Teaser:UM clergy are not as health as the general population. The church is now out to fix that. BY DEBORAH WHITE UNITED METHODIST NEWS SERVICE God had to break his heart before Bishop James Swanson started taking better care of himself. Serious soul searching and prayer have...
Teaser:The United Methodist Church experienced significant decline in baptism and new membership, but reflects growth in racial diversity. BY JOHN H. SOUTHWICK GENERAL BOARD OF GLOBAL MINISTRIES The Research Office and the General Board of Global Ministries recently looked back on the...
Teaser:Sue Porter teaches nurses about medicine and hope in Liberia. BY CHRISTIE ZIMMERMAN UMCONNECTION STAFF "In the day I will restore David's fallen tent. I will repair its broken places, restore its ruins and build it as it used to be so that they may possess the remnant of Edom and all...
Teaser:Residents of N.M. Carroll Manor, a retirement community with historic UM ties, celebrate an anniversary. BY MELISSA LAUBER UMCONNECTION STAFF When some of the members of John Wesley UMC in Annapolis began reaching out to a runaway boy they noticed hanging around their parking lot, they...
Teaser:John Wesley UMC in Annapolis reached out to one runaway boy and learned something new about mission. BY MELISSA LAUBER UMCONNECTION STAFF When some of the members of John Wesley UMC in Annapolis began reaching out to a runaway boy they noticed hanging around their parking lot, they...
Teaser:Wesley Freedom UMC takes a risk and discovers God truly does provide. BY MELISSA LAUBER UMCONNECTION STAFF To celebrate the birth of a savior and live out the lessons of the previous year, the congregation of Wesley Freedom UMC in Eldersburg took a leap of faith. They had no idea they...
Teaser:Bishop John Schol is calling on area United Methodists to respond with prayer and support to earthquake victims.Local drop-off points for health kits Connect now to the United Methodist Committe on Relief Read ongoing coverage of the United Methodist Response in Haiti United Methodist...
Teaser:The legacy of Bishop James K. and Rev. Joseph W. Mathews was honored at the dedication of a new archives at Wesley Seminary. BY JOHN W. COLEMAN SPECIAL TO THE UMCONNECTION Three United Methodist bishops with ties to the Baltimore-Washington Conference honored a fourth, retired Bishop...
By Melissa Lauber "To convert somebody, go and take them by the hand and guide them." - Thomas Aquinas In Isaiah 59, we're told that the righteous should put on "a cloak of zeal." But in today's world, zeal is a garment traditionally reserved for the newly converted. A...
The Rev. Floyd Henry Grubb Jr., 82, died Oct. 30, 2009, at his residence in Arnold. Services were held Nov. 4 at the Williamstown (Pa.) UMC with the Rev. Steven Atanasoff officiating. He was buried with military honors in Indiantown Gap National Cemetery. Grubb served in the Pacific Theater...
