BEDINGTON, W. VA. - A group of more than 20 Bedington UMC churchwomen spend Wednesdays from January to March quilting. And then they give the quilts away. 'We probably make 125 quilts a year,' said Dana Phelps. The intergenerational group, ranging in age from the late 30s to over 80, completed...
BY NEILL CALDWELLUnited Methodist News ServiceThe United Methodist Judicial Council recently upheld three decisions of law issued by Bishop John R. Schol. The first decision dealt with the organizational plan of the Baltimore-Washington Conference; the other two addressed questions about...
MARTINSBURG, W. Va. Bethany Hott, a high school freshman and member of St. Luke's UMC, collected 170 pairs of shoes and 50 pairs of socks for a project she and two friends initiated at James Wood High School in Winchester, Va. At project's end they will send the shoes for distribution to...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: News December 15, 2004 On-line VOL. 15, NO. 23 NEWS Prayers, e-connections deliver robes to Liberiaby Linda Worthington UMConnection Staff The Rev. Alex Harman, right, pastor of 72nd UMC in Monrovia, Liberia, and...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: Letter From the Editor SEPT 17, 2003 On-line VOL. 14, NO. 17 VIEWPOINTS FROM THE EDITOR ERIK ALSGAARD The last week of August, I took Sheila and my 17-year old...
article reprinted from the United Methodist Connection September 4, 2002 On-line VOL. 13, NO. 17 COMMENTARIES Previous page A year of questions, answers, daring dreams BY CIONA ROUSE While packing for my recent move to Tennessee, I noticed that I had a...
JANICE HITELeft to right, the Revs. Jeffrey Jones, Tom Hodges, Mary Ellen Huzzard, Mark Derby, Tom Mabie, and Maryland State Delegate Herman Taylor Jr., pose for a photograph at the consecration of new facilities at Ashton UMC.ASHTON ? For 13 months while construction was underway, Ashton UMC...
By JOHN R. SCHOLBishop of the Baltimore-Washington ConferenceIf the conference went out of business tomorrow, would we be missed? If your congregation went out of business tomorrow, would it be missed by more than those that worship with you? Do we have a compelling enough mission that demands...
BY CHRISTINE KUMARUMCONNECTION STAFFThe quiet sanctuary of Memorial UMC in Silver Spring, which drew less than 30 people on Sundays, was filled July 1 for the first time in years when members of First India UMC in Takoma Park joined them for worship. As the sanctuary came to life with...
BY MAMIE ALETHIA WILLIAMSIn celebration of Black History Month, the Multiethnic Center for Ministry is hosting a 'Cross-Cultural Conversation on the Impact of Race on the Personal Faith Journey' Tuesday, Feb. 27, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Baltimore-Washington Conference Center in Columbia.The...
