BY SARAH HIDEYImagine a room full of 100 youth and young adults speaking languages from around the world: English, German, Swahili, French, Portuguese. Imagine those young people from the United States, Europe, Asia and Africa all gathered together as one body of Christ. People had traveled for...
United Methodists in Maryland have a choice. 'We can act to stop the governor's proposal to bring legalized slot machines to the state or we can wring our hands and lament the ills that will inevitably follow. Act or lament -- the choice is that simple,' said Sandra Ferguson, director of justice...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: News November 17, 2004 On-line VOL. 15, NO. 21 NEWS Forgotten Haiti gets help from DC church By Erik Alsgaard UMCONNECTION STAFF When Hurricanes Jeanne and Ivan ravaged the Caribbean and southern United States during September and...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: Letter From the Editor SEPT 6, 2003 On-line VOL. 14, NO. 16 VIEWPOINTS Making the Connection Raising evangelism IQ can spur growth Every church can grow spiritually...
article reprinted from the United Methodist Connection AUGUST 7, 2002 On-line VOL. 13, NO. 15 Volunteers wanted Volunteers in Mission are being sought to remove tree stumps and other debris in La Plata and the surrounding area, which was hit by a tornado April 28. Those...
NEWS BY MELISSA LAUBERUMCONNECTION STAFFMELISSA LAUBER/UMCONNECTIONThe Rev. Kim Capps works in partnership with students at the University of Maryland.When the Rev. Kim Capps, a campus minister at the University of Maryland in College Park, looks out on her parish, she oversees a 1,250-acre...
Note: To read the Frequently Asked Questions message from United Methodist Communications about the Oct. 21 Washington Post commentary ad on rebuilding the Gulf Coast, go to http://www.bwcumc.org/news_detail.asp?TableName=oNews_PJAYMY&PKValue=1766NASHVILLE ? In the first of two commentaries...
WHEATON - Former Hughes UMC member, Mark Masters, 48, a General Board of Global Ministries missionary, died suddenly of a heart attack May 15, while visiting missionaries in Nepal. At the time of his death, he was regional executive for mission personnel in Europe, North Africa, Middle East, and...
The Story of the Lost Boys of SudanBY CHRISTOPHER J. TROILOUMConnection Movie ReviewerThere are still movies that can bring audiences to laughter, to tears and to think, all in one sitting. These are the kind of movies that portray a wonderful raw human spirit, and demand us to compare it to our...
Bishop John R. Schol and the young adults of the Baltimore-Washington Conference are breaking new ground in reaching out to an often overlooked segment of the church with a summit Nov. 3.'Reaching out to young adults, ages 18 to 30, has never been more important,' said Bishop Schol. 'Since May...
