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New DS announced
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article reprinted from the UMConnection:  News Stories February 19, 2003 On-line VOL. 14, NO. 4       New DS announcedBishop Felton Edwin May has announced a new superintendent for the Washington-Columbia District. The Rev. David Argo, currently pastor at St...

It?s time to take a stand
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article reprinted from the UMConnection: Commentary NOVEMBER 5, 2003 On-line VOL. 14, NO. 20 COMMENTARIES  Its time to take a stand By Bob BarnesThis summer our nation followed the saga of Roy Moore, the Alabama judge who refused to take down a display of the Ten...

Board of Child Care hires new staff
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DaileyBALTIMORE ? Thomas L. Curcio, president of the Board of Child Care, announced that the Rev. Francie Dailey has accepted the position as assistant executive director of support services for the childcare institution. She began her duties March 15 and for the time being is 'commuting' from...

Friendship awakens a world of mission
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By Melissa LauberUMConnection StaffIt was in 1999 that Jeannie Niebel, of Glenmont UMC in Wheaton, met her son?s nanny, Mary Lungu. The pair felt an instant rapport. From this simple friendship an extended family was born and the Niebels see God and mission in dramatically new ways.This 'new...

A community being reborn after Katrina
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BY JOYE JONES I stepped out from under the bright red-and-white striped tent to look at the beautiful beach ? white sand, waves lapping gently against the shoreline. Two boys played in the water beneath a sign warning, 'Storm Debris. Keep out of the water.' 'Last summer, you wouldn?t have been...

Profile of Fortune Masamba
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The following story appears on the Web site of The United Methodist Church. To see a video profile of Fortune Masamba, of Community UMC in Crofton,  click here.Fortune Masamba was given a new life, thanks to his church family across the globe.'I'm looking forward to being part of the...

UMs protest Sunday marathon (2)
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article reprinted from the UMConnection:  Across the Conference February 4, 2004 On-line VOL. 15, NO. 3 Across The Conference         UMs protest Sunday marathon FREDERICK Plans have been underway since last summer for the fourth annual citywide marathon...

Giving strong despite economy
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article reprinted from the UMConnection:  News Stories February 19, 2003 On-line VOL. 14, NO. 4       Giving strong despite economyby Erik AlsgaardUMConnection StaffUnited Methodists in the Baltimore-Washington Conference saw the second best year in the last...