article reprinted from the UMConnection: Letters to the Editor AUGUST 20, 2003 On-line VOL. 14, NO. 15 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Standards of investing have limits I always appreciate your coverage of socially responsible investing and appreciate that The United...
article reprinted from the United Methodist Connection JULY 3, 2002 On-line VOL. 13, NO. 12 Across The Conference Teens start Christian dance...
COMMENTARIES BY DAVID STUMRecent world attention has focused upon a tiny Himalayan kingdom roughly the size and shape of Tennessee, bordered by Tibet to the north and India to the south, east and west. Nepal is the land where, after nearly 35 years of parish ministry within the...
COMMENTARIESBY FRANK TROTTERI recently attended 'Hearts on Fire,' the eighth National Reconciling Conference, in Lake Junaluska, N.C. More than 550 United Methodists were there including seven bishops and over 25 lay and clergy from annual conference. More than 40 other bishops not in attendance...
ANNAPOLIS - The Rev. Mamie A. Williams blessed a fleet of seven sailing vessels as they left the Annapolis City Dock May 7, on Leg 7 of the 30,000 mile Volvo Ocean Race. 'O great God, Jehovah, mightily bless each vessel with your great veil of protection,' she prayed. She then went to each boat...
A draft report by the Study of Ministry Commission for the 2008 General Conference proposes eight important recommendations about the ordering of ministry, including the creation of three classifications of ordained elders and separation of ordination from full conference membership.The report...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: News October 6 , 2004 On-line VOL. 15, NO. 18 NEWS DC churches rally against slots bid By John Coleman Jr. UMCONNECTION STAFFUnited Methodists fighting a proposal to introduce slot machine gambling in Washington, D.C., feel they may...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: Commentary SEPT 6, 2003 On-line VOL. 14, NO. 16 NEWS Conference settles into new center By Erik AlsgaardUMCONNECTION STAFFThe staff and employees of the Baltimore-Washington Conference have settled into a new conference center, located...
article reprinted from the United Methodist Connection JULY 3, 2002 On-line VOL. 13, NO. 12 Bermuda church affiliates with Baltimore-Washington Conference By Linda Bloom United Methodist News Service Mention the island of Bermuda and most Americans think...
EDWIN SCHELL By Edwin Schell As the Baltimore-Washington Annual Conference prepares to meet this May in Baltimore for the first time since 1986, this history column will include highlights of Methodism since it began in this historic area.1836The Rev. Beverly Waugh of Baltimore was...
