Teaser:The conference communications staff was recently honored for producing some of the best work in The United Methodist Church.Linda WorthintonUM Connection Staff The Baltimore-Washington Conference Communications staff was recognized for its excellence at the...
By John F. KutskoNewscope Fair Trade Chocolate Helps Fight Global Poverty Equal Exchange, the UM Committee on Relief and the General Board of Church and Society have partnered to raise awareness about Fair Trade this Halloween. "It can be a delicious way to work for justice," said...
Bess Jones, 91, a member of Metropolitan Memorial UMC, died Oct. 1. Her memorial service was held at Metropolitan Memorial UMC Oct. 10. In an e-mail, Wesley President David McAllister-Wilson said: "It is with great sadness that I notify the Wesley community of the death of my friend and mentor...
Comparison of Political Party Platforms and The United Methodist Church As United Methodists, we are called to transform the world. Part of that transformation is made through faithful advocacy, community involvement and holding our leaders accountable. This guide is intended as a discernment...
Teaser:New media campaign aims at getting people to 'rethink church', Larry Hollon says.By John F. KutskoNewscopeThe United Methodist will launch a new media campaign in 2009 aimed at getting people to "Rethink Church." The campaign is designed to redefine church as a 365-days-a-year...
Teaser:The Rev. Norman Obenshain explores the story of Moses asking to see God’s face at Mount Sinai.Exodus 33:12-23By Norman ObenshainThis past summer I was part of a mission team that worked with Habitat for Humanity in Martinsburg, W. Va. We went to help construct an addition to a...
Teaser:The Rev. Adam Hamilton urges United Methodists to move beyond life’s black and white answers and discover the richness in shades of gray.BY LINDA WORTHINGTONUMCONNECTION STAFFAs pastor of the Church of the Resurrection in Kansas, one of the largest United Methodist churches in the...
Teaser:Students and faculty of Wesley Theological Seminary recently celebrated the past and looked forward to a future of innovative ministry in D.C.BY LINDA WORTHINGTONUMCONNECTION STAFF"As a community of faith we are called to stand firmly between heritage and hope," began the greeting in the...
Teaser:The suffering of children is impossible to make sense of. One United Methodist with a history of tragedy and healing, explores how to move beyond the sadness and confusion.By Melissa LauberWhen I was a child, I used to hate the verse from the King James Bible, "Suffer the little...
Teaser:Jim Winkler, general secretary of the General Board of Church and Society, explores the national financial crisis and its effect on people of faith.By Jim WinklerBoard of Church and SocietyThere have been more limousines than usual on Capitol Hill over the past couple of weeks. No one...
