BALTIMORE - The former St. Mark?s UMC on Garrison Blvd. and Liberty Heights Ave. was sold at auction Jan. 10.The original church was built in 1909, and in its heyday was one of the city?s largest congregations with 800 members. But since 1970, the church has been in decline. In 2005, it merged...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: Commentary January 21, 2004 On-line VOL. 15, NO. 2 NEWS FaithFest to offer adults spiritual renewal by Erik AlsgaardUMConnection StaffIt began with a vision from adult lay people in the Baltimore-Washington Conference to have a spiritual...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: News Stories February 5, 2003 On-line VOL. 14, NO. 3 UM position on Gambling The United Methodist Church opposes gambling in any form. The churchs opposition to gambling dates back to at least 1928, when gaming was mentioned in a...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: Commentary November 5, 2003 On-line VOL. 14, NO. 20 NEWS Evangelism a priority in cradle of Methodism BY MELISSA LAUBERUMCONNECTION StaffThe Baltimore-Washington region is the cradle of Methodism in the United States. The church was...
article reprinted from the United Methodist Connection October 2, 2002 On-line VOL. 13, NO. 19 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Cemetery should be maintained On the way to the Saving Station at Mt. Winans UMC in Baltimore, members of Camp Chapel UMC and I drove past the...
PETER FARNUMThe children of Ward's Chapel pass their cups to collect money for the Heifer Project.RANDALLSTOWN ? The children at Ward's Chapel 'have been pivotal' in raising thousands of dollars for the Heifer International Project, said Linda Burgard. All parts of the worship service Jan. 16...
LAKE JUNALUSKA, N.C. (UMNS)-The 2012 international gathering of the United Methodist General Conference will be held in Richmond, Va., the denomination's Commission on the General Conference announced Nov. 22. The gathering of 1,000 delegates from the U.S., Europe, Africa and Asia will be held...
By Joan G. LaBarrUnited Methodist News ServiceBishop Rhymes H. Moncure Jr., leader of 325 United Methodist congregations in North Texas, died Aug. 19 at Baylor Medical Center as a result of complications from neurosurgery. Moncure had undergone surgery for a brain tumor Aug. 7. He was 61.The...
LAUREL - Twenty members of St. Matthews UMC in Bowie and Mt. Zion UMC in Laurel were among the hundreds of mission teams that have helped restore homes along the Gulf coast over the past 18 months. Yet, they found their considerable efforts in mid-January left a very small dent in the massive...
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,Several months ago, I was part of a delegation that met with Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, R. Nicholas Burns. The delegation included Jewish, Christian and Muslim leaders representing the National Interreligious Leadership Initiative for...
