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Why boxing?
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Reading 'Church enters boxing ring' in the March 1 UMConnection, about the youth program at Casa del Pueblo UMC in Washington, D.C., I admired their efforts to reach out in caring ways to at-risk youth.However, to focus on boxing, the object of which is to inflict pain and brain damage to the...

Hope Fund offers a chance to make a difference
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By Melissa LauberUMConnection Staff'When God blesses you, you had better turn around and bless someone else,' said the Rev. Stephen Tillett. That act of giving holds the genesis of hope, and hope is something Asbury-Broadneck UMC is eager to share with the world.They are not alone. More and more...

Miss Maryland hosts health fair
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PASADENA - Embracing the slogan, 'Promoting Wellness in Our Community,' Community UMC held its first health fair in late April. Brittany Lietz, Miss Maryland 2006, from Edgewater, was a featured guest, and presented information on the dangers of excessive tanning. She spoke from experience...

Conference members encouraged to take bus
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article reprinted from the UMConnection: Commentary April 21, 2004 On-line VOL. 15, NO. 8 NEWS Your browser does not support inline frames or is currently configured not to display inline frames. Annual Conference Coach Schedule for 2004 Conference members encouraged to...

CMEC Awards banquet
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article reprinted from the UMConnection:  News Stories MAY 21, 2003 On-line VOL. 14, NO. 10       CMEC Awards banquet David Caldwell, right, presents Bishop Felton Edwin May with the Reverend Dr. Bryce W. Shoemaker Ecumenical Leadership Award at the Central...

Special Sabbath seeks health care for all
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article reprinted from the United Methodist Connection MARCH 20, 2002 On-line VOL. 13, NO. 6     Special Sabbath seeks health care for all BY DAWN S. ONLEY UMCONNECTION CORRESPONDENT The lack of health insurance in the United States is grim, shameful and ready for...

Faith questions are essential to deepening faith
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BY MARK SCHAEFERAsking questions is an essential part of our faith.A mature faith is not afraid to ask questions, to hold up its own precepts to the light of reason, to the light of spiritual reflection, and to reflect upon the deeper meanings therein. And so now in the pursuit of a healthy and...