Eleven members of Mt. Zion UMC, Annapolis, journeyed South, Sept. 12-19, in their church van and a member?s donated van to offer help to victims of Hurricane Katrina.?We went to places where people weren?t receiving any help, where you didn?t see FEMA or the Red Cross anywhere? said Carrie...
By Bishop Violet Fisher In the 10th chapter of Luke, we have an interesting dynamic between two sisters. This is a story that sent conflicting messages to me throughout my childhood. Everybody knew that Martha was the Good Girl, yet Mary is the one Jesus points to as the model, Mary, the...
ESSEX - The Rev. Robert Hurley, who retired almost 20 years ago, has published two books in the past two years. He recently held a book signing party at Back River UMC for his latest, 'The Unchanged Word for a Changing World,' which was released in October. Its 220 pages include 32 sermons for...
August 18, 2004On-lineVOL. 15, NO. 15NEWS Saving Stations break down barriers, reach out to communitiesBy Yvonne J. MedleyUMCONNECTION CORRESPONDENTRain or shine, Saving...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: Commentary AUGUST 20, 2003 On-line VOL. 14, NO. 15 NEWS Pan-Methodist bishops take concern for children to Capital Hill BY JORETTA PURDUEUnited Methodist News ServiceChildrens Defense Fund staff have urged a group of Methodist bishops to...
article reprinted from the United Methodist Connection JULY 3, 2002 On-line VOL. 13, NO. 12 Satellite feed makes history at 2002 conference BY LINDA WORTHINGTON UMCONNECTION Staff Members of the 218th session of the Baltimore-Washington Conference at...
NEWS BY LINDA WORTHINGTONUMCONNECTION STAFFCHRISTINE KUMAR/UMCONNECTIONNearly 80 women attended the COSROW women's day event March 12, on the theme, 'The Many Hats Women Wear.'Peg Arnold, a member of Memorial UMC in Poolesville, led about 80 women as they gathered for the fifth...
Volunteers thinking of travel to Port Arthur, New Orleans, or Gulfport to help with hurricane relief should think before they act, say disaster response officials at the United Methodist Committee on Relief.Hurricanes Rita and Katrina swept through these areas Sept. 24 and Aug. 29, erasing whole...
By Melissa LauberAt the recent session of the Baltimore-Washington Conference, the Rev. Kimberly Hall of Mt. Zion UMC in Clarksville was on stage teaching people about the second element of the Discipleship Adventure: connecting.She offered a number of practical tips to the 1,939 members seated...
CROFTON - When he?s not doing his district superintendent duties or preaching in one of his district?s churches, the Rev. Chris Holmes may be sculpting. He recently completed a bust of a 5-year-old, commissioned by the boy?s father, Michael Bacher of Annapolis.'I couldn?t believe someone wanted...
