article reprinted from the United Methodist Connection November 6, 2002 On-line VOL. 13, NO. 21 Africa University to celebrate decade of growth with UM support By Pamela Crosby United Methodist News Service Africa University in Mutare, Zimbabwe will...
CairnsDERWOOD ? When the Rev. Lynn Cairns leaves Mill Creek Parish after pastoring the church for 15 years, he'll be serving a new parish ? in Ireland. He and his wife, Dottie, will live for the next two years in Moville on the Inishowem peninsula in northeast County Donegal, where they will...
By Melissa LauberUMConnection StaffSeveral ministries throughout the conference are embarking on the Discipleship Adventure with encouraging results.At the College Park campus of the University of Maryland, the Rev. Kim Capps reports that pink flamingos adorned with the components of the...
By Rod MillerSpecial to the UMConnectionOn the way to Korea this summer, I was given the middle seat between a young woman who as a student at the University of California at Davis was participating in a two-week exchange with a student at Korea University in Seoul and a woman in her early 50s...
By Melissa LauberUMConnection StaffTroy Bussey, 24, was fatally wounded at the door of Jones Memorial UMC in southeast Washington on the afternoon of March 28, as he tried to escape a gunman, who shot him six to eight times.'I believe he thought, ?If I can get into the church, I?ll be safe,?...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: Across the Conference February 4, 2004 On-line VOL. 15, NO. 3 Across The Conference Across the Conference is compiled and written by Linda Worthington. To submit your churchs news to the UMConnection, send information to Across...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: News Stories February 19, 2003 On-line VOL. 14, NO. 4 NEJ Multi-Ethnic Center The Northeastern Jurisdiction and the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry established the Multi-Ethnic Center for Ministry at Drew...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: Commentary NOVEMBER 5, 2003 On-line VOL. 14, NO. 20 COMMENTARIES Faith is at its best when we are at our worst. No matter what recipe preachers use, the food is from God by Kevin SmallsSome of you may have been following the story...
article reprinted from the United Methodist Connection November 6, 2002 On-line VOL. 13, NO. 21 ROCK Details The registration deadline for the Rock Retreat is Dec. 20. Registration forms are available online at www.bwconf.org/youth. Registrations are to be mailed to Rock 2003...
BALTIMORE ? May is Mental Health Month, but Sharp Street Memorial UMC got a head start on observing it. The church held a mental health education program on Alzheimer's Disease April 10. The event was planned by the church's Health and Welfare Ministries, chaired by Olivia Fearon. About 30...
