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Oral histories sought
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article reprinted from the UMConnection:  Across the Conference January 15, 2003 On-line VOL. 14, NO. 2 Across The Conference       Oral histories sought SHADY SIDE The Rev. Roberta Matthews of St. Matthews UMC is encouraging older local residents to tell...

CROP walks to feed the hungry
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article reprinted from the UMConnection:  Across the Conference October 15, 2003 On-line VOL. 14, NO. 19 Across The Conference         CROP walks to feed the hungry GLEN BURNIE CROP Walks are no longer only in rural areas. Today churches in suburban and...

Centenarians feted for longevity
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article reprinted from the United Methodist Connection October 2, 2002 On-line VOL. 13, NO. 19 Across The Conference         Centenarians feted for longevity MT. WASHINGTON When seven residents of The Wesley, a United Methodist assisted-living residence...

Retired pastor receives MLK award
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Evelyn and Rev. George Stansbury BALTIMORE ? The Rev. George Stansbury retired in 2001, but he didn't stop working. He's been pastor at Wildwood and Christ Edmondson UMCs since that time. Over the years, he and his wife Evelyn worked for the integration of public schools in Anne Arundel County...

UM History: 11-16-05
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200 Years Ago Frederick Circuit Minutes, Sept. 1805? Black persons licensed to preach were Charles Johnson and Benjamin Cook, a slave.100 Years AgoMethodist Protestant, Oct. 25, 1905? East Baltimore Methodist Protestant Church was improved with memorial windows, lights and fresco.Baltimore...

UMs need to study Social Principles
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By the Rev. Clayton ChildersUnited Methodist News Service 'Why is the church doing so poorly in being a voice for social justice and change?' This question was put to me recently as I led a seminar on globalization at the Baltimore-Washington Annual Conference?s United Methodist School of...

Trusting God's direction
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Romans 10:1-13BY XERXESER KAYOD?Driving on the roadway, friends of mine were having a discussion about life. One suddenly blurted out, 'Life would be so much easier if we knew what was in store for us.' He had been having a difficult time with the choices he simultaneously had to face: career...

Church helps six to attend college
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article reprinted from the UMConnection:  Across the Conference October 15, 2003 On-line VOL. 14, NO. 19 Across The Conference         Church helps six to attend college CUMBERLAND In 1992, Emma Ruth Minke left $5,000 of her estate to Melvin UMC, as an...