The Rev. Pennell "Penny" V. Jester, 89, a retired Local Pastor, died Oct. 3, 2011, at the Baltimore Washington Medical Center. A funeral service was held Oct. 11, at the Stallings Funeral Home in Pasadena. He was born Jan. 31, 1922, in Stillpond, Kent County, to the late James A. and...
Teaser:Four churches are finding creative ways to engage in mission. Dundalk–Edgemere churches are coming together & coming unplugged BY ALAN B. WARD SPECIAL TO UMCONNECTION Sometimes vitality is about revitalization – reclaiming a legacy of mission and growth, and realizing...
Teaser:A BWC consultation explores the rich possibilities of diversity. BY CYNTHIA BURKERT "We do what feels 'natural' - but being Christian means to embrace the super-natural!" Mark DeYmaz told a group of pastors and laity September 17 at Christ-Ballenger Creek, where two...
Elizabeth "Betsey" Campaigne, 70, the wife of the Rev. Curtis Campaigne, died from cancer Sept. 1, 2011, at the Mandrin House Hospice Center in Anne Arundel County. The Rev. Sheldon Reese officiated at her funeral at Hollywood UMC Sept. 7. Also participating were the Revs. Charles Harrell and...
Teaser:Bishop Schol encourages us all to discern and utilize our spiritual gifts. We are born with a unique set of God-given gifts. I like to think of spiritual gifts as God’s way of enlivening the world and bringing us together to serve the purposes of God. As we use our gifts together in...
Teaser:The Rev. Amy Sarah Lewis meets God in the faces of horses in desperate need of rescue. BY AMY SARAH LEWIS Last year, I began adopting rescue horses. Most people do not know that more than 10,000 horses a year, many young, healthy and sound, are exported en masse from this country to...
Teaser:A website seeks to increase understanding of the connections between science, religion and theology. BY LINDA WORTHINGTON UMCONNECTION STAFF WesleyNexus, an online publication whose mission is to provide resources to support an informed dialogue between science and religion, recently...
Teaser:Volunteers improve Hondurans' lives; church in midst of Grand Prix; Ames UMC members pray for schools; church ministers to community children; youth encounter God. Volunteers improve Hondurans' lives TIMONIUM – Ten members of Timonium and Hiss UMCs teamed up for a Volunteers in...
Teaser:Rev. Robbie Morganfield considers a Christian response to the death penalty. BY REV. ROBBIE MORGANFIELD ST. MARK'S UMC, LAUREL I have to admit that I didn't get much caught up in the debate that preceded the recent execution of Troy Davis in Georgia. As a Christian I acknowledge...
BY DONNA CLAYCOMB SOKOL Whether we are willing to admit it or not, our church is inching closer and closer to the wilderness. Gone are the Sundays when we can merely open our doors and expect people to come inside. Long passed is the assurance that every real estate agent will recommend a good...
