Teaser:The Baltimore-Washington Conference is among the frontrunners in paying apportionments to the denomination. The Baltimore-Washington Conference is among the frontrunners in paying apportionments to the denomination. As of July 31, the General Council on Finance and Administration...
Teaser:10,000 insecticide-treated nets were distributed in Zimbabwe this summer. BY MELISSA LAUBER UMCONNECTION STAFF Whether standing on a table in a village square in front of a crowd of more than 500 people, sitting under trees consulting with village leaders and health care workers, or...
Teaser:Chris Holmes explores the arts of watercolor and coaching BY CHRIS HOLMES I am an artist. Precisely, I am a watercolor artist – not a painter of oils or acrylics, but watercolors only, baby! They fit me. Let me explain. Oil painters generally strive for perfection, paint over...
BY MELISSA LAUBER It feels a little radical, and sometimes a little dangerous, admitted Gay Green-Cardin, the pastor of Asbury UMC in Jessup. But, if it’s done right, everyday-church is supposed to make your heart beat a little faster. Since July 1, Green-Cardin’s heart has been...
Teaser:Mernie Crane looks at certain truths as Jesus reveals them. Mark 8:27-38 Did you ever have to receive a vaccination at the doctor’s office when you were a young child? I remember the time I got an immunization without any pre-warning. My mother told me I was going for my...
Teaser:The Rev. Rick Andrews recently baptized Taylor Kahl, (right) an 11th grade student from Mill Creek Parish UMC, by immersion. ROCKVILLE – The Rev. Rick Andrews recently baptized Taylor Kahl, (right) an 11th grade student from Mill Creek Parish UMC, by immersion. The baptism took...
Teaser:The Good Shepherd Preschool at Hancock UMC was in need of new kitchen appliances.HANCOCK – The Good Shepherd Preschool at Hancock UMC was in need of new kitchen appliances. But had no funds. They sought help from the United Methodist Appalachian Ministry Network, headed by Sharon...
Teaser:Campers at Camp Manidokan added to their learning and growth experiences by giving to someone they’d never met. KNOXVILLE – Campers at Camp Manidokan added to their learning and growth experiences by giving to someone they’d never met. “We gave the...
Teaser:The United Methodist Men of Middleway UMC aided an elderly woman who desperately needed a wheelchair ramp to be able to get in and out of her house for her cancer treatments KEARNEYSVILLE, W. VA. – The United Methodist Men of Middleway UMC aided an elderly woman who desperately...
Teaser:As many as 5,000 prostitutes are on D.C. streets.The Courtney House reaches out in ministry. BY CARRIE MADREN UMCONNECTION CORRESPONDENT The fact that there may be as many as 5,000 teenagers and young women working as prostitutes on the streets of Washington startles most people. But as...
