By Lukonde Mulenga Special to the UMConnection In a small building in the Ngombe Township of Lusaka, Zambia, a country located in South Central Africa, God’s Project is in full swing. Laughter and learning erupt and confirm that something good is happening in that place, something that...
By Maidstone Mulenga UMConnection Staff CHEVY CHASE, Md. — Six United Methodist bishops, including Bishop Marcus Matthews, joined in the installation of the Rev. Dr. Susan Henry-Crowe as the new General Secretary of the General Board of Church and Society (GBCS) during a service...
By Maidstone Mulenga UMConnection Staff WASHINGTON, D.C. - Calling it a moral issue for the country, President Barack Obama challenged communities to take action in helping boys and young men of color unlock venues of opportunities and overcome obstacles in schools, criminal justice system...
Doris Lee (Pirkey) Johnson,82, died suddenly Feb. 27, 2014. She was the wife of retired Local Pastor Rollins Johnson of Westminster. The Rev. Ken Dunnington officiated at afuneral service March 6 at St. James@Dennings UMC in Westminster. Doris Lee Pirkey was born Dec. 14, 1931, in Roanoke, Va...
The Rev. Dr. Mary Jo Zimmerli, 83, a retired Elder and district superintendent, wife of the Rev. Robert “Bob” Zimmerli, died Feb. 27, 2014, near her home in East Boothbay, Maine. A service to celebrate her life was held March 4 in Boothbay at the Congregational Church, officiated by...
The Rev. Garland Pollard "Gary" Morgan II, 64, who served as pastor of Thurmont UMC until December 2013, died Feb. 27, 2014. The Rev. Chris Suerdieck officiated at a funeral service March 8 at Thurmont UMC. Bishop Marcus Mathews gave the Words of Blessing. Also participating were the Revs. Steve...
Bishop Marcus Matthews and other Baltimore-Washington Conference leaders testified before the Judicial Proceedings Committee of the Maryland State Senate Feb. 20 in an effort to preserve state support of the trust clause of The United Methodist Church. The trust clause, outlined in paragraphs...
By Michelle Boorstein Mike McCurry was President Bill Clinton’s spokesman during the Whitewater and Monica Lewinsky years, so suffice to say he knows what it’s like to feel uncomfortable at a podium. But his typical audience these days scares him in a new way. A...
By Erik Alsgaard More than 700,000 people who live in Maryland do not have access to paid sick days at work. Across the United States, about 40 percent of all private-sector workers lack this same benefit, and when you look at low-wage or minimum wage workers, 80 percent do not earn paid...
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