COCKEYSVILLE ? Children, youth and adults from Epworth UMC came together to help the homeless in Baltimore as they held an Empty Bowls dinner.Tickets for the dinner were $15, and the hand-decorated bowls as well as the soups were all donated. Catering companies provided the food. The members of...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: Commentary February 18, 2004 On-line VOL. 15, NO. 4 NEWS Speaking against slots The Rev. David W. Simpson, administrative aide to Bishop Felton Edwin May, denounces legislative proposals to legalize slot machine gambling in Maryland...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: Across the Conference February 19, 2003 On-line VOL. 14, NO. 4 Across The Conference Unexpected guests arrive at church WASHINGTON, D.C. During the Jan. 18 peace march, some participants diverged slightly...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: Commentary NOV. 19, 2003 On-line VOL. 14, NO.21 NEWS Now thank we all our God ... Staff and employees of the Baltimore-Washington Conference were recently asked to share some of the things they were grateful for this Thanksgiving...
article reprinted from the United Methodist Connection November 6, 2002 On-line VOL. 13, NO. 21 COMMENTARIES Standing up for the poor BY KEN HORNE There exists a division in our church that can no longer be tolerated. On one side, many of us who are concerned...
BRIAN FLOWERA VIM team survey the wreckage of Constantine Methodist Chapel, destroyed by Hurricane Ivan in Grenada.HAMPSTEAD ? It was a homecoming for the Rev. Richard Brown-Whale when he returned to Grenada with a VIM team to do reconstruction work following Hurricane Ivan. The group of nine...
BY LINDA WORTHINGTONUMCONNECTION STAFFLittle did she know what was coming when Betty Willson said yes to a new calling in her life. Last summer, Darlyn McCrae, the conference refugee coordinator, asked her to find housing for a group of Turkish refugees. We were essentially told that 'the...
By Erik AlsgaardUMCONNECTION STAFFIn 2004, the United Methodist General Conference created the 'Connectional Table' with a mandate: Be the place where the denomination?s ministry and money come together 'to coordinate the mission, ministries and resources' of the church.In other words, to shape...
BALTIMORE ? The HWR-Mt. Washington Parish purchased a billboard on the corner of Falls Road and 36th Street in the heart of Baltimore for the Christmas season. 'It was my goal to have all five churches up there for Christmas,' said the Rev. Robin Johnson, 'better than a liquor bottle!' The five...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: Commentary February 18, 2004 On-line VOL. 15, NO. 4 NEWS New conference center opens By Erik AlsgaardUMConnection StaffStaff and employees of the Baltimore-Washington Conference have moved to new offices.Again.And hopefully for...
