By Erik Alsgaard When is a choir more than a choir? When it is also a group of missionaries. Seventeen men, all from Patillas, Puerto Rico, form “The Courageous Men’s Choral Group.” They spent 12 days in the Baltimore-Washington Conference not only performing but learning...
Alice Veselka Gibson Loeffler, 81, the wife of the late Rev. Aubrey L. Loeffler, died May 1, 2014, in Victoria, Texas. Funeral services were held at the Holmgreen Mortuary Chapel in Alice, Texas, May 5, 2014. Alice Veselka was born Feb. 9, 1933, in Robstown, Texas, to the late Walter E. Veselka...
By Sam Hodges Deadly tornadoes that swept through the upper South and Midwest April 27 had United Methodists, among others, assessing damage and preparing to offer relief. By the next day, at least 16 deaths in Arkansas alone had been blamed on a fierce tornado that cut through 80 miles of...
By Erik Alsgaard The Rev. Adam Hamilton wants to invite you to a conversation. Not any ordinary conversation, but one about the Bible. That is why, Hamilton said, he wrote “Making Sense of the Bible: Rediscovering the Power of Scripture Today,” his latest — and 19th...
By Beth Reilly* Now that the Maryland State Assembly is over for this year, here’s a look at some of the legislation debated on Capitol Hill that is of interest to United Methodists. MINIMUM WAGE Legislation: SB 331 / HB 295 ISSUE: Maryland's current minimum...
Imagine No Malaria Asks: Will You Help Us #CovertheNet in Prayer? World Malaria Day, April 25, is just a few days away, and we've been asking United Methodists all over the world to Twibbon , Thunderclap ,tweet , post , share , and change...
The Rev. Philip J. Kemper, 91, a retired member of the Baltimore-Washington Conference, died April 14 in York, Pa. His funeral was held April 19 at Hartenstein Mortuary in New Freedom, Pa., officiated by the Rev. David Brinker and Pastor Dennis McCleary. Kemper was born April 28, 1922, to...
Baltimore-Washington Conference Resident Bishop Marcus Matthews has appointed the Rev. Antoine Love, pastor of Journey of Faith Church in Waldorf, as the new conference director of Vibrant Communities, effective July 1. Rev. Love, who is also the conference chair of the Board of Trustees...
The Rev. Carroll G. Warner Jr., 82, a retired Elder, died April 13, 2014, at his retirement home in Columbia. Carroll Gardner Warner was born April 5, 1932. He was ordained an Elder in 1956 and went into the U.S. Air Force as a chaplain from 1956-1959. Upon discharge, he was appointed to Camp...
By Linda Worthington UMConnection Staff Christopher Bunny met Jesus on his way to the cross. Want to know what happened? The Rev. Bruce Jones, pastor of La Plata UMC, can tell you. He has just written and published a 44-page children’s book, “The Story of Christopher Bunny: A...
