BY LINDA WORTHINGTONUMCONNECTION STAFFBishop John R. Schol commissioned 12 men and women as probationary members, and ordained 10, including two Deacons, during the ordination service following the close of official business of the 223rd session of the Annual Conference May 26. Continuing the...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: Across the Conference April 7, 2004 On-line VOL. 15, NO. 7 Across The Conference Korean caucus plans youth exchange BALTIMORE In mid-February, members of the conferences Korean Caucus, which includes 12...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: News Stories MAY 7, 2003 On-line VOL. 14, NO. 9 CFA proposes budget increase By John Coleman JR. UMConnection Staff The Baltimore-Washington Conference Council on Finance and Administration presented an...
article reprinted from the United Methodist Connection MARCH 6, 2002 On-line VOL. 13, NO. 5 Dean Snyder/UMConnection Clergy rededicate their lives to Christ at a Lenten day apart at First UMC in Hyattsville. Clergy called to spiritual renewal By Dean Snyder...
Moore commentary on black history 02-16-00 Commentary reprinted from the February 16, 2000, issue Why we should celebrate Black History Monthby Kathryn B. Moore Why should we celebrate Black History Month? Because we keep making the same mistake over and over again. After fighting...
FerrellSEVERNA PARK ? At its three worship services and a reception June 11, Severna Park UMC recognized the Rev. Lee Ferrell, minister of Christian education and youth for her 30 years of service to the church. Ferrell began as a lay worker in 1976, serving as director of Christian education...
By Lillian C. SmithLet?s face it. Our lives are busy. One commercial expresses it this way, 'Life comes at you fast.' Blackberries and Treos help us keep up with non-stop, hectic schedules. Meetings, work, sports practices and music lessons make demands on our time. That reality is true for...
DUNKIRK ? Led by Smithville UMC?s social concerns chairwoman, Barbara Donaldson, members of the congregation prepared 40 boxes of personal care items for troops serving in Iraq.The kits include 'cool collars,' which members made from strips of camouflage cloth filled with special crystals, to be...
BY CHRISTINE KUMARUMConnection Staff'If God is our potter and we are the clay, we?ve got to keep our clay moist,' Bishop Sally Dyck (pronounced 'Dick') of the Minnesota Area, said during the opening worship of the 223rd annual conference session of the Baltimore-Washington Conference.On May 24...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: Across the Conference April 7, 2004 On-line VOL. 15, NO. 7 Across The Conference Across the Conference is compiled and written by Linda Worthington. To submit your churchs news to the UMConnection, send information to Across...
