NEWS Bishop John R. Schol will be conveying important information, as needs and opportunities arise, by e-mail to retired and active conference clergy, church lay leaders and lay members to annual conference. Much of the information coming from the bishop's office will be conveyed in...
Flocked Courtesy of GRACE UMC HAGERSTOWN ? It?s a wonder Cumberland-Hagerstown District Superintendent the Rev. John Rudisill didn?t hear the squawking in his front yard. It was filled with pink flamingoes. All in good fun, the Grace UMC?s Teens for Christ Sunday school...
UMConnection StaffBy Melissa LauberThis fall, people from throughout the region will gather to celebrate a unique and powerful portion of Methodism?s past and envision the church?s future at the Washington Conference Reunion, Sept. 22-24, at the Hunt Valley Inn in Hunt Valley.The reunion, whose...
For a copy of the petition gbwc_superuserelines, click here.For nine days, from April 23 to May, 2008, The United Methodist Church will gather in Fort Worth, Texas, to craft its rules, set its budget and determine the priorities that will steer the church into the future. Those who want a voice...
WASHINGTON, DC - On June 17, Ned Bachman was honored for his 30 years of service as Foundry UMC?s junior high youth director. During the reception, many of those he mentored enjoyed the stories Bachman told. He reminisced about the games of sardines, humorous events that will always be...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: Around the World May 5, 2004 On-line VOL. 15, NO. 9 AROUND THE WORLD Agency uses clout to address AIDS, global warming by Amy Green UNITED METHODIST NEWS SERVICE Encouraging more responsibility in the business world for AIDS and global...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: News Stories JUNE 4, 2003 On-line VOL. 14, NO. 11 In appreciation: The Rev. LeRoy Schauer BY CECIL P. E. POTTIEGERWhen Carole Jean Schauer called to tell me that her husband, the Rev. LeRoy Schauer, had died, a...
article reprinted from the United Methodist Connection On-line Youth Table of Contents APRIL 2002 Robbins The body of Christ working together By Thayer Philips Washington East Youth Coordinator The Washington East District Council on Youth Ministries held a youth...
NEWS RochaEach morning between 4:00 and 4:30, David Rocha rises to spend time with God. During his devotions, Rocha asks God to help him set the agenda for the day. On Jan. 1, God shook things up a bit.Rocha, a full-time seminary student and father of three who is pastor of the...
JO CHESSON/UMCONNECTIONThe group also worshiped at Emory UMC in Washington and St. Marks UMC in Boyds. They stayed with host families, had lunch at the U.S. Senate...
