BY ERIK ALSGAARDUMCONNECTION STAFFLess than nine months ago, the congregation at Douglas Memorial UMC in Washington, D.C., faced a crisis. Its long-time pastor had departed not only the church but the denomination as well, taking most of the membership with her.The church?s roof was badly in...
BALTIMORE - Thirteen youth from Halethorpe-Relay UMC took the 'Polar Bear Plunge' at ROCK 2007 to raise money for a shelter in Catonsville. Led by Shane Trevey, who had plunged into the freezing water at the Ocean City event in 2006, the rest of the youth group followed suit. They recorded the...
What are your thoughts on the Judicial Council ruling on transgender clergy?The United Methodist Judicial Council recently upheld rulings from the Baltimore-Washington Conference concerning transgender clergy. In their consideration of two docket items related to the Rev. Drew Phoenix, pastor at...
WALDORF - The confirmation class at Calvary UMC recently presented 500 Bibles to the Charles County Sheriff's Office for use at the county detention center. The sixth- and seventh-graders spearheaded the effort to raise half the funds for the Bibles. The Maryland Bible Society picked up the rest...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: News December 15, 2004 On-line VOL. 15, NO. 23 NEWS Churches' effort brings hope home to a familyby Christine Kumar UMConnection Staff Aliese Coates, left, with the help of Calvert County Commissioner Susan Shaw...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: Across the Conference SEPT 17, 2003 On-line VOL. 14, NO. 17 Across The Conference Prayer garden at center of new addition ST. LEONARD The congregation at Waters Memorial UMC celebrated a new addition to the...
article reprinted from the United Methodist Connection September 4, 2002 On-line VOL. 13, NO. 17 COMMENTARIES Previous page No such thing as race in genetics BY GINNY LAPHAM At the annual meeting of the Baltimore-Washington Conference in June, the...
FROSTBURG ? United Campus Ministry at Frostburg State University and Frostburg UMC cooperated in November to raise more than $2,000 for Heifer Project International. It's not the first time the campus chaplain, the Rev. Larry Neumark, spearheaded the campaign on campus. 'Last year $845 was...
BY CURTIS EHRGOTTJoshua 24:1-3a, 14-251 Thessalonians 4:13-18Matthew 25:1-13'But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord' is perhaps one of the handful of scriptural phrases that makes it into the popular mindset. It can be found cross-stitched, on coffee mugs and on refrigerator...
BY MELISSA LAUBERUMCONNECTION STAFF'It?s been a hard time for us. Storms came through and three of our loved ones were washed away and killed,' the Rev. Randall Reid told the congregation who gathered at Garfield UMC, July 2.'But the final chapter is not three people lying in caskets,' he said...
