article reprinted from the UMConnection: News May 19, 2004 On-line VOL. 15, NO. 10 NEWS Celebrating those who stayed By John Coleman Jr.UMCONNECTION STAFF 'A moment of hope, an opportunity for a new beginning,' was how Baltimore-Washington Conference delegate Sandy...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: News Stories JUNE 25, 2003 On-line VOL. 14, NO. 12 Older adult ministries celebrates Day Away BY MELISSA LAUBERUMCONNECTION staffOlder is better, read the icing on John Wesleys 300th birthday cake at West River...
article reprinted from the United Methodist Connection MAY 1, 2002 On-line VOL. 13, NO. 9 Pastor wears out his shoes walking for peace BY JOY FORREST UMCONNECTION CORRESPONDENT Love or Perish is the statement on the banner that adorns the well-manicured lawn of...
COMMENTARIES by Jennifer MitchellWorldwide, an estimated 40 million people are infected with HIV/AIDS. In the United States we are approaching the one million mark with an estimated 850,000-900,000 cases. The epidemic is spreading at alarming rates, with 40,000 new infections...
NEWSBY MELISSA LAUBERUMCONNECTION STAFFTwo days after an arson fire at their church, the members of New Hope Christian Fellowship in Edgewood opened their doors to the homeless men of the community who needed a break from the summer heat.Shortly after midnight on Aug. 18, police and fire...
COLUMBIA - The March/April 2006 Circuit Rider, a publication for United Methodist clergy, includes articles by three Baltimore-Washington Conference clergy: the Revs. Cynthia Belt, Kevin Smalls and Lillian Smith.The issue is dedicated to 'Emerging Leaders,' and the three articles speak to...
BY JOHN GORDONUnited Methodist News ServiceIt?s is not your ordinary church bake sale. At Calvary UMC in Annapolis its members do things in a big - and delicious - way. 'Wouldn?t be anything without chocolate chips,' said Jean Graf, mixing the dough at Calvary?s Cookie Factory in the church...
BY CHRISTINE KUMARUMCONNECTION STAFFAs songs filtered throughout the hallway, the hotel staff peeked inside the ballroom to hear where the singing was coming from. Inside they saw more than 210 women and a few men who sang Christian hymns during the 2007 Cooperative School of Christian Mission...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: News May 19, 2004 On-line VOL. 15, NO. 10 NEWS Baltimore pastor seeks more resources for ministries with the deaf By Melissa LauberUMCONNECTION STAFF When the Rev. Elke Betz-Schmidt was 5, she stopped hearing music. Then she...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: News Stories JUNE 25, 2003 On-line VOL. 14, NO. 12 Special dinners celebrate social justice, ecumenism BY LINDA WORTHINGTONUMConnection StaffTwo Baltimore-Washington Conference groups held special dinners at...
