By Erik Alsgaard UMConection Staff They say, “A stitch in time saves nine.” But what about 325? Or more? Making these stitches count is the mission of a small group of dedicated women at Pasadena UMC, who come together every month to make girl’s dresses for Haiti, Africa...
By Joye F. Jones, Pastor Good Shepherd UMC, Silver Spring NOTE: At the 2013 session of the Baltimore-Washington Conference, Bishop Marcus Matthews called upon every church to adopt a school in their ZIP code. Many churches this September are providing backpacks for needy area school...
By Joye F. Jones, Pastor Good Shepherd UMC, Silver Spring 1949 was a watershed year in public health. The United States was declared to be free of malaria. If you were born after 1945, you probably didn’t even know that malaria was once a serious problem in this country. Concentrated...
Church groups assist as Syrian refugees grow By Linda Bloom* Every day, an estimated 5,000 Syrians flee their homes and the civil war that engulfs their country. That’s the startling new figure released Sept. 3 by the United Nations as the global debate on how to respond to chemical...
It is time to do the right thing Retired Bishop Melvin Talbert spoke those words to more than 550 people Sept. 1, during the 2013 Reconciling Ministries Network (RMN) Convocation held at the National 4-H Youth Conference Center in Chevy Chase. RMN’s mission, according to its web site...
UMCOR Responds to Flood-Soaked Rosario Residents By Salvador G. Eduarte, Jr. August 29, 2013—After last week’s Tropical Storm Trami and a southwest monsoon joined forces to pummel the capital of the Philippines and neighboring towns, the United Methodist Committee on Relief...
Report Explores Changing Role of District Superintendents The Rev. Dorothy Waston Tatem looks over the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry display during the ministry fair that is a held during each the training event for new district superintendents and directors of connectional...
The Rev. Michael Graham Marsh, pastor of Ganotown UMC and a counselor to at-risk youth in Berkeley Springs High School in West Virginia, died Aug. 2, 2013, his 66th birthday. A Celebration of Life service was held Aug. 9 at Arden UMC in Martinsburg, with the Revs. Ray Roberson, Tom Young...
‘The Oasis’ Offers Young Adults Strength for the Journey By Lukonde Mulenga Scores of young adults from all over the Northeastern Jurisdiction of The United Methodist Church gathered in Washington, D.C., on the weekend of Aug. 16 to worship and plan for the future. The...
An opportunity to remember and act Remembrance is a sacred act that invites us to live out legacies and allow the past to shape today and our shared tomorrows. This Saturday, Aug. 24, and in the week ahead, we have an opportunity to remember and to be a part of history as we pay tribute to a...
