Celebrating past with new vision
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After the Israelites defeated the Philistines, the story goes, the prophet Samuel erected a stone and named it Ebenezer, which means “Thus far the Lord has helped us.”
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Diversity is key to discipleship
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To really be the church God intends, United Methodists “need to get comfortable with being uncomfortable,” said Pastor Ramon Jackson of Inspire D.C. in Washington, D.C.
Essex UMC opens new doors to ministry
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At Essex UMC, there is an entire community that comes in through the “other doors” of the building. Making sure these people experience the love of God is one of the congregation’s best strengths.
Creative sharing sparks new ideas about church
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“It only takes a spark …” goes the praise song. On March 11, more than 360 sparks were ignited as clergy and lay people from the Washington Region gathered at Leadership Days to ignite new ways of doing and being church designed to transform lives and create thriving communities.
Love Appointed as Assistant to Bishop
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Bishop LaTrelle Easterling, episcopal leader of the Washington Area, has appointed the Rev. Antoine C. Love to serve as the new Assistant to the Bishop in the Baltimore-Washington Conference.
Bethany Korean volunteers for new mission
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Bethany Korean Fellowship started just a few years ago, but on Feb. 7, they took a major step into mission, partnering with Meals on Wheels and BGE in an unusual outreach to the seniors in their Ellicott City community.
Church opens doors to hope
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At Mt. Zion UMC in Bel Air, they never underestimate the power of God acting through one person. When Joshua Cooney was younger, his mother, Terri, worried that he needed friends to spend time with and care about. Joshua has special needs. In 2009, she collected a small group of people at her...
Duckett named new Baltimore Metropolitan Superintendent
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Bishop LaTrelle Easterling has appointed the Rev. Wanda Bynum Duckett to serve as superintendent of the Baltimore Metropolitan District.
'Unto us a child is born'
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A special presentation of a live nativity, held at Damascus UMC in Damascus.
County fines Patapsco UMs for non-permitted shelter of homeless
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“Love your neighbor” is an ancient Christian imperative. But putting that love into action can sometimes be complex.