Pastor John Pinkney died Sept. 21, 2013. The Rev. Timothy West officiated at his funeral Sept. 30 at Westphalia UMC in Upper Marlboro. John Benjamin Pinkney was born Feb. 1, 1925, in Washington, D.C., to the late Carrie Pinkney. He was raised by his grandparents and the late Iola Susie...
If pastors want to minister well, they must not minister alone. Draw the circles wider, they were told by the Rev. Marvin McMickle at the Bishop's Advent Day Apart for Clergy on Dec. 5. These wider circles are not just a good idea, they could change a person's world. Although he is now...
By Mandy Sayers Pastor, Covenant UMC, Gaithersburg The word “thanks” reminds me of a trip I made to a McDonald’s in Silver Spring a while back. The line was long and only one cashier line was open. A man in a shirt and tie was getting more and more frustrated. He gestured...
Paul Cummins,77, who served as a local pastor in the 1990s, died of cancer Nov. 27, 2013. He was cremated and a private memorial service was held. The US Naval Academy will arrange a memorial service at the USN Columbarium Military Gardens in 2016. Cummins was born May 1, 1936, in Fitchburg...
On November 21, 2013, a federal district court judge in Madison, Wisconsin held that a portion of Section 107 of the tax code is unconstitutional. Section 107 is the provision dealing with tax-favored housing benefits for clergy. Specifically, the court held that Section 107(2)...
Roland Walter Radloff, 86, the husband of the Rev. Miriam Hope Jackson, died of renal failure Nov. 25, 2013, at the Friends House in Sandy Spring. A memorial service to celebrate his life was held Jan. 4, 2014, at Rockville United Church. "Rollie" was born Sept. 6, 1929, in Welcome, Minn., to...
The Rev. David H. Andrews, 85, a retired Elder, died Nov. 24. He was the grandfather of the Rev. Sarah Schlieckert, associate pastor of Calvary UMC in Frederick, and Pastor Daniel Andrews, who serves the Cowenton/Chesaco Cooperative Parish. A celebration of life service was held at Mount Bethel...
A UMNS Feature By Sam Hodges* Many, if not most, sermons fade from memory by Sunday lunch, but people in Dallas still talk about one the Rev. William Holmes gave there 50 years ago, just after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. While he didn’t blame Dallas for the crime...
Rev. Henry Leonard Fisher, 78, a retired Elder and pastor of Silver Grove UMC in Harpers Ferry, W. Va., died Nov.18, 2013, in Hagerstown, Md. His funeral service was held at Valley Grace Brethren Church in Hagerstown, Nov. 22. The Rev. Bill Swope officiated. Fisher was born Jan. 21, 1935, in...
By Heather Hahn* LAKE JUNALUSKA, N.C. (UMNS) — After hours of closed-door sessions throughout the week, the Council of Bishops has “respectfully” requested a formal complaint be filed against retired Bishop Melvin G. Talbert, who officiated at a same-sex union on...
