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Grace UMC breaks new ground in Fort Washington
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Grace Methodist Episcopal Church first held worship services in the woods, in barns, or wherever freed slaves could meet in the area of what is now Fort Washington, Md., starting in 1862. Methodism was brought to the area by the Rev. Jeremiah “Father” Brown, who migrated to Chapel...

With Thanks: Pastor Appreciation Month
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October is Pastor Appreciation Month. Via the e-connection, members of several churches throughout the Baltimore-Washington Conference shared words of appreciation for their pastors. Some pastors possess a spirit of generosity that shines in all they do. Jen Karsner of Asbury UMC in Arnold is...