Middletown UMC, 7108 Fern Circle in Middletown, welcomes the public to view a showing of the documentary film, "Groundswell Rising," Friday, Sept. 30, at 7 p.m. A brief talk by Brooke Harper, the Maryland Outreach Coordinator of the Chesapeake Climate Action Network, will follow the film. The film addresses the topic of fracking,  a method of extracting fossil fuel natural gas from the earth to burn for energy. Several Maryland counties, including Frederick, are considering bans on fracking. For more information, contact Mike Koob at 301-367-4388.