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Discipleship logo launched
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This is the new logo for the Discipleship Adventure of the Baltimore-Washington Conference. The logo is an instant reminder of the Discipleship Adventure the conference embarked on in 2005. The logo uses red as the dominate color, signifying the presence and power of the Holy Spirit. The...

Deaf Interpretation begins
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BALTIMORE - In response to the discovery of a need in northeast Baltimore and Baltimore County, Hiss UMC began offering a worship service for the deaf and those with impaired hearing this summer. At 9:30 on Sundays, Diane Rehling, interprets the worship service and the Praise Team, signs the...

Debt burden is lifted
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COLUMBIA ?The executive committee of Asbury Communities, Inc., cancelled the Conference?s balance of $500,000 remaining from a 10-year $1 million debt on March 19. The committee wiped from its books the debt the conference had owed from a transaction that turned over Reeders Memorial Home to...

Don?t isolate city churches (2)
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article reprinted from the UMConnection: Letters to the Editor February 4, 2004 On-line VOL. 15, NO. 3 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR       Dont isolate city churches Having just read the Rev. John Motes letter in the Jan. 7 UMConnection, I wish I had said that. Jack and I...

Conference video wins award
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article reprinted from the UMConnection: Commentary November 19, 2003 On-line VOL. 14, NO. 21 NEWS Conference video wins award By Melissa LauberUMConnection staffThe Baltimore-Washington Conference and its co-director of communications, John Coleman, were recently honored by...

Divorce: Hot topic for today?s singers
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article reprinted from the United Methodist Connection November 6, 2002 On-line VOL. 13, NO. 21 COMMENTARIES      Divorce: Hot topic for todays singers BY STEVE BEARD A new generation of rock n roll songwriters has become the chronicler of an old problem: the...

Russian-speaking church awarded grant
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WASHINGTON ? The General Board of Discipleship has awarded Grace Russian UMC and the Russia Initiative a grant of $5,000 for its proposed 'Good News Ministry,' the board reported. The Revs. Victoria and Alex Karakcheyev lead the 200 people who attend worship and other ministries that meet at...

For volunteers the 'people become the project'
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BY MELISSA LAUBERUMCONNECTION STAFFMore than 200 people interested in becoming short-term missionaries attended a Volunteers in Mission training at the Baltimore-Washington Conference Center Dec. 10.Volunteers in Mission provides opportunities for teams from local churches to work at locations...

Hurricane Florence visits Bermuda
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Hurricane Florence, a category one hurricane with maximum winds of 90 miles per hour, struck Bermuda Sept. 10 and 11. Early reports indicate that damage to United Methodist churches and parsonages was minor. The Rev. Ed DeLong, retired, who served Centenary UMC in Bermuda last year, said he...