Teaser:Bethesda UMC reaches out to count and aid the chronically homeless. BY CARRIE MADREN UMCONNECTION CORRESPONDENT Among the toughest societal problems to solve in the country, homelessness comes in different forms: those who are chronically homeless, those who sleep on couches, those who...
Teaser:Pray for all those involved with General Conference. March 7, 2012 Dear United Methodist Leaders and Friends, Across the nation and around the world, United Methodists will be commissioned this Sunday, March 11, to pray for the elected delegates, members of the Council of Bishops and...
Teaser:Proposed budget addresses shortfalls, deepens discipleship. BY MELISSA LAUBER UMCONNECTION STAFF A series of unexpected occurrences has left conference leaders in a state of fiscal discernment as they put together a sound and responsible financial strategy to lead the conference into the...
Teaser:BWC puts forth $228 million vision. BY MELISSA LAUBER UMCONNECTION STAFF Click here to read the vision statement. Calling for a God-sized vision and claiming the church's potential for vitality and forward-leaning change, the Discipleship Council's vision team will put a $228...
Teaser:Worship may be the most daring thing we do. BY AMANDA SAYERS UMCONNECTION CONTRIBUTOR Grace and peace to you from the Annual Conference Worship Planning Team! I know what you're thinking ... Annual Conference! Reports and ballots and voting and speeches! Yippee! Maybe you're...
Teaser:Jack Woodford reflects on Ephesians 2:10 and expressions of grace and generosity. BY JACK WOODFORD The Apostle Paul writes in Ephesians of the great change that we experience as we are transformed from bondage to sin to freedom in Christ through grace. “For by grace you have been...
Teaser:'One church, one home,' is the vision for Mt. Zion's homeless ministry. BY MELISSA LAUBER UMCONNECTION STAFF A box city lined the road by Mt. Zion UMC in Bel Air, where members camped out in cardboard boxes and tents Feb. 10 and 11 to raise awareness of the plight of the homeless in...
Young scientist invited to White House OLNEY – Jacen Sherman, a member of Oakdale Emory UMC and on the Tech team for ROCK, had "an awesome time," said his father Gary Sherman, because he spent the day Feb. 7, in the White House at the White House Science Fair. He received the invitation...
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, We live in a culture that is always plugged in. Smart phones, iPads, email, Twitter and Facebook are ways more and more of our culture is connecting with others. Discipleship, the process of becoming a believer and growing and maturing as a believer, is...
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