article reprinted from the United Methodist Connection JULY 3, 2002 On-line VOL. 13, NO. 12 COMMENTARIES BOOM actions cannot be based on public or personal opinions By Rev. Laura B. Easto When a clergywoman or man seeks to be on a voluntary leave of absence in...
NEWS BY LINDA WORTHINGTONUMCONNECTION STAFF'United Methodists can make a big difference in the lives of hungry people by supporting Bread for the World, a 'Christian voice for ending hunger.' The 2004 General Conference urged congregations to participate in the struggle to end global...
By Erik AlsgaardUMCONNECTION STAFF'I heard they do it with a dart board.'That?s how one pastor described how the bishop and superintendents make appointments.In reality, Bishop John R. Schol and the superintendents want pastors and laity to know how appointments are made. A series of meetings...
ST. GEORGE ISLAND - The case of the Rev. Joseph Donick Jr., a pastor in the Baltimore-Washington Conference who died Oct. 8, after a fall, has been resolved.Donick, the part-time pastor of St. George Island UMC, fell down his porch steps during an altercation with a neighbor resulting from a...
Nehemiah 7:1-4BY ANN FRALEYIt was always great fun to go to church with Aunt Josephine up in the mountains of Kentucky. She would plan with the neighbors to get ready for the weekend when the much-awaited circuit rider would visit Snively Chapel. The chapel was the first Methodist church in Pike...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: News October 6 , 2004 On-line VOL. 15, NO. 18 NEWS Conference second-mile giving contributions decline By Melissa Lauber UMCONNECTION STAFFThe Advance for Christ and His Church, commonly known as simply “the Advance,&rdquo...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: Commentary SEPT 6, 2003 On-line VOL. 14, NO. 16 NEWS Dividing the work load click here Delegates hope General Conference focuses on big picture By Melissa LauberUMConnection StaffNine clergy and nine lay people will represent the...
article reprinted from the United Methodist Connection JULY 3, 2002 On-line VOL. 13, NO. 12 COMMENTARIES Transgender issue is not about sexuality, but call By Robert G. Brennan, Jr. At our recent annual conference we wrestled together with the most potentially...
NEWS BY MELISSA LAUBERUMCONNECTION STAFFRecently the congregation of Christ UMC in Cumberland surprised itself. When approached by a homeless couple with six children looking for shelter, they never considered calling an administrative council meeting. They didn't...
WALKING IN THE WORD 'All God wants is for us to make him our main focus.' BY OLABISI A. DARAMYDeuteronomy 34: 1-121 Thessalonians 2: 1-8Matthew 22: 34-36One doesn?t have to look far in the Bible to learn an essential lesson. God is always...
