Why do United Methodists have apportionments? By Erik Alsgaard UMConnection Staff [caption id="attachment_47610" align="alignnone" width="600"] Participants lay hands on and pray for pilot Gaston Ntambo during a service of blessing for the new Wings of the Morning airplane at Dayton...
BWC scholarship gives new life at Africa University By Maidstone Mulenga When she smiles, she is just like any other young woman, yet her face hides immense pain. When she is among her peers, she bubbles with enthusiasm and yet she is homeless. Fabiola Nizigiyimana is from Burundi, a...
Gay marriage opponents protest at Foundry UMC By Kathy Gilbert* As people left the 9:30 a.m., April 26 worship service at Foundry UMC in Washington, D.C., they were met by a small group of same-sex marriage opponents shouting through bullhorns, “You are going to hell,” as they...
‘Dare to Believe’ theme of 231st Annual Conference By Melissa Lauber UMConnection Staff More than 1,200 United Methodists and their guests are expected to attend the 231st session of the Baltimore-Washington Conference, which meets May 28-31 at the Marriott Waterfront Hotel in...
Bishop Matthews combines two leadership posts Bishop Marcus Matthews has appointed the Rev. Maidstone Mulenga to serve as Director of Connectional Ministries for the Baltimore-Washington Conference, effective July 1. Mulenga will also continue to serve in his current role as assistant to the...
Bishop elected to new post Washington Episcopal Area Resident Bishop Marcus Matthews has been elected Executive Secretary of the Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church effective Sept. 1, 2016. In this new position, he will be based in Washington, D.C. His work will include building...
UMs respond to Baltimore unrest By Melissa Lauber & Erik Alsgaard UMConnection Staff [caption id="attachment_47612" align="alignnone" width="600"] A man cleans up during a protest, Monday, April 27, 2015, following the funeral of Freddie Gray in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)[/caption]...
An emergency grant and relief-supply kits help local churches to be present in challenging times By Linda Unger* May 1, 2015—Following days of civil unrest in Baltimore, United Methodist churches there are seeking to be present to still-unfolding needs in the communities. An emergency...
Drop-off sites for Baltimore relief The Rev. Joan Carter-Rimbach, the conference VIM coordinator, reports that in addition to seeking health care kits, hygiene products, diapers and other baby-related items, the three United Methodist churches serving as distribution centers are also receiving...
Churches called to donate to Baltimore response Baltimore-Washington Conference leaders have announced a missional response to the riot and other unrest affecting the residents of Baltimore. Health and hygiene items, along with non-perishable food items, are being collected immediately and will...
