COLUMBIA ? In preparation for ROCK 2007, young people were asked to submit logo designs for the event?s commemorative T-shirt. The results are now in. The winning design for the back of the T-shirt with this year?s theme, 'Get Off Your Island: Spread the Word,' is Caila Oches, a sixth-grader...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: Commentary JULY 9, 2003 On-line VOL. 14, NO. 13 NEWS Saving Stations: Summer tent ministries return by MELISSA LAUBER UMCONNECTION STAFFWith its sirens blaring, an ambulance left the Hyattsville fire department June 24. But the people...
article reprinted from the United Methodist Connection MAY 15, 2002 On-line VOL. 13, NO. 10 Churches can make refugees lives a little easier DAWN S. ONLEY UM CONNECTION CORRESPONDENT When refugees leave their homelands to come to America, it is an emotional time that...
'The temptationto worship something other than God is overwhelming.' by Gerald WeissGenesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7Romans 5:12-19Matthew 4:1-11It is significant and appropriate that each year the Lectionary for the beginning of Lent always includes the temptation story from one of the three...
BALTIMORE ? As part of its eight-week Ethnic Young Adult Internship Program, the 12 interns at the General Board of Church and Society spent July 15 in Baltimore, thanks to arrangements made by Baltimore-Harford district superintendent, the Rev. Tony Hunt.'The Baltimore-Washington Conference is...
BY BARBARA COWARDUMCONNECTION CORRESPONDENTWhile it houses the most powerful government in the free world, Washington, D.C., is also home to more than 15,000 homeless people.This homeless figure is overwhelming to many. But the discipleship of St. Luke?s UMC in the district has led them to serve...
HAGERSTOWN ? Two United Methodist churches were winners in this year?s Mummer?s parade.Each year the city sponsors the parade, and entries come from all over Maryland and the tri-state area. Grace UMC took fourth place with its float, 'Celebrating 110 years of Grace UMC.' The float?s theme...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: News June 9, 2004 On-line VOL. 15, NO. 11 NEWS $17.8 million budget adopted By Erik Alsgaard UMCONNECTION STAFFBaltimore-Washington Conference members adopted an apportioned budget of $17.8 million for 2005, which includes $1.5 million...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: Commentary JULY 9, 2003 On-line VOL. 14, NO. 13 NEWS Ineligible Companies The General Board of Pension and Health Benefits, based in Evanston, Ill., invests billions of dollars. According to church law, it must follow gbwc_superuserelines...
article reprinted from the United Methodist Connection MAY 15, 2002 On-line VOL. 13, NO. 10 Conference compiles learnings about transgender clergy BY MELISSA LAUBER UMCONNECTION STAFF Members of the Baltimore-Washington Conference are gaining new understandings into...
