NEWSThe new Ministry Partnership Covenant agreement between the Zimbabwe and Washington episcopal areas includes:a pastors school in Zimbabwe every two years; continued joint mission projects between districts; funding for a project coordinator in Zimbabwe to facilitate efforts related to the...
By Daryl WilliamsSpecial to the UMConnectionAutumn is the time of year when many churches around our conference enter into stewardship season. Stewardship season can be a dreaded time for many. All the talk of money, budgets, and giving can create an uncomfortable environment for parishioners...
FINKSBURG - Sandy Mount UMC filled the sanctuary with thousands of daffodils to honor all those who are battling cancer. Especially honored at the March service was Sunday school superintendent, Sharon Sawyer, 'for her positive attitude and continued service to our church,' as she has struggled...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: Commentary March 3, 2004 On-line VOL. 15, NO. 5 NEWS FaithFest renews mind, body, spirit By Erik AlsgaardUMCONNECTION STAFFCalvin Williams, lay leader for the Baltimore-Washington Conference, took a deep breath and smiled a broad grin...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: Commentary March 5, 2003 On-line VOL. 14, NO. 5 COMMENTARIES Biblical path to peace traverses through a battlefield by David Tingley Bishop Felton Edwin May recently asked the people of the Baltimore-Washington Conference to...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: Across the Conference December 3, 2003 On-line VOL. 14, NO. 22 Across The Conference Consecration of new addition CHARLOTTE HALL The Rev. Mary Jane Coleman, superintendent of the Washington East District...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: News Stories December 4, 2002 On-line VOL. 13, NO. 23 House offers safe haven for mission workers BY MELISSA LAUBER UMCONNECTION STAFF The Mission House at 1000 W. 38th Street in Baltimore was once the...
In the back seat of God?s station wagonGenesis 21:8-12Romans 6:1b-11Matthew 10:24-39'That?s not fair!' How many of us have heard that before? How many of us have said that before? This was practically the anthem of my childhood. BY ELIZABETH I...
Bishop John R. Schol presents a $20,000 check from the Baltimore-Washington Conference to Bishop Hope Ward, leader of the Mississippi Conference, for hurricane relief efforts. Bishop Schol was one of seven bishops helping on this trip. He stands in front of one of 20 churches destroyed in...
By Irvin LockmanSpecial to the UMConnectionOn Oct. 27, 1864, at Sharp Street Church, presiding Bishop Levi Scott formed the Washington Conference. An air of jubilation and pride invaded the proceedings when the bishop announced this victory, along with the soulful news of the Emancipation...
