “do not view race, gender, sexual orientation, marital status or age” as...

Service Dogs at Annual Conference
Posted by Leo Yates, Jr. on

It's amazing how God uses service animals to provide empowerment, strength, and support for those with disAbilities, sometimes referred to differing abilities. Service animals came about in the mid-1920s, in which they are trained to support individuals; however, service animals assisting with...