article reprinted from the United Methodist Connection November 20, 2002 On-line VOL. 13, NO. 22 COMMENTARIES Williams Poverty is everyone's burden By Pierre L. Williams Jesus said, The poor you will always have with you. However, the church of today is...
COURTESY OFSHERMAN HARRISSherman Harris, conference United Methodist Men president, Connie Smith, pastor of Easter UMC, and Dorothy Moore from Hopkins UMC laid a wreath at the Elmina Slave Castle in memory of African americans who were captured and placed on slave ships for the new...
By Melissa LauberUMConnection StaffAn armed gunman interrupted the evening service on New Year?s Day at Mount Zion UMC in Bel Air, shocking the congregation as he robbed them of an undisclosed amount of cash and valuables.What shocked the congregation most was the intruder?s use of three...
COLUMBIA ? The Rev. Lillian Cassidy-Smith, began an appointment as director of connectional ministries of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Sept. 1. She was formerly in Nashville as associate general secretary of the Division on Ministries with Young People of the General Board of...
Melissa LauberUMConnection Staff'If you knew you could not fail, what would you do for God?'It?s not a new question, said the Rev. JoAnne Alexander, but it has opened unusual doors for discipleship at Oakland UMC in Charles Town, W.Va.The church?s most recent off-beat activity is a restaurant --...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: Commentary February 18, 2004 On-line VOL. 15, NO.4 COMMENTARIES Gambling a bad bet by Dennis WhitmoreThe Laurel Clergy Association opposes the governors plan to fund education in Maryland with revenue from slot machines. In an...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: Across the Conference March 5, 2003 On-line VOL. 14, NO. 5 Across The Conference Church to enlarge social hall NORRISVILLE The members of Norrisville UMC have raised about 40 percent of the estimated...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: Commentary December 3, 2003 On-line VOL. 14, NO. 22 NEWS Church fights drug abuse through collaboration by John W. Coleman JrUMConnection StaffJohn Coleman Jr./UMConnectionHarriette Henderson (left) and the Rev. Hal T. Henderson, pastor...
article reprinted from the United Methodist Connection November 20, 2002 On-line VOL. 13, NO. 22 COMMENTARIES DeLong Filipino church growth inspires vision, strategies for BWC BY EDWIN C. DELONG An intentional, indigenous, grassroots United Methodist...
CAROL ANDERSONThe Rev. Ginger Gaines-Cirelli, assisted by Grant and Kyle Wood, presents Inspector Andrews Solberg with a giant valentineWASHINGTON, D.C. - For the sixth consecutive year, the women of Capitol Hill UMC gave special treats to the police in their local precinct for Valentines Day...
