Teaser:First UMC in Berkeley Springs takes their charge conference online. BY MELISSA LAUBER UMCONNECTION STAFF Bit by bit, byte by byte, United Methodist churches are entering the technological mainstream. A century ago, district superintendents traveled on horseback and in Model T Fords...
Teaser:A new dining center that seats 250 people is consecrated at West River camp and retreat center. BY MELISSA LAUBER UMCONNECTION STAFF More than 200 United Methodists breathed life into the dining hall at West River Camping and Retreat Center Nov. 14 in a consecration ritual that...
Teaser:The denomination's judicial council rules on a resolution on sexuality passed at the 2009 Balitmore-Washington Conference's annual session. By Shaun Lane UMConnection Staff The Judicial Council, the denomination's highest court, released a ruling on Nov. 2 that said the...
Teaser:Amid a raging storm, the Baltimore-Washington Conference breaks ground for a new center for discipleship.. See video of the groundbreaking, read Bishop Schol's sermon, and receive updates on the new center. BY CHRISTINA ZIMMERMAN UMCONNECTION STAFF Fierce winds and pouring...
Teaser:New Certified Lay Ministers begin their ministries in area churches BY LINDA WORTHINGTON UMCONNECTION STAFF Nearly 1,100 people filled the sanctuary and two overflow rooms of Metropolitan Memorial UMC to celebrate with 98 lay men and women as they received certification as lay ministers...
Teaser:The Manna House in Baltimore enabled James Quickley to move off the streets and into a new life. BY JOHN COLEMAN SPECIAL TO THE UMCONNECTION James Quickley, 60, has been coming to Manna House for its free breakfast and other services for the poor since the agency moved to its present...
Teaser:One year into the Obama presidency, the Rev. C. Anthony Hunt examines the role of race in America. BY C. ANTHONY HUNT A year after the election of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States, these continue to be days of tremendous change and challenge in our society. From...
Teaser:A new model of ministry encourages church to embrace proclamation, not preservation. BY MELISSA LAUBER UMCONNECTION STAFF While church-going is a fading phenomenon in our national landscape, with only 17 percent of Americans attending weekly worship, leaders of the Baltimore-Washington...
Teaser:The Baltimore-Washington Conference breaks ground in Maple Lawn. BY CHRISTIE ZIMMERMAN UMCONNECTION STAFF Fierce winds and pouring rain were no deterrent for more than 130 people who gathered on Nov. 13, to witness the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Baltimore-Washington Conference...
Teaser:Bishops issue a letter to be read in every church during Advent. Bishops' letter pledges to protect God's creation By Kathy L. Gilbert* Nov. 3, 2009 | LAKE JUNALUSKA, N.C. (UMNS) Pandemic poverty and disease, environmental degradation and a world full of weapons and violence are the...
