Teaser:Ethnic minority leaders hail advances but call for greater diversity. BY JOHN W. COLEMAN For many racial-ethnic leaders yearning to see a more diverse episcopacy in the United Methodist Church's Northeastern Jurisdiction, the recent election and appointment of bishops for 2012 to...
Teaser:Reflections on how and why mission transforms BY JEN LEWIS In June, United Methodists from six area churches participated in a UMVIM team to Merger, Haiti, in support of the Miracia Hospital project of the Institute of Grace. The team provided medical, education, and construction...
Teaser:The youth at the recent School of Christian Mission created a litany to inspire the church. At the 2012 Cooperative School of Christian Mission a special session was held, for the first time, for the youth of the conference. At the school’s closing worship service, the youth, led by...
Teaser:Jacob and James Cogman provide a unique witness to the world. BY CHRISTINE KUMAR SPECIAL TO THE UMCONNECTION At first glance, they are typical young adults working out in the gym, meeting friends, going on dates and watching the latest movies. Jacob and James Cogman, 18, believe that...
Teaser:The NEJ considers mission, inclusion and elects three bishops. BY MELISSA LAUBER UMCONNECTION STAFF At the Northeastern Jurisdictional Conference July 16-20 in Charleston, W. Va., 227 voting delegates, representing United Methodists from Maine to West Virginia, elected three bishops...
BY JACKSON DAY CHAIR, BWC BOARD OF PENSIONS A new health benefit program for Baltimore-Washington Conference retirees who are Medicare-eligible will go into effect Jan. 1, 2013. If you are in this group, on that day your health insurance will be from a company of your own choosing and tailored...
Teaser:Church leaders lift up books that have shaped their ministry. What are the the books that are shaping the thinking of the people who want to lead The United Methodist Church? During the discernment process to elect bishops, the epsicopal candidates in the Northeastern Jurisdiction listed...
Teaser:Leaders are calling for prayer, analysis and action as membership in The United Methodist Churches declined sharply in 2011. BY HEATHER HAHN UNITED METHODIST NEWS SERVICE The United Methodist Church saw a reduction of at least 71,971 U.S. members in 2011. Put another way, the...
Teaser:Good Shepherd UMC takes puppets and a new kind of worship to Latvia. BY BOB KELLS “Now Remember: arms up, hands down, don’t lean on the stage, and be sure to move your fingers in sync with the words.” What’s this, a new way to worship? ...
Elizabeth Irene Washington Waters, 87, the wife of the late Rev. James O. Waters, died June 28, 2012, in Brandywine. The Rev. Tony Love officiated at a funeral service July 7 at Journey of Faith UMC in Waldorf. Elizabeth Irene Washington was born Nov. 5, 1924, to the late John and Gladys...
