December 15, 2004On-lineVOL. 15, NO. 23FROM THE EDITOR The Spirit of ChristmasBy Erik AlsgaardIn the last few days, I have witnessed two or three things first-hand that caused me to stop cold. The only thing linking these events to the others, really, are that they made me come to a...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: Letters to the Editor SEPT 17, 2003 On-line VOL. 14, NO. 17 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Denial of parole evokes memories Parole has been denied the man who killed the Rev. Lewis F. Ransom, a retired minister and former...
article reprinted from the United Methodist Connection Sept. 18, 2002 On-line VOL. 13, NO. 18 Local pastors fill gaps, lead struggling churches BY LINDA WORTHINGTON UMCONNECTION STAFF The United Methodist Church suffers a shortage of seminary-trained...
ROBERT G. BRENNAN JR.Children at the Christian Pre-School at Mt. Nebo UMC enjoy an outing.BOONSBORO ? The Christian Pre-School at Mt. Nebo UMC recently received a $1,500 grant from the United Methodist Appalachian Ministry Network. The preschool opened in November and is a new enterprise in the...
BY MARVIN R. WAMBLEEvery man who consistently attends church on Sunday morning has to suffer from the Maytag repairman syndrome. They may not be lonely in terms of the number of people in the church, but they certainly have 'that lonely feeling' when it comes to being with other men during the...
LUSBY -For the second time, SMILE was chosen to receive the Bishop?s Award on Ecumenism, sponsored by the conference Board of Ecumenical and Interreligious Life (BEIL). The Rev. Dell Hinton, who chairs BEIL, presented the $1,000 award to the Lusby-based ecumenical organization, Service Makes...
BY AMY MARSHALLSpecial to the UMConnectionCamping and retreat ministries can play a vital role in growing Acts 2 congregations. Over the years, the retreat experience has proven to be a powerful tool to draw people to Christ, inspire spiritual growth and even aid many in hearing the call to...
The Baltimore-Washington Conference was awarded top honors for its Web site, newspaper and Discipler Gbwc_superusere resources by the United Methodist Association of Communicators, which met Oct. 24-26 in Charleston, S.C.The Web Connection, at www.bwcumc.org, was given an award of excellence in...
Rosemary Atkinson believes you need a break. In fact, she believes everyone needs a chance to refresh, renew, reclaim and reflect on their spiritual lives, and she is working to make sure they get one.Atkinson is events coordinator for FaithFest, a weekend retreat for adults sponsored by the...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: Commentary October 1, 2003 On-line VOL. 14, NO. 18 NEWS Not just in Baltimore Washington, D.C. is a city that also struggles with crime problems. In August city officials declared a crime emergency and called for more aggressive...
