NEWS Have you received the last several e-mails from Bishop John R. Schol? The bishop has sent out during the past two months e-mails on: the church trial in eastern Pennsylvania; an Advent message; a Christmas greeting; an announcement about the upcoming conference vision sessions...
By United Methodist News Service*Representatives of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America have overwhelmingly approved an 'interim Eucharistic sharing' agreement with the United Methodist Church.The 877-60 vote occurred Aug. 11 during the ELCA's 2005 Churchwide Assembly, in Orlando, Fla...
ROCKVILLE - Billed as 'the most fun you could ever have at Faith Church,' the 13th annual missions auction at Faith UMC March 17 lived up to its reputation, said the Rev. Ken Jones. Auctioneers Jim Johnston and Warren Wright sold items donated by members and local merchants that included trips...
WASHINGTON - When the funeral of Alan Reich, founder and president of Accessible Congregations Campaign, was held at Foundry UMC a year ago, 'tons of chair users came to the service and the access was pretty bad,' said ACC?s Ginny Thornburgh.That is no longer the case. The church leaders decided...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The first Mexican-American district superintendent in the United States, the Rev. Ignacio Castuera, currently pastor of Trinity UMC in Pomona, Ca., was recently a guest speaker at Dumbarton UMC, as the church celebrated their newest welcoming resource, 'Dios Nos Ama Por...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: News May 19, 2004 On-line VOL. 15, NO. 10 NEWS Delegates debate church's homosexuality stance By Linda Green and Kathy GilbertUNITED METHODIST NEWS SERVICE Delegates to The United Methodist Churchs top legislative body voted to...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: News Stories JUNE 25, 2003 On-line VOL. 14, NO. 12 THE REMEMBEREDRetired clergy Noel Oscar Beecham, 74 Mark Richard Boling, 68 Marvin Malcolm Bonner, Jr., 74 William Johnny Booker, 73 Theodore Mason Clegg, 92 Charles Douglas Cooney...
article reprinted from the United Methodist Connection APRIL 17, 2002 On-line VOL. 13, NO. 8 Bishop calls for offering to feed Zimbabwe April 2, 2002 Dear Colleague: A serious drought and the political situation have resulted in a severe food shortage in Zimbabwe. I am currently...
NEWS AROUND THE NATION/WORLD by John W. ColemanUMConnection StaffSpeakers at the national Convocation for Pastors of African-American Churches told more than 600 clergy to let God determine the timing, the placement and the direction of their call to ministry and to rely on the Holy...
Bishop John Schol, in a letter e-mailed to pastors and churches Sept. 1 lamented the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina and called for prayers, searching reflection and generous giving to support United Methodist recovery and relief efforts. The letter can be found at...
