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article reprinted from the UMConnection: Commentary November 5, 2003 On-line VOL. 14, NO. 20 NEWS Six degrees of separation 

article reprinted from the United Methodist Connection October 16, 2002 On-line VOL. 13, NO. 20        Shootings prompt prayer vigil By Erik Alsgaard UMConnection Staff One of the victims of the apparently random shooting spree in Maryland, Washington, D.C...

StrongWASHINGTON ? The Rev. Doug Strong, professor of the history of Christianity at Wesley Theological Seminary, has been appointed Associate Dean for Church Relations at the seminary. He will continue a half-time teaching load, as he takes on his new duties including administrative oversight...

BY ERIK ALSGAARDUMCONNECTION STAFFLeadership Days in the Baltimore-Washington Conference have been hugely successful training events for clergy and laity in the past. More than 2,500 people attended the three workshop-filled days earlier this year, learning how to be better leaders in their...

BY MELISSA LAUBERUMCONNECTION STAFFFilled with a spirit of discipleship, the Rev. Dennis Whitmore looked at a map, found Route 11 to carry him on his bike into the heart of Katrina-ravaged Mississippi and said, 'I can do that.'One thousand miles, 12 days, one bear, $4,300, and countless prayers...

BY STACEY COLE WILSONIt began with Eve, the mother of humanity, who experienced homelessness, poverty, the death of a child, shame and blame. It continues with Immaculee Ilibagiza, a Rwandan refugee who writes of the healing power of God to forgive even the greatest oppressor, in her critically...

article reprinted from the UMConnection: Commentary January 21, 2004 On-line VOL. 15, NO. 2 NEWS In Appreciation: Ted Bowen By Harry C. KielyStashed away among my treasured artifacts is a photo clipped from the Washington Post. It shows a group of about 15 people seated on the...

article reprinted from the UMConnection:  News Stories February 5, 2003 On-line VOL. 14, NO. 3        Faith community lifts new administration in prayer BY ERIK ALSGAARD UMCONNECTION STAFF Religious leaders from Maryland, including more than 60 United...

article reprinted from the UMConnection: Commentary November 5, 2003 On-line VOL. 14, NO. 20 NEWS Goshen UMC: A story of growth through enthusiasm BY BARBARA COWARDUMCONNECTION CORRESPONDENTAt a time when church membership in many areas of the country is falling, a church that...

article reprinted from the United Methodist Connection October 16, 2002 On-line VOL. 13, NO. 20        Hispanic ministries celebrated by Melissa Lauber UMConnection Staff Hispanic United Methodists are transformado para transformar transformed to transform the...