By JOSEPH AUBEE I am a native of The Gambia, West Africa, and a student at Shepherd University in West Virginia, studying biology and chemistry. As an international student at Shepherd, every day has provided me with a vast array of experiences. These experiences range from volunteering...
BY CHRISTOPHER J. TROILOUMConnection Reviewer NOTE: This article contains no spoilers. At this point of the Potter Mania, either you or someone you know has purchased 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,' and it's probable that it has been read all the way through. In its first 10 days of...
Hurricanes 2005: 60,000 Helped at Two-Year Mark NEW YORK, NY, Aug. 22, 2007?Nearly 60,000 individuals have received United Methodist assistance during long-term recovery efforts in the Gulf Coast, according to a new report issued today by United Methodist Committee on Relief. 'Serving...
As the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon draws near, feelings of vulnerability tend to resurface and people are reminded that disaster can strike anywhere, anytime and almost always unexpectedly. In times of significant disaster, local...
'How did you spend your summer vacation?' This year, nearly 300 members of more than 20 churches in the Baltimore-Washington Conference went on Volunteers in Mission trips. As short-term missionaries, many of these people responded to the continuing need for help in repairing homes devastated...
It was a beautiful summer day at camp. We sat under a pavilion by the water, watching the sailboats. In pairs, we explored the Bible. Using text from the 'Companions in Christ' series, we explored the spiritual practices that shape us into faithful followers of Jesus Christ. We asked...
Helen K. Lauenstein Earl, died July 15, three days before her 86th birthday. She had recurrent kidney cancer and was under hospice care at the home of a daughter in Delaware. The Rev. Perry Miller, retired, officiated at a memorial service in Aug., at Back River UMC, the church in which she grew...
Three young adults from the Baltimore-Washington Conference recently began their three-year assignments as mission interns, working internationally on social justice and leadership issues. David Hosey, of Baldwin UMC in Millersville, is serving in Jerusalem with the Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation...
WOLFSVILLE - Youth and young adults from Salem UMC spent a week in mid-July on a mission trip to Harvest Deaf Ministries in Ringgold, Ga. The ministry operates a Deaf Bible college and a Christian school for the Deaf, the only 'Christian' Deaf school in the United States. Led by associate...
BRUNSWICK - New Hope UMC was one of three youth groups from across the denomination that received top honors in the General Board of Discipleship's first online film festival for youth. They placed second for 'The Merge,' which depicts, in a Claymation-style, a real-life church merger. It was...
