Teaser:Read the history of the legislation and factual information about the General Conference votes on appointments.Feature Word:ClarifyFeature Caption:Read the history of the legislation and factual information about the General Conference votes on appointments.
Alice Lee Wright, 92, the widow of the late Rev. Malcolm Wright, died May 17, 2012, at her home in Gaithersburg. Her cousin, the Rev. Harold Wright II, officiated at a memorial service was held May 21 at the Devol Funeral Home in Gaithersburg. Alice Lee Armiger was born Sept. 19, 1920, in...
Teaser:How do the most recent trends in charitable giving affect you and your church? BY JACK BROOKS AND FRANK ROBERT MID-ATLANTIC UNITED METHODIST FOUNDATION The Giving USA Foundation and the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University recently released their annual look at philanthropy in...
Teaser:Bishop Forrest Stith looks to the present and future of the church.Feature Word:ProphecyFeature Caption:Bishop Forrest Stith looks to the present and future of the church.
Teaser:A letter calls into question whether General Conference really ended job guarantees. BY HEATHER HAHN UMNS REPORT Bishop Minerva Carcaño surveys results of a vote on retaining guaranteed appointments for clergy during the 2012 United Methodist General Conference. A UMNS file...
Phyllis Butler died June 8, 2012. She served the conference in many capacities, including as the first woman to serve as Conference Lay Leader. She was conference president of United Methodist Women and chair of the Council on Ministries. A funeral service was held June 12, at Arden UMC...
Rev. Gerald R. "Jerry" Zimmerman, 93, died Aug. 24, 2011. A memorial service was held on Aug. 29 in the Community Center at Bethany Village in Mechanicsburg, Pa. A funeral service was held Aug. 30 at Musselman's Funeral Home in Lemoyne, Pa. Zimmerman was an Associate Member who...
Betty Fraim, the wife of Pastor Douglas Fraim, a retired Local Pastor who serves the Bolivar Charge, died just short of her 80th birthday at her daughter’s home in Frederick, Jan. 31, 2012. The Rev. T.R. Chattin officiated at a funeral service Feb. 4, at the Eackles-Spencer & Norton...
Vlasta Stadler, 91, the widow of the late Rev. Beno Stadler, died in a nursing home April 3, 2012, in Beaver, W. Va. where she had moved in the past two years. She had lived in Encinita, Calif. for at least 20 years, where she was an active member of the San Dieguito UMC. She donated her...
Teaser:BWC members adopted a 2013 budget with a benevolence factor of 17.75 percent. BY SHAUN LANE AND MELISSA LAUBER UNCONNECTION STAFF Following a session of holy conferencing that included discussions of campus ministries, staff cuts, and the hard fiscal realities facing the church, BWC...
