By Erik Alsgaard At the Ganta United Methodist Hospital in Liberia, one out of three people who visit the hospital are there because of malaria. Ninety-five percent of the children who receive blood transfusions because they are anemic, receive the treatment because of malaria. Those were...
By Kathy L. Gilbert Feb. 17, 2014 | WASHINGTON UPDATE: 4:11 p.m. ET Feb. 17, 2014 — Thirty-two people, including two United Methodist bishops, were arrested as they prayed in the shadow of the White House on President’s Day to hold President Obama accountable for the...
Tricia L. Nadolny, Inquirer Staff Writer NORRISTOWN On a muggy summer night in 1976, at a Christian festival where recovered addicts, ex-gang members, and fresh-faced believers worshiped under the Western Pennsylvania stars, Peggy Johnson asked a group of elders to heal her. Johnson had...
Editor’s Note: On Feb. 5, the Rev. Charlie Parker, senior pastor at Metropolitan Memorial UMC in Washington, D.C., was called down to their St. Luke’s site because someone had lit fire to the church’s “Stop the Trials” banner (see picture). Parker said that he had...
By Rachel Roubein Times Staff Writer It’s a small church with a small congregation. But for a few seconds, just after its newly installed cast iron bell is rung, the sounds of Bethesda United Methodist Church can be heard loud and clear. The Sykesville church is holding a ceremony for...
Bishop Matthews calls for prayers, action in wake of mall shooting It is with alarm and great sadness that I call upon the churches and the people of the Baltimore-Washington Conference to join me and with one another in prayer in the wake of the shooting at the Mall in...
SMITHSBURG — When the Rev. Al Deal stands in the pulpit of Mt. Zion United Methodist Church on Sunday, Jan. 26, he might be preaching to one of the most unique groups of congregants to walk through his doors. While some will never make a sound, others will be downright disruptive. A...
By Michael Bieber* I’m a Methodist nerd, how about that? Specifically, I’m a John Wesley nerd. I think that Methodism, at its very core, has incredible things to offer this world. Our way of understanding the Gospel and sharing the love of God is incredibly applicable to the...
By Melissa Lauber UMConnection Staff Dr. Henry Perry has a small office with a large view. Located in the John’s Hopkins medical complex, the office of this world leader in community-based, impact-oriented health care has just enough room for a desk and a window with an expansive view...
The Rev. Jenny Smith, pastor of Mt. Carmel UMC in New Market, is facilitating a small group for area clergy focusing on learning about and developing strategies that enhance holistic health. In preparation for the twice a month meetings, she developed a list of 12 “to-do” blessings...
