LUSBY - The Membership Committee, consisting primarily of youth and young adults of the Lusby Charge, honored nearly 100 senior citizens Oct. 28. The event, called the 'Golden Harvest Social,' included a dinner and entertainment and was held at St. John UMC. Senior citizens from Mt. Hope...
BY MELISSA LAUBERUMCONNECTION STAFFChristians, especially United Methodists, are 'a people of the book,' Gail Bender has discovered in her first few months as manager of Cokesbury Bookstore. In other regions of the country Cokesbury stores, the retail outlet of The United Methodist Church, cater...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: News Stories JUNE 25, 2003 On-line VOL. 14, NO. 12 Drive-by hits Hesed house, causes injuries by John ColemanUMConnection StaffA bullet burst through a window of the Hesed House in Baltimore during a drive-by...
article reprinted from the United Methodist Connection APRIL 17, 2002 On-line VOL. 13, NO. 8 Glenn Schwartz Past and present point to the divine for UM archeologist BY MARY CAHILL UMCONNECTION CORRESPONDENT Archeologist Glenn Schwartz was looking for a...
NEWS by Erik AlsgaardUMCONNECTION STAFFThe Baltimore-Washington Conference is making the necessary adjustments to balance the 2005 budget. 'We need to balance our budget if our vision for the future is engaging people in discipleship and emphasizing support for our leaders who make...
by Kathy GilbertUnited Methodist News ServiceBishop Abel T. Muzorewa wants Christians to 'climb out of their comfort zones' and bring people to Christ.His message was loud and clear on a day that brought people from all over Africa and the world to celebrate his 60 years of ministry. The...
ELLICOTT CITY - Bethany UMC welcomed 41 new members to the church on March 19. The new members included 15 who joined on profession of faith and four adults who were baptized. Another 33 new members joined last October.The Rev. David Simpson reflected on how the church accomplished this growth...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - This year, as last year, Wesley UMC held a candlelight vigil and program for World AIDS Day, Dec. 1, with the theme, 'The Honor of One is the Honor of All.' The vigil and service of story telling, music and drama was a community gathering to remember the many men and women who...
BY PEGGY JOHNSONThe beauty of the United Methodist connection is its ability to cross international lines and create bonds of peace between people. I was reminded of this fact when the Rev. Thomas Hudspeth, pastor of Deaf ministry at the Lovers Lane UMC in Dallas, Texas, contacted me about a...
Reprinted from the UMConnection: Resources May 5, 2004 On-line VOL. 15, NO. 9 RESOURCES UM History by Edwin Schell 200 Years Ago Bishop Francis Asbury’s Journal, April 27, 1804 l The Baltimore Conference met in Alexandria, Va. Bishop Asbury preached in the 'new...
