Dorothy Sowers, 78, the widow of the late Pastor William A. Sowers, died suddenly from a stroke at her home in Cumberland Nov. 15, 2009. There was no funeral. She and William Sowers were married 57 years before his death in 2006. He was an auto body technician who retired in 1975 with a...
Teaser:Learn how to go green - and blue! - in your church. BY KAYLA SPEARS UMCONNECTION STAFF Green. It hasn’t been just the name of a color for a long time. Green has become so much more than a description of grass, emeralds or shamrocks. Green now defines a collective action taken by...
Teaser:A new online database equips churches. BY MELISSA LAUBER UMCONNECTION STAFF At United Methodist Community Services they believe that Christians serve God when they serve others. They also believe that the churches of the Baltimore-Washington Conference can significantly enhance their...
Teaser:How familiar are you with connectionalism, the lifeblood of the UMC? Who are We? Methodism can trace its roots back to the 1730s to Oxford University in England where Charles Wesley and his Holiness Club were taunted for their “methodical” approach to faith. But there was a...
Teaser:Camp Chapel UMC learned about miracles in Sierra Leone. BY RICHARD BROWN-WHALE As I write this, I have just returned from our church’s very successful mission trip to Kpeneji, Liberia, West Africa. Working with five Liberian United Methodist pastors, our six-member team from Camp...
Teaser:VIM teams work in Costa Rica and Haiti, clergy women gather and United Methodists walk the Stations of the Cross at Camp Manidokan. Building a new pulpit ANNAPOLIS – A team of seven volunteers from Calvary UMC spent a week in Upala, in northern Costa Rica in January. The most...
Teaser:'Through' may be the most profound word of this holy season. BY BILL BROWN Think for a moment, just for a moment. What is your favorite scripture? You could probably name a few; Philippians 4:13, Micah 6:8, Matthew 28:18-20, Isaiah 6:8. A number of these passages are my favorite and I...
Teaser:One church that speaks both English and Spanish is BWC's goal. BY MELISSA LAUBER UMCONNECTION STAFF Una iglesia – one church – that speaks both English and Spanish, with a hundred different accents – that’s the goal of the Hispanic Plan that is being lived out in...
Teaser:Andy Thornton finds countless stories of faith at summer camp. BY ANDY THORNTON Last week, I was contacted by a parent who wanted to know if she could volunteer to serve as nurse during a week of summer camp this year. Since finding capable, qualified and willing nurses tends to be...
Teaser:Cabin John UMC offers worship at Taipai 101 at midnight on Mondays. BY MELISSA LAUBER UMCONNECTION STAFF They're on their feet often 10 hours a day, serving food in one of the area's most successful Chinese restaurants. Come Sunday morning, the prospect of driving to a church to...
