article reprinted from the United Methodist Connection Sept. 18, 2002 On-line VOL. 13, NO. 18 La Plata UMC returns to restored sanctuary Erik Alsgaard UMConnection Staff With banners depicting butterflies hanging in five large windows and bright sunshine...
WASHINGTON ? During worship at St. Luke's UMC Sunday morning, Jan. 16, and a reception and program that afternoon at Metropolitan Memorial UMC, Irene Elizabeth 'Beth' Stroud spoke of the necessity for local churches to be part of the 'reconciling ministries network.' Nearly 100 people attended...
BY TIM TANTON and ERIK ALSGAARDUMNS and UMCONNECTIONThe United Methodist Church?s 'Supreme Court,' the Judicial Council, ruled Oct. 31 to support a pastor?s authority in a local church to determine who may or may not become a member, and reversed a lower court?s decision to reinstate a lesbian...
BY RUFUS S. ABERNETHY JR.On Sept. 22-24 the people of the Baltimore-Washington Conference will gather to celebrate the legacy of the racially-segregated Washington Conference and look to a vision of the future built on its history. Four pastors in this area who served in the Washington...
BY LINDA WORTHINGTONThe fourth Sunday of Lent, March 18, is the traditional day to observe One Great Hour of Sharing, one of six Special Sundays with an offering, supported by United Methodists worldwide. The theme this year is 'Be There, Be Hope.'This offering has special significance for...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: Across the Conference January 1, 2003 On-line VOL. 14, NO. 1 Across The Conference Local pastor makes national headlines WASHINGTON, D.C. The United Methodist Reporter, a national newspaper, recently...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: Across the Conference October 1, 2003 On-line VOL. 14, NO. 18 Across The Conference BWC leads conferences at Deaf congress BALTIMORE The Baltimore-Washington Conference delegation to the United...
article reprinted from the United Methodist Connection Sept. 18, 2002 On-line VOL. 13, NO. 18 Across The Conference Ten-year-old equips police dogs with vests CHEWSVILLE Emily Bolton, 10, who attends Bethel UMC, was made an honorary state police trooper...
BALTIMORE ? Baltimore-Washington Conference elder, the Rev. John Carter, opened an interdenominational seminary in September, catering to those who hear the call to ministry but have to work full time. It is the first school in Baltimore to offer the Master of Divinity degree, according to the...
Organ and Tissue Donor Sunday, a United Methodist special Sunday observed as part of the National Donor Sabbath, will be November 13, 2005. The United Methodist Church says:We believe that organ transplantation and organ donation are acts of charity, agape love, and self-sacrifice. We recognize...
