By Melissa Lauber “Ours has been not so much a Methodist church as a Methodist movement, a restless and resistless movement of the spirit and the people. We must keep it so,” said Bishop Otto Nall in 1966 at a centennial celebration of the denomination in Baltimore. In Portland...
By Melissa Lauber Sometimes stained-glass walls can trap God. Other times, good Christian people limit the power and the glory of the divine. But with, or in spite of us, church tends to break out. Sometimes in the night's darkest hours, church descends in whispers and tears over a...
By Melissa Lauber Charles Wesley's life and legacy will be remembered at a 300th birthday celebration July 20-22 in Chevy Chase, Md. Artwork by Frank Salisbury, courtesy of the World Methodist Museum. While history may have cast him in the shadow of his...
Disciples are called to act 'more resurrected' BY MELISSA LAUBER It was philosopher Frederick Nietzsche who said that if Christians wanted him to believe in Jesus, they'd have to start looking 'more resurrected.' Within the Baltimore-Washington Conference, people like Phyllis Orr and churches...
January 21, 2004 On-line VOL. 15, NO. 2 NEWS Across the Conference in 2003: Churches give and grow through mission, ministry, music By Melissa Lauber UMConnection Staff Many of the 696 churches of the Baltimore-Washington Conference burst forth with...
January 21, 2004 On-line VOL. 15, NO. 2 NEWS Susanna Wesley House Wish List For information call Joyce McCallister at (410) 256-6156. Gift cards for residents from Wal-Mart Childrens videos, DVDs and computer games Childrens books Arts and crafts...
January 7, 2004 On-line VOL. 15, NO. 1 NEWS Recovery funds still needed In response to Bishop Felton Edwin Mays appeal to assist victims of Hurricane Isabel, $25,704 was contributed by more than 50 churches. However, funds are still being sought for on going...
