BY EDWIN SCHELLOn May 21, 2006, a decommissioning service was held at Gatch UMC and the oldest Baltimore Methodist church site (except for Old Otterbein UMC) was abandoned along with the honored name of 'Gatch.' The action was superceded by a merger with St. Johns of Hamilton UMC, under the new...
Romans 1:18-23BY NANCY WEBBYoung children are naturally gifted with fabulous imaginations. It?s great fun for adults to be nearby but not directly involved when children are into their own little drama. Children playing alone, or with two or three little friends, can create very elaborate scenes...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: Commentary January 1, 2003 On-line VOL. 14, NO. 1 COMMENTARIES The Board of Child Care gave me my turning point By Angela B. In March 1999, I was considered a runaway. I was on the run for two months from my foster home where I...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: Letter From the Editor October 1, 2003 On-line VOL. 14, NO. 18 VIEWPOINTS Make the Connection Melissa Lauber Finding silver linings in the storm Theres something...
article reprinted from the United Methodist Connection Sept. 18, 2002 On-line VOL. 13, NO. 18 Across The Conference Local church welcomes teachers BERKELEY SPRINGS, W. VA. First UMC recently welcomed back the teachers and staff of the Morgan County...
BALTIMORE ? Carol Stevens, coordinator for the Deaf Shalom Zone, recently received notice of a $25,000 grant for the Substance Abuse Program for the Deaf Community Project at Christ UMC.The grant, which is funded by apportionment dollars, came from the Program on Substance Abuse and Related...
By United Methodist News ServiceNinety-six United Methodist bishops have signed a statement repenting 'of our complicity in what we believe to be the unjust and immoral invasion and occupation of Iraq.'The signers include more than half of the denomination's active and retired bishops, both...
By Craig ThisSpecial to the UMConnectionThe Big PictureOf those clergypersons serving local churches in the United States, 26 percent are clergywomen and 74 percent are clergymen. In other words, one in four churches is served by a clergywoman. But, while the number of women pastors has...
BY LINDA WORTHINGTONUMCONNECTION STAFFThe first of two half-days of church leadership training for laity takes place this month.For years, thousands of church members and clergy braved the cold and sometimes snow on a January or February Saturday morning, to attend Leadership Training Days. This...
In March of this year, an initial distribution of $15,000 was made from the Baltimore-Washington Conference HOPE Fund to support the building of a 400-seat church in the village of Juru, Zimbabwe. A team from Community UMC in Crofton personally delivered these funds.When Al Leslie and I first...
