Teaser:Annual conference worship promises to transform. BY MANDY SAYERS SPECIAL TO THE UMCONNECTION Once upon a time, I was in a Helpful Workshop about Worship. Perhaps you too have been to one of those. It was in a church basement and I was in my "I will be the world's most active...
Teaser:UMs are encouraged to start planning for Change the World in October. BY JOHN GAUTHIER SPECIAL TO THE UMCONNECTION In the time that I have had the privilege to serve in the Baltimore-Washington Conference, I have come to see how we are truly blessed in our diversity. The wide range of...
Teaser:The Prodigal event equipped churches to create relational, incarnational and missional worship. BY MELISSA LAUBER UMCONNECTION STAFF Be the light. Those three words were meant to serve as a theme around which to plan the BWC's third annual Prodigal Worship Conference. But they became...
Bishop attends President's movie night WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Obama invited Bishop John Schol as one of about 20 guests to movie night April 5 to screen "To Kill a Mockingbird," in the White House's First Family theater to mark the 50th anniversary of the film. Not...
Teaser:Vicki Cubbage reflects on the role of faith in the journey of life. BY VICKI CUBBAGE In my early thirties, I was alone and caring for two children. My family and my church family were very supportive. It was just another mountain that I found myself climbing. At first, I thought that I...
The Rev. Donald Lee Mason, 80, retired clergy member of the Baltimore-Washington Conference, died suddenly April 21, 2012, in Morgantown, W.Va. Services were held April 25 in Grafton, W.Va. Mason began his ministerial career in 1964 in the Virginia conference. In 1966, he became a member...
Teaser:CFA president Charlie Moore considers General Conference. BY CHARLIE MOORE PRESIDENT, CFA I would like to begin by saying how humbled and blessed I feel to have been given the opportunity to participate as a lay delegate from the Baltimore-Washington Conference. The confidence expressed...
The tragedy unfolding this week at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Ellicott City has deeply shocked and saddened us all. While we will all, as individuals and congregations, offer our prayers and support to the stricken parish and families, we would like to offer the Our...
Teaser:General Conference might be known as much for what it did not do as what it did. Read an overview of the 2012 session. BY RICH PECK UNITED METHODIST NEWS SERVICE United Methodists from five continents addressed a wide range of challenging issues, including church structure and human...
Teaser:Bishop Schol shares his thoughts about the recently concluded General Conference. Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, The 2012 General Conference which met April 24-May 4 was in its eleventh and final day, and with only a few hours left for General Conference business, the Judicial...
