RESOURCES By Richard Brown WhaleSpecial to the UMConnectionThe United Methodist Church is a global church. United Methodists in any pew can reach out and, through the wonders of the connection, touch hearts and lives around the world. By supporting mission and missionaries, we advance...
DIANNE THOMPSONChildren welcome the Hiss UMC VIM team to Honduras.BALTIMORE ?...
BY MELISSA LAUBERUMCONNECTION STAFFIn a unique partnership, church, school and commerce have joined in Washington, D.C., to create a new kind of church.The partnership has produced innovative ideas that are surprising even those who envision them, as the Baltimore-Washington Conference, Wesley...
WASHINGTON ? Homelessness in Washington, D.C., has increased six years in a row to more than 16,000 people without adequate or secure housing. Addressing this issue was the 19th annual Fannie Mae Foundation 5K Help the Homeless Walkathon Nov. 18. Among the estimated 25,000 to 30,000 walkers on...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: News June 9, 2004 On-line VOL. 15, NO. 11 NEWS Great is their faithfulness... By Melissa Lauber UMCONNECTION STAFF'If youre going to live outside the box, youre just going to have to love the hell out of people,' Bishop Felton Edwin May...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: Commentary JULY 9, 2003 On-line VOL. 14, NO. 13 NEWS advice for ministry The Center for the Prevention of Sexual and Domestic Violence offers advice for ministering to battered women. It includes: Believe her. Reassure her that this...
article reprinted from the United Methodist Connection MAY 15, 2002 On-line VOL. 13, NO. 10 Bishop and pastors call for Saving Station volunteers BY LARRY HYGH JR. UMCOnnection Staff From June to September, United Methodists will take to the streets in an effort to...
FROM THE EDITOR By Erik Alsgaard Erik Alsgaard I was driving to the first of Bishop John Schol?s ?Vision, Mission, Beliefs and Values? listening posts/workshop sessions the other Monday. As usual, I tuned my car radio to get the traffic report. The snow had thawed somewhat on Sunday, but puddles...
Balderas HYATTSVILLE ? Magdalena Balderas, 15, has been named to the Teen Consultative Group of the Women?s Division of the General Board of Global Ministries. She is one of 17 members and began her two-year assignment...
BY LINDA WORTHINGTONUMCONNECTION STAFFCreating a conference structure that will be able to resource Acts 2-style churches, which are Spirit-led, Spirit-filled, authentic Christian communities that bear fruit, is a crucial part of the agenda of the 222nd session of the Baltimore-Washington...
