In the December 13, 2025, issue of e-Connection, a WMAR2 news story highlighted the forthcoming release of a book titled Sweet Days of Pickleball. This book captures the remarkable journey of the pickleball program initiated by Cynthia Taylor at Mount Olive United Methodist Church in...
February is Black History Month and each week, Archives and History will introduce you to a Black Methodist in our history. Early Methodists were anti-slavery. Over time, we were segregated by race, only to join back together again in 1939. Today, we continue this journey as we seek to become...
On Tuesday, January 20, a MLK Jr. Day of Prayer and Prophetic Witness service, was held in Simpson Memorial Chapel at the United Methodist Building in Washington, D.C., at noon. The service blended worship, lament, and a call to faithful action in the spirit of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
We have arrived at the birthday celebrations of The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who was pastor, prophetic preacher, civil rights activist and ultimately martyr. In honor of this great patriot there will be breakfasts, prayer vigils and worship services, marches and other memorial...
By: Pastor Sharon Milton On the last Saturday of 2025, Pastor Sharon Milton was honored to baptize ten individuals. This was a unique class, consisting of children, youth, young adults, adults, and seniors. The youngest was 4, and the oldest was 84. They spent two months in baptism classes...
By the NEJ Communicators In 2026, the Northeastern Jurisdiction of The United Methodist Church began with a stirring gathering of leaders. From January 5–9, the Cabinets of the then NEJ annual conferences joined together in Haddonfield, New Jersey, for worship, learning, and shared...
"For a child has been born for us, a son given to us; authority rests upon his shoulders, and he is named Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.Great will be his authority, and there shall be endless peace for the throne of David and his kingdom. He will...
"How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and day after day have sorrow in my heart? How long will my enemy triumph over me?But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation. I will sing...
By Virginia (Ginny) Lapham Member of Dumbarton UMC and a devoted advocate for the rights of Palestinians. Her connection to this part of the world began in 1956. My first glimpse of Jerusalem 70 years ago (January 1956) was from a small plane circling a makeshift airport just outside the...
Yolanda Perry, or “Madam Perry” as her students called her, is a retired French teacher and lay minister at Asbury United Methodist Church in Annapolis. During her time in the school system, she was always concerned when students showed up in the middle of winter, but not dressed...
