Teaser:Tradition has it that Emmarts UMC was a stop on the Underground Railway. Whether or not that is accurate, the Emmarts-Pierpont house, a short distance away, and its master, Caleb Emmarts, who gave the land on which the church is built, certainly were. Bessie Crosson, 82, the wife of the...
Teaser:In September, hurricane Felix took over a hundred lives on the Atlantic Coast side of Nicaragua. More than 60 days of rain caused flooding, mudslides, the loss of houses, crops and thousands of acres of forest and wildlife. Dear Friends, In September, hurricane Felix took over a hundred...
Teaser:Gathering for the first time, church leaders in social justice ministries assembled at the Conference Center Jan. 20 to learn about the issues facing United Methodists in Maryland and what they could do to give their voices to the causes. Gathering for the first time, church leaders in...
Teaser:The Rev. Peggy Johnson has received an endorsement for the episcopacy from the Baltimore-Washington Conference's General and Jurisdiction Conference delegations. The Rev. Peggy Johnson has received an endorsement for the episcopacy from the Baltimore-Washington Conference's General and...
Teaser:I've always considered Hosea to be one of the more peculiar books of our Bible; I wasn't really ecstatic when I was asked to ponder this passage and write a devotional on it. I've always considered Hosea to be one of the more peculiar books of our Bible; I wasn't really ecstatic when I...
Teaser:Baltimore is known as the home of many things – blue crabs and the Star Spangled Banner – and now it has a national reputation for murder and being the birthplace of the "Stop Snitching" DVD. This hip-hop style production that glorifies the gangster lifestyle, vilifies...
Teaser:How does a church respond when four of its members are murdered and the child who created its prayer garden stands accused of killing them?How does a church respond when four of its members are murdered and the child who created its prayer garden stands accused of killing them? It's a...
Lyda D. Williams, 102, surviving spouse of the late Rev. Robert M. Williams, died Dec. 8, in Silver Spring. The Rev. Louis Shockley led graveside services Dec. 12, at Lincoln Memorial Cemetery in Suitland. Lyda Williams married the Rev. Robert Williams in 1937 after his first wife died while he...
The Rev. Lavely Dorsey Gruber, 95, died at the Pickersgill Retirement Community in Towson where he lived. A memorial service was held at Milford Mill UMC Jan. 8. The Revs. Shari McCourt, Betty Dunlop, Larry Plymire, Ruth Ann Miller and Carl Rife conducted the service. The Rev. Kenneth S...
H. Melvin 'Mel' Berwager, 71, a retired lay employee of the Baltimore-Washington Conference, died from a heart attack May 9 in Baltimore. He was 'sitting in his favorite chair with his feet propped up and the television on,' said the Rev. Robert Carter who conducted a funeral service May 13 at...
