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By Heather HahnUnited Methodist News Service
A tree fell on the parsonage of the Rev. Thomas M. Greener and his wife shortly after his wife came downstairs for dinner. No one was injured. The Greeners are among the thousands of people whose lives have been upended byFlorence’s wreckage in...
By Erik AlsgaardUMConnection Staff
“Look, new things have arrived!” – 2 Corinthians 5:17b
For the first time in decades, ministry within the Baltimore-Washington Conference is being organized in a new way. Thanks to a vote at the 2018 Annual Conference Session...
By Linda WorthingtonUMConnection staff
In July, Asbury Methodist Village in Gaithersburg became the first retirement facility in the Washington region to be certified as LGBT-friendly. It was certified by SAGE, a national advocacy organization specifically focused on lesbian, gay, bisexual...
By Beth Ludlum*
"You just might be God’s answer to the question your community is asking.”
This sentiment, articulated by a ministry partner in London, captured one impulse that drives the Change Maker’s Project. Launched this summer, the Change Makers Project supports young...
By Erik Alsgaard UMConnection Staff
What do you call it when 90+ elementary-aged children spend four days a week for eight weeks during the summer, reading more than 1,450 books and maintaining or improving their reading skills?
In Washington, D.C., this summer, it was called Project...
Grace and peace to you in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus the Christ.
When I learned of the shooting at the Gaming Convention in Jacksonville, Fla., yesterday, I felt grief and profound sadness. But, if I’m honest, I also became angry – a bit enraged at this new instance of...
By Rev. E. Maynard Moore, PhDPresident, WesleyNexus
Several days ago, many people around the world were treated to a shower of “shooting stars,” an event that scientists identify at the Perseid meteor shower. In fact, 2018 was an excellent year for observation, because the new moon...
By Melissa Lauber
One tweet summed it up. “Today, I saw more United Methodists than white supremacists.”
Jack Jenkins of Religion News Service was responding to the Baltimore-Washington Conference’s United to Love rally, created as an alternative to the Unite the Right rally...
By Rev. Leo Yates, Jr.,Consultant for Global Ministries’ Deaf and Hard of Hearing Ministries
The United Methodist Association of Ministers with Disabilities (UMAMD), a national caucus that is recognized by The United Methodist Church, met Aug.1-3 on the historic campus of Gallaudet...
It takes 21 merit badges to become an Eagle Scout, and you must do this before you reach the age of 18. According to a blog for adult leaders in Scouting, only 6 percent of eligible Boy Scouts earned the distinguished rank in 2014. Since its beginning, only 2 percent of scouts ever achieve this...