KinchGAITHERSBURG ? Eric Kinch, a 15-year-old member of Epworth UMC, decided to earn his Eagle Scout rank, the highest a Scout can achieve, by raising support for the Fairfield Children's Home in Mutare, Zimbabwe, 'as a symbol of our church's ongoing support of this Methodist mission,' he...
Attention current and prospective FocalPoint users: Geoff Peters, co-creator of the FocalPoint Mission Planning System, will provide a training session on the FocalPoint 'Magnifier' on Monday, Nov. 21, 10 a.m. to noon, at the Conference Center. There is no charge for this training...
KATE THOMASUMCONNECTION STAFFAs I traveled the well-known I-81 south through the farmlands and then into West Virginia, it was a different experience this time around. We were on our way to the Appalachia Service Project, a relational ministry in Appalachia that I?ve been involved with for the...
Twenty-four members and friends of St. Paul?s UMC in Kensington, led by the Rev. Karin Walker (right), worked to prepare eight New Orleans homes for renovation. After four workdays with sledge hammers, crowbars and brooms, the teams removed wallboard, appliances, carpet, toxic waste and...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: Commentary January 21, 2004 On-line VOL. 15, NO. 2 NEWS BWC Episcopal Nominees The General and Jurisdictional Conference delegation of the Baltimore-Washington Conference has begun a process to identify potential episcopal candidates...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: Commentary January 15, 2003 On-line VOL. 14, NO. 2 COMMENTARIES Bishop writes MLK about unseen emancipation revolution By Bishop Woodie White Dear Martin, My annual letter is written interestingly enough on the 140th anniversary...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: Letters to the Editor October 15, 2003 On-line VOL. 14, NO. 19 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR More info needed on churchs stance Although the Faiths in Flux box between the two opposing essays on homosexuality that appeared on...
article reprinted from the United Methodist Connection October 2, 2002 On-line VOL. 13, NO. 19 COMMENTARIES Williams Hospitality theme of Laity Sunday BY CALVIN WILLIAMS Welcome the Stranger is the theme for Laity Day, Oct. 20. Websters dictionary describes a...
FORK ? The Fork UMC choir was more than twice its usual size Feb. 6. The choristers, joined by members of Waugh UMC and Towson University, had come to sing special anthems at the dedication of the church's new Allen organ. They had a good audience, as the congregation, which had raised the...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) - The United Methodist Church is kicking off its holiday advertising campaign with a giant billboard screen above New York City's Times Square. 'The Gift,' a message about sharing one's gifts with others, is expected to reach an estimated 2 million people flowing daily...
