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Reaching out to Vietnam, one bicycle at a time
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By Rev. Ron Foster Bethesda UMC In February, I had the privilege of traveling to Vietnam with Phuong Bui, a member of our congregation, to deliver 408 bicycles that had been donated by members and friends of our church as part of a special Christmas Eve outreach through her foundation...

Tony Love named new Vibrant Communities director
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By Melissa Lauber UMConnection Staff Bishop Marcus Matthews has appointed the Rev. Antoine Love, pastor of Journey of Faith Church in Waldorf, as the new Baltimore-Washington Conference director of Vibrant Communities, effective July 1. Love, who is also the conference chair of the Board...

We are the ones,' bishop tells districts
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By Melissa Lauber UMConnection Staff At 14 district meetings held throughout the Baltimore-Washington Conference, United Methodists stood together this spring and sang: “I need you, you need me; we’re all apart of God’s body.” At these meetings, which featured...

Asbury UMC Celebrates National Day of Prayer
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By Evelyn J. B. Brewster The forecast predicted rain…not just spring rain…but torrential rains that carried flood watch warnings from the National Weather Service. The members of The Prayer Ministry of Asbury United Methodist Church in Washington, D.C., were undaunted. Rain or...

Obituaries - May 11, 2014 - Alice Knight
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Alice Knight, the widow of the late Rev. John L. Knight, died May 11, 2014, in Sun Lakes, Ariz. She was cremated and a memorial service was held June 12 at Beverly UMC in Beverly, NJ. Alice Kingston was born Nov.19, 1916, in Beverly, NJ. She and John L. Knight married in 1941. They had grown...

Obituaries - May 9, 2014 - Pastor Ronald Brown
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Pastor Ronald Brown.70, died May 9, 2014, in Prince Frederick. Ronald was born on Dec. 2, 1943, in Monongahela, Pa., to the late Mr. and Mrs. David Brown. He served as a part-time local pastor at Bryans Road Shiloh from 2003-2006. Ronald was predeceased by his wife Shirley Brown who died in...

One Last Tilt at the Windmill
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By Bob Barnes Pastor, Glen Burnie UMC As we know, our culture and our church family are at odds over the issue of homosexuality. One of the most aggravating things about our growing schism is that people on both sides of the debate are not that different.   United Methodist...