BY MELISSA LAUBERUMCONNECTION STAFFThe good news is a large majority of churches in the Baltimore-Washington Conference have taken significant steps into the Discipleship Adventure. The great news, said the Rev. Rod Miller, director of connectional ministries, is that these churches are not...
COLUMBIA - Staff of Baltimore-Washington Conference Communications were recently honored at the annual meeting of the United Methodist Association of Communicators for their Web site, the UMConnection, videos, artwork and an editorial. The conference?s Web site (www.bwcumc.org) took top honors...
1 Samuel 17:1-11; 19-23; 32-49BY BRIAN KEITH FLEETWe have all heard the story of David and Goliath. We remember how David slew Goliath with a slingshot and some rocks. But how well do we understand the significance of this story in our daily lives?The story of David and Goliath is a favorite...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: Letters to the Editor April 21, 2004 On-line VOL. 15, NO. 8 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Ordaining gays will collapse church The United Methodist Church has ruled that Karen Dammann, a self-avowed practicing homosexual from...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: Across the Conference MAY 21, 2003 On-line VOL. 14, NO. 10 Across The Conference Pastor points way to new life for inmates BALTIMORE A converted gymnasium at the Baltimore City Detention Center recently...
article reprinted from the United Methodist Connection APRIL 3, 2002 On-line VOL. 13, NO. 7 Grants available The Love in the Midst of Tragedy offering to UMCOR is making available small grants to help churches in their outreach activities with the Arab...
'We are creative beings, with the power to express profound things.' by Darren Michael HeaterIsaiah 49:1-71 Corinthians 1:1-9John 1:29-42A lot in my life is still very much a mystery to me. One thing, however, is coming into focus: my calling to create art and to serve and empower...
On Aug. 12, Baltimore-Washington Conference leaders issued a call for prayer for United Methodists affected by gang violence. Read A letter of support in the shadow of gang violence.By Melissa LauberUMCONNECTION STAFFThe recent gang violence in Montgomery County, resulting in the...
BY LINDA WORTHINGTONUMCONNECTION STAFFAnnual Conference is six weeks away, May 25-27, but the behind-the-scenes work of organizing and holding the annual session has been underway for months. One small but important part of annual conference is the ministry of hospitality that makes the...
HAGERSTOWN - Almost 189 years ago Bishop Francis Asbury visited John Wesley UMC and was unhappy to see that African-Americans were relegated to one section of the sanctuary. He did something about it. Asbury gave black members a chance to start their own church, now called Asbury UMC. It is 200...
