By Bishop LaTrelle Easterling Families are often torn apart by divorce. Persons who once had love and concern for each other, spent holidays and celebrations together, who claimed one another beyond bloodlines suddenly are not speaking at all. Persons once so close you couldn’t slide a...
Eleanor Rose Emerick, 90, the wife of the Rev. Louis L. Emerick, died Oct. 5, 2018, at Fahrney Keedy Village. A funeral servicewas held Oct.10, 2018, at Emmanuel UMC in Hagerstown where she was a member. The service was officiated by the Rev. Randall Reid and nephew the Rev. Mark...
The Rev. Bernard “Bernie” F. Hillenbrand, 93, died Oct. 5, 2018. A memorial service was held at Foundry UMC Oct. 21 with the Rev. Ginger Gaines-Cirelli officiating. The Rev. Donald Robinson gave the meditation. Bernard Francis Hillenbrand was born May 11, 1925, in Syracuse...
With the Special Session of General Conference less than five months away, Bishop LaTrelle Easterling has a message for her flock: be informed, be engaged, be pro-active. The four-day meeting, Feb. 23-26, will take place in St. Louis, Mo., to receive and act on a report from the Commission on a...
By Erik Alsgaard Members of the Perryman community participate in a candle-light prayer vigil at Cranberry UMC Sept. 21 following the mass shooting at the Rite Aid Distributoin Center one mile away. Photo by Erik Alsgaard. For the Rev. Tiffany Patterson, it was déjà vu all over...
