BY MELISSA LAUBERUMCONNECTION STAFFMaking disciples is not a one-size-fits-all enterprise, some churches within the Baltimore-Washington Conference are discovering as they work to bear fruit by increasing their worship attendance and membership.Within the conference, 453 churches, or 62 percent...
Two year-old Benjamin learned to take care of his one year-old sister Gabrielle while they lived in an orphanage in Ethiopia.During snack time in his newly adopted home, he made sure Gabrielle got her slices of apple before he began eating his share.'My husband, Lamar, and I wanted to have more...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: Letters to the Editor November 17, 2004 On-line VOL. 15, NO. 21 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Family, a cornerstone of our society Debate in our society over the issue of same-sex marriage is understandable. For citizens of these United...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: Commentary SEPT17, 2003 On-line VOL. 14, NO. 17 NEWS Fabian strikes conference church in Bermuda By Melissa LauberUMConnection StaffOn Sept. 5 Hurricane Fabian, the most powerful storm to hit Bermuda in 50 years, struck Marsden First...
article reprinted from the United Methodist Connection September 4, 2002 On-line VOL. 13, NO. 17 Previous page Bishop Felton Edwin May will preach at a service of remembrance Sept. 11 at 7:30 p.m. at Metropolitan Memorial UMC in Washington, D.C. Everyone is invited to this service...
Lately, I've been listening to the title track from Steven Curtis Chapman's CD, 'The Great Adventure.' The prologue and song energize me as I'm driving up I-95 to the office. I turn up the volume for two reasons: one, to cover up the rattles the engine makes; and two, I think this song should...
BY DANIEL GANGLERUnited Methodist News ServiceThe Confessing Movement within The United Methodist Church created a new proclamation welcoming 'serious attention to the denomination?s unity and the basis of that unity.' The proclamation was approved Sept. 24 by the more than 300 participants at...
BALTIMORE - More than 100 conference members and friends attended the Methodist Federation of Social Action?s annual luncheon meeting the first day of annual conference. Bishop Forrest C. Stith was the speaker (see commentary, p. 3). As is the custom, before the speech, the 'God?s Foolish One...
BY J.L. MCLELLANSpecial to UMConnectionWithin the Baltimore-Washington Conference, just a handful of people are on the Committee on Native American Ministries (CONAM), but their ministry is taking on renewed vigor as they reach out to a new group in the region.CONAM recently joined forces with...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: Commentary SEPT 17, 2003 On-line VOL. 14, NO. 17 NEWS Frederick church offers God and a program of recovery for addicts BY ANGELA SWINSON LEEUMCONNECTION CORRESPONDENTIn 1998, David, 47, was injured in a car accident. He was prescribed...
