WASHINGTON - When Bishop Hans Vaxby of the Eurasian Area preached at Metropolitan Memorial UMC May 6, the Rev. Sandy Rector presented him a sizeable check in support of the Russian United Methodist Seminary. The money came from phase II of the church?s capital campaign, of which 10 percent of...
April 7, 2004On-lineVOL. 15, NO. 7NEWSMothers Voice comes to children from prisonBY SUZY KEENAN United Methodist News Service Children of imprisoned mothers can now hear their mothers voices on tape, thanks to a project begun by a United Methodist woman at the Berks County Prison in...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: Commentary APRIL 16, 2003 On-line VOL. 14, NO. 8 COMMENTARIES The way of the cross leads home, towards peace By Harry C. Kiely War. Where will it all end? The writer of Ephesians, who wrote about spiritual warfare, provided...
article reprinted from the United Methodist Connection FEBRUARY 20, 2002 On-line VOL. 13, NO. 4 Reprinted from the Feb 20, 2002 issue Colbeth | speaking out | Marylands United Methodists can make themselves heard. The Maryland General Assemblys Web site...
article reprinted from the United Methodist Connection Reprinted from the Dec 19, 2001, issue Hands Across the Ocean Annapolis District Project: Undetermined Projected goal: Undetermined The Annapolis District has not yet selected a specific project in the Zimbabwe...
McCurryKENSINGTON ? St. Paul's UMC member, Mike McCurry, shared his views on church, politics and civil debate in 'Inside stories,' in the May 3 issue of The Christian Century. The former press secretary for President Clinton, Baltimore-Washington Conference delegate to General Conference in...
BY MELISSA LAUBERUMCONNECTION STAFFAstounding ideas, coupled with powerful prayers and people working in community, have the power to transform. At least that?s the thinking behind the Academy, an elite training program of the Baltimore-Washington Conference.'Like iron reshapes iron,' the...
BY MELISSA LAUBERUMCONNECTION STAFF'This is not just any symposium, this is a gift from God dropped in our laps,' said Sandy Ferguson, speaking about the Ministering to Individuals with Cancer event that will be held at the Baltimore-Washington Conference Center Dec 2.The symposium, which will...
KENSINGTON - The Justice & Compassion team of St. Paul?s UMC brought members together to talk about how their church can be a 'third place,' a safe place for members to engage in dialogue about critical issues affecting the community and country.Mike McCurry a Democrat, and David Stegmaier...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: Commentary April 7, 2004 On-line VOL. 15, NO. 7 NEWS UMCOR responds in Europe and Middle East By Linda BloomUnited Methodist News ServiceWhen violence between ethnic Albanians and Serbs in Kosovo flared up in March, the United Methodist...
