Ethel Lucille Ankeny, 84, the wife of the Rev. Edwin Ankeny, a retired Elder and district superintendent, died at home Dec. 25, 2018, after a lengthy illness. A service of remembrance was held Jan. 5, 2019, at Catonsville UMC with the Rev. Mark Waddell officiating. Ethel Lucille...
Nancy Hanna-Ussery, 92, the wife of the Rev. Earl W. Ussery, an Associate Member in the 1980s, died Dec. 22, 2018, from Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases. They were residents of Augsburg Lutheran Village in Baltimore. Nancy C. Hanna was born Feb. 22, 1926 and held teaching jobs...
Pastor Helen C. Fleming, 79, a retired local pastor, died Dec. 13, 2018. She was the lead pastor at Mt. Vernon Place UMC in Baltimore. A memorial service was held Dec. 21 at Epworth Chapel UMC in Baltimore, officiated by District Superintendent the Rev. Dr. Wanda Bynam Duckett and hosted by the...
Project Transformation DC is looking for college-age young adults seeking hands-on ministry experience with children in Washington, DC.Interns: earn a living stipend of $2000 + free room and board Work in teams to coordinate summer programs for low-income communities Live in intentional...
Few things can move the heart more than music. As we celebrate Advent, the Rev. Fred Crider lifts up two hymns he wrote for the season. By Fred Crider* “All People Shall See It” is set to the tune “Ash Grove” (see UMH #664 “Sent Forth By...
9:00 a.m. The weight of our next steps were made more real as some of those pictured above gave me their valuables for safekeeping. By the time we left the press conference at 10:30-ish, I was in possession of one Bible, three wallets, four cell phones, a wedding ring and a backpack that...
Darvin Hebron, 66, president of the Annapolis District United Methodist Men and the Conference United Methodist Men from 2003 to 2012, died suddenly from a heart attack Dec. 1. A funeral service was held Dec. 10 at St. Mark UMC in Hanover, officiated by the Rev. Herbert Watson...
So, how did we get here? Here's a brief timeline of what The United Methodist Church says about homosexuality, and how the Commission a Way Forward was created and what it did. General Conference 1968: The United Methodist Church was born by a union of The Methodist Church and...
The first official event for the United Methodists engaging in the Love Knows No Borders kickoff event was a visit to Christ Ministry Center led by Rev. Bill Jenkins. Watch the video to learn more about the context of this ministry. This ministry center is a 501c3 with many components to...
I have a confession: this kind of thing makes me very uncomfortable. I have never considered myself a protestor or social activist. While I have marched and helped plan and execute a rally in recent years, I have never participated in an action where civil disobedience was a part of the plan. I...
