Teaser:Metropolitan Memorial UMC in D.C. begins an innovative new worship service that breaks with convention.Before I got here in June, the church council had realized in a visioning process that they wanted to start an alternative service. I was drawn to the challenge of starting something new...
Teaser:A BWC mission team writes home from a mission trip in Guatemala. Read their daily remarks.Twenty-five United Methodists from the Hispanic/Latino Initiative of the Western District are currently on a mission trip to the Mi Refugio School in Guatemala from Feb 20-29. They send these words...
Ed Adams, 65, the husband of the Rev. Ann P. Adams, died Jan. 31, from a brain tumor, diagnosed a year ago. His wife officiated at a service Feb. 6, at Arbutus UMC. Attending the service as a longtime friend was Bishop Peggy Johnson. In 1961, Adams enlisted in the Navy and was a member of the...
Church wears red for the heart CHARLOTTE HALL - Mt. Calvary UMC was one of dozens of churches throughout Maryland that observed "Dress Red Day," Feb. 8, to focus on heart health awareness for the African-American community.Heart disease is the number one killer of African-American women in...
Teaser:The Rev. Ken Humbert reflects on God, memory and forgetfulness and faithfulness By Kenneth HumbertGenesis 9: 8-17; Mark 1: 9-14There's a movie out just now, "The Strange Case of Benjamin Button." It's about aging backwards, reversal of fortune and meaning, expectation turned...
Teaser:Resources to equip churches as they build their congregations and discipleshipPeople often ask questions like, "How can we get more young families to join our church?" or "How can we get more members so we can have more leaders, givers, or servers?" These are what I...
Teaser:Football on Sunday mornings brought the children into church. It’s also teaching them about Jesus in entirely unexpected waysBY CARRIE MADRENUMCONNECTION CORRESPONDENT With football, model car crafting, mini-golfing and tea party throwing, Sunday school at Trinity UMC in Emmitsburg...
Teaser:A son responds in poetry to his father being deployed to IraqBy Eduardo Rivera Early in the morningstill feeling the bitter pangs of a long, sleepless night,the soldier looking in the mirror,hopes to see the reflection of his inmost desire:that this is just a dream and that he is homewith...
Teaser:The latest session of the Discipleship Academy opened with a one-day leadership workshopBY LINDA WORTHINGTONUMCONNECTION STAFF Nearly 1,000 church leaders gathered in four locations throughout the conference for a one-day leadership training Feb. 7."We're here because our lives have been...
Teaser:ROCK draws thousands to Ocean CityBY CHRISTINE KUMARUMConnection StaffIt was not a typical Saturday night for thousands of youth in Ocean City. It was a night filled with tears, hope and healing. More than 6,500 youth and chaperones gathered in Ocean City to attend the ROCK retreat, Jan...
