Teaser:A retreat center in North Carolina supports small congregations in their ministry. BY HEATHER HAHN UNITED METHODIST NEWS SERVICE For 50 years The Hinton Rural Life Center in Hayesville, N.C., has welcomed members of small churches to experience retreat and training. UMNS video stills...
Teaser:Rust College embarks on a program of community development. BY PHILIP BROOKS Looking for a house? You might see what local colleges are offering. About a decade ago, Rust College saw a need for housing revitalization in its city of Holly Springs, Miss. Leaders at Rust, the oldest of...
Teaser:Annapolis D.S. rides through his district in a new kind of evangelistic pilgrimage. BY BARBARA DUNLAP-BERG UMNS The Rev. Evan Young, a cycling enthusiast, made a 55-mile trek as part of a prayer tour in his new district. A UMNS photo by Christina Zimmerman. “The church...
Terrellyn “Terry” D. Taylor, 61, wife of Pastor Daniel Taylor, who serves the Melvin-Fairview Ave. Charge in Cumberland, died suddenly from a heart attack Aug. 18, 2012, as they returned home from vacationing in Myrtle Beach, S.C. The Rev. John Rudisill officiated at a funeral...
Teaser:Rev. Mandy Sayers considers our place in the parable of the wicked tenants. BY MANDY SAYERS The parable of the wicked tenants in Matthew 21:33-43 seems to be about Jesus' interaction with pharisees and scribes, those leaders who failed to listen to God's son. There's a...
Teaser:The BWC's School of Christian Mission explored immigration, poverty and Haiti. BY LINDA WORTHINGTON UMCONNECTION STAFF When nearly 300 women and men gathered for this year's Cooperative School of Christian Mission there was something different. It wasn't only the locale, which...
Teaser:The BWC gears up for Change the World Oct. 12-14. BY JOHN GAUTHIER SPECIAL TO THE UMCONNECTION As we move through these last few days in summer and into fall, and as the date of Change the World gets closer and closer, I feel it is important to remember the potential our efforts have...
Church brings 'care' to deployed LEXINGTON PARK - Kimberley Scriber is one of thousands of civilian contractors in Afghanistan, on a six-month rotational deployment to work with improved governance and development. And she's one of 20 who receive care packages from the Rev. Kenneth Moore and...
Teaser:Wesley's 'Primitive Physik' stressed the relationship between body and soul. WITH RANDY MADDOX FAITH & LEADERSHIP, DUKE DIVINITY SCHOOL Health and wellness was an integral part of the ministry of the Rev. John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, said Randy Maddox, a noted Wesley...
In 2010 Yves graduated from Paint Branch High School in Burtonsville in the top 5 percent of his class. It was a bittersweet achievement. He had completed the first step in pursuing his dream to become a doctor, but did not know what the future would hold considering he was undocumented...
