article reprinted from the United Methodist Connection October 16, 2002 On-line VOL. 13, NO. 20 Comparing Md. candidates and UMC positions Voters in Maryland head to the polls Nov. 5. The positions represented on this chart are summaries taken from the...
COLUMBIA ? St. John UMC-Presbyterian and St. John Roman Catholic churches held a joint forum on teenage depression at the Wilde Lake Interfaith Center March 10. More than 40 parents and teens met separately, but both groups watched the video 'Day for Night,' which offered an in-depth look at the...
BY JARRETT T. WICKLEINIt is that time of the Christian year when we are invited to what poet Luci Shaw refers to as 'a widening of our imagination.' As we approach Christmas we are called to sharpen our sense of expectation that can only be realized when we come at it with an aggressive and...
FREDERICK ? For nearly 10 years Christ-Ballenger Creek UMC has worshiped in the school building next door to the old church. But the congregation broke ground July 30 for a new sanctuary being built adjacent to the education building, reported Dave Jarvis, the church?s lay leader.District...
Malaria kills one child in Africa every 30 seconds. What if you could save a child?s life just by skipping lunch for one day?On April 25, United Methodists are encouraged to skip lunch and donate the money saved to the Nothing But Nets campaign to purchase mosquito bed nets for children in...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: Commentary January 21, 2004 On-line VOL. 15, NO. 2 COMMENTARIES We stand imperfect but faithful, in it for the long-term by Bishop Felton Edwin MayBishop Mays response to Laurie Gates-Wards commentary:I am grateful for the Rev...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: Across the Conference February 5, 2003 On-line VOL. 14, NO. 3 Across The Conference Church joins massive anti-war march SILVER SPRING The Peace with Justice Team at Colesville UMC took part in the march to...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: Commentary November 5, 2003 On-line VOL. 14, NO. 20 NEWS Methodist Church of Cte DIvoire becomes mission of UMC By Linda BloomUnited Methodist News ServiceIn ceremonies lasting three days in early October, the Protestant...
article reprinted from the United Methodist Connection October 16, 2002 On-line VOL. 13, NO. 20 Across The Conference Melissa Lauber/UMCOnnection As part of the Saving Station ministry at St. Matthews (Turner Station) Aug. 24, the Rev. Dred Scott and other musicians...
BALTIMORE ? Suni K. Johnson, conference archives and history director, who many know from trips to the museum and sanctuary of Lovely Lane UMC, has moved on. She is now the archivist at the new Robert C. Byrd Center for Legislative Studies on the campus of Shepherd University in Shepherdstown...
