article reprinted from the United Methodist Connection Sept. 18, 2002 On-line VOL. 13, NO. 18 Igniting Ministry TV ads return By John W. Coleman Jr. UMConnection Staff If youre searching for something to believe in, for your children to believe in, our...
BOWIE ? A notice went out at St. Matthew's UMC in early December that 'angel tags' were ready for pick up. The tags indicated children, by size and gender, who would appreciate a new sweatshirt, and indicated which school the child attended. The information was provided by the schools.Volunteers...
BY DAVID THAYER'With what can we compare the Kingdom of God?.It is like a mustard seed?.' -- Mark 4:30-31Jesus had an affinity for the small, and for the overlooked, and for the underachiever. We have an affinity for the big, for the stars, for the successful. When Jesus compared the Kingdom of...
FALLSTON - Ebenezer UMC is this year?s only winner in the local church history context sponsored by the conference Commission on Archives and History each year. The church, in Category II, (churches with a membership of 200-500) received the recognition for its 'A History of Ebenezer Church...
The theme of the 223rd session of the Baltimore-Washington Conference is 'In the Potter's Hands.' Scheduled for May 24-26 at the Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, the conference will draw almost 2,000 members to conduct the business of the conference and explore ways of 'develop our faith...
While each of us, as believers in Jesus Christ, has an individual call on our lives, we are not expected to fulfill that call alone. The Apostle Paul demonstrates this in his letter to the Colossians. In Colossians 4:7-18, he clearly shows that with all of his gifts, graces and anointing to...
Irene Elizabeth 'Beth' Stroud may have lost her ministerial credentials, but she has not given up on The United Methodist Church.The former Philadelphia clergywoman, whose sexual orientation led to a Dec. 2 guilty verdict by a church trial court, had not expected to win her case, but she...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: News Stories January 1, 2003 On-line VOL. 14, NO. 1 Dabbs inspires youth summit By Melissa Lauber UMConnection Staff Life is ugly. Life hurts. It spins people around and breaks their hearts. Life is also...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: Commentary October 1, 2003 On-line VOL. 14, NO. 18 NEWS Environmental health and children Appalachian Ministry Network 712 West Church Street P. O. Box 2231 Hagerstown, MD 21741-2231 General Board of Church and Society John S. Hill...
article reprinted from the United Methodist Connection Sept. 18, 2002 On-line VOL. 13, NO. 18 Saving Stations: For bodies and souls, its Saving Time under the tent By John W. Coleman Jr.UM Connection Staff First came the rain, at around 7 a.m. on Sept...
