article reprinted from the UMConnection: News Stories JUNE 25, 2003 On-line VOL. 14, NO. 12 Laity session focuses on ministry, evangelism BY LINDA WORTHINGTONUMConnection StaffAfter the opening of annual conference, the laity gathered June 12 in a...
article reprinted from the United Methodist Connection APRIL 17, 2002 On-line VOL. 13, NO. 8 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Dont compromise in the name of inclusiveness In the March 20 UMConnection it was gratifying to see that the Rev. Stephen White had done his...
NEWS AROUND THE NATION/WORLD The United Methodist Committee on Relief has issued an urgent plea for medicine boxes to be sent to Indonesia and other countries affected by the recent tsunami.According to Associate Council Director Sandra Ferguson, financial contributions are always...
WALKING IN THE WORD 'LivetotheLord.' BY MARY ALICE DOUTY EDWARDS Exodus 15:1b-11; 20-21Romans 14:1-12Matthew 18:21-35This week?s lectionary contains three messages that have been a part of me all my life.I was 5 when we...
BY BARBARA COWARDUMCONNECTION CORRESPONDENTAt a time when the nation is experiencing a decline in mainline church membership, new and creative methods of making disciples are being explored. One strategy involves a 'campus-style,' or multi-site model of ministry, one of which is taking shape in...
BY CHESTER JONESUnited Methodist News ServiceThough his voice was silenced by an assassin?s bullet in Memphis on April 4, 1968, at the young age of 39, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.?s words and ideals are still with us, still a part of our national and cultural consciousness. An assassin?s...
FREDERICK - Brook Hill UMC hosted its fifth annual Basketball Camp June 19-22. The camp served 40 children from the Frederick area, teaching not just basketball skills, but sharing Christian faith and providing a healthy morning snack and lunch, reported Shari Seek, the church?s office...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: News May 19, 2004 On-line VOL. 15, NO. 10 NEWS 'Open Hearts. Open Minds. Open Doors.' — four more years By Nancye WillisUNITED METHODIST NEWS SERVICE The United Methodist Church will share its Open Hearts. Open Minds. Open...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: News Stories JUNE 25, 2003 On-line VOL. 14, NO. 12 Annual conference celebrates chartering of two churches by John ColemanUMConnection StaffThe ballroom at the Renaissance Hotel in downtown Washington, D.C...
article reprinted from the United Methodist Connection MAY 1, 2002 On-line VOL. 13, NO. 9 Bishop calls volunteers to Baltimore By Dean Snyder UMCOnnection Staff In response to President Bushs national call for volunteerism, a United Methodist bishop is inviting Christians...
