VanGilderPASADENA ? The Rev. Kirk VanGilder, who left Magothy Church of the Deaf to attend school in 2003, is one of 10 students who has been awarded a Dempster Graduate Fellowship from The United Methodist Church for the 2005-2006 academic year.The $10,000 award is the largest graduate...
BY LINDA WORTHINGTONUMCONNECTION STAFF'We are gathered in a cloud of witnesses today,' the Rev. Emora Brannan told the crowd who gathered to celebrate the 150th founding of the Conference Historical Society, held in the historical Lovely Lane UMC, the 'mother church of Methodism.' Also...
BY BARBARA COWARDUMCONNECTION CORRESPONDENTIn Dayton, Ohio, one of the 25 most dangerous cities in the United States, many people have given up on the future. But Harris Tay, a young adult from the Baltimore-Washington Conference, has recently begun his mission to reach out and bring them a...
By Christopher J. TroiloUMConnection Movie ReviewerThere are certain eras of humanity?s existence that have deeply wounded our history. These wounds scar over to varying degrees, but for some of them, no amount of time should yield to their creation ever being forgotten. One of the most...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: Commentary January 21, 2004 On-line VOL. 15, NO. 2 NEWS Conference offers IM training By Emily K. ReeceUnited Methodist CommunicationsAn Igniting Ministry training session coordinated by the Baltimore-Washington Conference will help...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: News Stories February 5, 2003 On-line VOL. 14, NO. 3 UM churches bring medical care to Marylanders BY LINDA WORTHINGTON UMCONNECTION STAFF The Mission of Mercy puts health care on wheels and takes it on the...
article reprinted from the UMConnection: Commentary November 5, 2003 On-line VOL. 14, NO. 20 NEWS UMCOR needs help The Baltimore-Washington Conference has requested almost $570,000 from the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) to help fund its case management work and...
article reprinted from the United Methodist Connection October 16, 2002 On-line VOL. 13, NO. 20 Church giving continues rise Reporting to the conference Council on Finance and Administration Sept. 25, chief financial officer and treasurer, the Rev. Jim Knowles-Tuell, said...
COCKEYSVILLE ? For 15 years Epworth UMC has held its Shrove Tuesday pancake supper at the local McDonald's restaurant. Steve Cornet, the restaurant owner, keeps his drive-through window open and turns the kitchen and dining room over to the church for two hours. ' It's like a big party,' he told...
Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11I Thessalonians 5:16-24John 1:6-8, 19-28The Lord has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed, to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and release to the prisoners; to proclaim the year of the Lord?s favor.This Scripture is equivalent to a to-do...
