MONKTON ? When Susannah Wesley House needed a new venue for its spring fundraiser, Monkton UMC volunteered. Board members called most of the 300 ticket holders to say it was no longer scheduled for the park.The move didn?t dampen anyone?s spirits, said Romaine Towers, treasurer of the Susannah...
By Christopher J. TroiloDirector Ed Zwick?s ('Glory,' 'The Last Samurai') latest outing 'Blood Diamond' is intense, horrific, and emotionally disturbing, and it is a film that all who can see, should. A blood diamond (also known as a conflict diamond), is one that has been mined in a war-torn...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: News June 23, 2004 On-line VOL. 15, NO. 12 NEWS 1,000 youth attend ROCK reunion By Melissa Lauber UMCONNECTION STAFFThe praise music blared and nearly 1,000 youth and their adult leaders shook the balcony of the Knott Arena at Mount St...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: Commentary JULY 9, 2003 On-line VOL. 14, NO. 13 NEWS The possibility of ministry Throughout the Total Praise III: Gods Reality Call weekend, participants, clad in designer jeans, sneakers and T-shirts discussed the possibilities of...
article reprinted from the United Methodist Connection MAY 15, 2002 On-line VOL. 13, NO. 10 Time to take down barriers to mental health wholeness BY FRANK PROCTOR Health is a condition of physical, mental, social and spiritual well-being, and we view it as a...
NEWS by Melissa LauberUMConnection StaffMELISSA LAUBER/UMCONNECTIONA replica of the car from the movie, 'Back to the Future,' protrudes from the fellowship hall of Cedar Grove UMC.Sometimes when a church takes a risk, strange things can happen. A DeLorean automobile can crash through...
Adapted and revised from a UMCOR storyIn the weeks after a disaster of Hurricane Katrina?s magnitude, there remains a state of emergency. Communication with the affected areas is difficult and details continue to be uncertain. But even as the official rescue efforts are occurring, UMCOR is...
BOONSBORO ? Reeders, a skilled nursing community for the aging population in Boonsboro, received the Maryland Performance Excellence Silver Award at ceremonies in College Park March 27. It was one of four organizations so honored this year.Sponsored by Maryland?s U.S. Senators and the University...
By Stephen Andrew TillettIn Romans 12, the apostle Paul told the church that in order to please and honor God, we need to offer ourselves as 'living sacrifices.' In order for God to truly reign, we must die to self and live for God. I have just completed a 30-day rotation on the island of Guam...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: News June 23, 2004 On-line VOL. 15, NO. 12 NEWS A church for political refugees By Erik Alsgaard UMCONNECTION STAFFAt about 1 p.m. on Sunday afternoons, a small group of United Methodists gather in borrowed space for a service of...
