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Two Mount Zions share ministry

LAUREL - Members of Mt. Zion UMC joined with Mt. Zion UMC in Ellicott City, to clothe and feed homeless people in Baltimore City, Jan. 31. Together they organized "Hoodies for the Homeless" to provide sweatshirts with hoods and jackets for men and women living in tarp tents on the streets of Baltimore.

"The temperature was freezing cold," said Dayle Walden Hall, outreach chairman at Laurel, "but the men and women at the tent camps welcomed (us) and thanked us for the clothing items."

When one man asked for prayer, they gathered in a circle and prayed for each other.

Historic preservation grant given church

CHEVERLY - Cheverly UMC recently received a grant for $45,000 to restore its stained glass windows, one phase of a $171, 000 renovation plan. The grant will also help with the repair of steel casement windows and oak doors.

In February, the Prince George's County Planning Board awarded $500,000 in grants to 16 organizations and individuals "to protect historic and cultural resources throughout the county.

The church was built in the 1940s, an example of a 20th century Gothic Revival style.

Children's ministry leader recognized

BALTIMORE - Tom Curcio, the president and CEO of the Board of Child Care, was selected as Administrator of the Year for Children, Youth and Family Services by the United Methodist Association of Health & Welfare Ministries, a national network of United Methodist related organizations at ceremonies in Indianapolis March 7. Recipients of the award are judged on the basis of Christian and personal ministries, service excellence and connectional unit involvement. Curcio has been involved in United Methodist ministries for 26 years, and since 1993 has been the president and CEO of the Board of Child Care.

Churches say ‘thank you' to police

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Capitol Hill UMC honored the police officers of 1D1 for their service to the community at its annual Valentine's Day event, a tribute the church has done for the past 10 years.

Joining them this year for the first time were members of Ebenezer UMC, located around the corner from Capitol Hill UMC and in the same police district.

"As a church body, we are called to be the heart of God in the community," said the Rev. Alisa Lasater, "and so we relish opportunities to offer love to those who strive to serve this community every day."

"Gestures of this kind are the fabric of what builds a strong community partnership," said Inspector Michael Reese, 1D1's station chief.

In the news

SEOUL, KOREA - President Lee Bae-Yong, of Ewha Women's University in Seoul, Korea, presented U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton the "distinguished Honorary Ewha Fellow" award, when Clinton spoke at the United Methodist Women's University Feb. 20. Ewha was started by American Methodist missionary 123 years ago, and today is the largest women's university in the world.