Grappling with longterm disaster recovery needs and their global focus on evangelism and disciple-making, 130 active and retired United Methodist bishops from around the world will gather for their fall meeting Oct. 30 to Nov. 4 at Lake Junaluska in Western North Carolina. The group, including...
CAPITOL HEIGHTS - Gethsemane UMC held a graduation ceremony and Communion service to celebrate the completion of its fifth year of Disciple Bible study May 14. More than 70 congregants in the church have completed the 34 weeks of study, reported Shirley Newton-Guest, co-chair of Witness...
By Melissa LauberUMConnection Staff'We?ve got company,' the Rev. James E. McMahan called out to his wife as he led into the parsonage 50 preschool children who were fleeing a fire in the church next door.Fire broke out at Brooklyn UMC in Baltimore on the morning of Thursday, Feb. 8. Firefighters...
At Annual Conference 2006 the Baltimore-Washington Conference took on the challenge of building a bridge of hope that would serve as a concrete response to some of the most critical problems facing our world today. Meeting that challenge took the form of the HOPE Fund. The HOPE Fund is a...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: News November 17, 2004 On-line VOL. 15, NO. 21 NEWS Holy Ghost parties offer Halloween alternativeBy John Coleman Jr. UMCONNECTION STAFF The Holy Spirit was on the move during the Halloween weekend, Oct. 30-31, as the...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: Commentary SEPT17, 2003 On-line VOL. 14, NO. 17 NEWS Frederick capital campaign starts By John ColemanUMConnection StaffCongregations in the Frederick District are expected to decide this month if they will accept the invitation to...
article reprinted from the United Methodist Connection September 4, 2002 On-line VOL. 13, NO. 17 Previous page Saving Stations: Sounding a hopeful refrain BY MELISSA LAUBER UMCONNECTION STAFF This summer, the Baltimore-Washington Conference is sponsoring 19...
LETTERS TO THE EDITORI'm writing in response to Steve Tillett's 'the continual hijacking of America' in the April 20 UMConnection. As my grandmother used to say, 'open mouth, insert foot.' I ask: 'Rev. Tillett, 'do you have all of the facts?'Terry Schiavo's parents are the ones who wanted to...
This month on UMC.org Profiles, Dorothy Height, veteran civil rights advocate, shares her faith story. UMC.org, the Web site of The United Methodist Church, produces audio interviews with people who share their candid and compelling testimonies of life and faith. Erik Alsgaard...
HARPER?S FERRY, W. VA. - Nearly 80 people from the Shenandale Charge came to witness and celebrate as 14 people were baptized June 4. Dressed for the occasion in waders, District Superintendent Terri Rae Chattin baptized some of them by immersion in the Shenandoah River, and others on the...
