WASHINGTON, D.C. ? The Washington Post described Tori Amos' newest album, 'The Beekeeper,' as 'a passionately direct and powerful exploration of spirituality in our modern world.' The album is Amos' ninth. The singer/songwriter is the daughter of Baltimore-Washington Conference pastor, the Rev...
BY KEVIN SMALLSGreetings Young Adult Nation: I am hoping by now all of you are seeking ways to be included on the Discipleship Adventure. Your input, energy and flavor on this journey are crucial as we seek to bear fruit in our communities. As we travel this path of discipleship, I want to talk...
MARTINSBURG, W. Va. ? On Sunday, July 16, Melissa and her son Nicholas moved into the home in Martinsburg that they helped to build with the Berkeley County Cluster of United Methodist churches. Members of Hedgesville, Inwood, Trinity and Calvary in Martinsburg, and Otterbein UMCs gathered to...
By Melissa LauberUMConnection StaffTroy Bussey, 24, was fatally wounded at the door of Jones Memorial UMC in southeast Washington as he tried to escape a gunman, who shot him six to eight times, on the afternoon of March 28.'I believe he thought, ?if I get into the church, I?ll be safe,?' said...
BY DAVID E. BOHNERT Camp Hope, a Christian Appalachian work camp for youth and adults, celebrated 30 years of discipleship during services at Frost-burg UMC this summer. Each year, more than 400 youth and adults attend one of four week-long sessions, and together repair about 55 homes...
Galatians 5:22-26 BY DAEWHA PARK It?s hard to forget a conversation I had with a woman several years ago about the 'West Virginian norm.' 'Pastor Park, you gotta know about the 'West Virginian norm, if you wanna be successful with us,' she said 'What?s that?' I asked, because I didn?t get...
Youth glean fields for Harvest of Hope NEW WINDSOR ?The Discipleship Adventure at St. Paul?s UMC has led the youth to think about the hungry and to take action in a weekend gleaning process. Twelve youth and four leaders spent July 6-8 at UM Camp Occahannock in Exmore, Va., on the Eastern...
Volunteers rewarded with smiles KENSINGTON ? St. Paul?s UMC sent 21 members and friends to Ciudad Sandino, a small refugee town near Manaqua, Nicaragua, where families, displaced by Hurricane Mitch in 1997, still live in makeshift corrugated shelters. The team painted a public school inside...
Church faces construction challenges FRIENDSHIP - What does a church do when construction blocks the main arteries to the church? Friendship UMC is finding out. A new traffic circle is being built just a block from the church, closing off Friendship and Sansbury roads, but leaving access along...
Youth lead the way in area church CAPITOL HEIGHTS - 'Considering that so much negative is written about the youth of Prince George?s County, we want everyone to know that Gethsemane UMC?s youth are doing positive things in the county and church,' said Shirley Newton-Guest, the church...
