BY ED GROVESPECIAL TO UMCONNECTION The West Virginia Lottery Commission held a public hearing Oct. 26 in Shepherdstown, W.Va., to hear comments from business, church and political leaders and the general public on a request to add 1,500 additional slot machines at the Charles Town race...
BY ERIK ALSGAARDUMCONNECTION STAFFIn the midst of war and rumors of war, more than 240 people, mostly women, gathered at a hotel in Hagerstown July 13-17, for the annual School of Christian Mission.Sponsored by the United Methodist Women and the Board of Christian Presence in God?s World of the...
TOWSON - Nineteen members of Towson UMC spent Jan. 7 to 20 helping New Orleans residents recover from 2005?s Hurricane Katrina. 'The work was very, very hard,' said Merrill Frank, the church?s lay leader, describing their success in demolishing the flooded, molded and decayed interiors of five...
The Baltimore-Washington Conference delegation to General Conference is issuing an invitation to any established caucus, committee or ad hoc group that would like to share information about issues coming before General Conference.General Conference, the top policy-making body of The United...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: News Stories January 15, 2003 On-line VOL. 14, NO. 2 Conference leads church in diversity By Erik Alsgaard UMConnection staff The Baltimore-Washington Conference leads The United Methodist Church in the...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: Commentary October 15, 2003 On-line VOL. 14, NO. 19 NEWS Recovery information For assistance in recovery from Hurricane Isabel call (800) 621-FEMA (3362). (TTY: (800) 462-7585.) To support the conferences relief and recovery efforts...
article reprinted from the United Methodist Connection October 2, 2002 On-line VOL. 13, NO. 19 Hispanic ministries expand By David E. Bohnert UMConnection Correspondent A renewed emphasis on Hispanic Ministries by the Baltimore-Washington Conference is...
PASADENA ? The cold, snow and ice that recently coated the region reminded fourth-graders at Highpoint Elementary School in northeast Anne Arundel County that many poor people didn?t have warm coats. The children started a coat collection at the school.One child?s grandmother, a member of Faith...
BY KAREN WEAVERLectionary readings: Ezekiel 34: 11-16, 20-24Ephesians 1:15-23Matthew 25:31-46As a child, I set up at least two rows of chairs in our family?s basement in order to teach my dolls. Four to five well-dressed dolls would sit in various places on the two rows. If I was having a really...
BARBARA COWARDUMCONNECTION CORRESPONDENTIn her job as a retirement plans specialist for an investment firm, Deb Englar of Bel Air UMC helps her clients achieve a more secure future. Lately, this active lay member is working to provide a more promising future for her brothers and sisters in need...
