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Rev. Adrienne Terry, 65, an active Elder serving Christ UMC in Southwest Washington, D.C., died suddenly June 24, 2016. Her Celebration of Life service was July 9 at Asbury UMC in Washington.

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ: Tomorrow, June 23, will be another significant day in Baltimore and our region. As you may be aware, Circuit Judge Barry Williams will announce the verdict in the trial of officer Caesar Goodson Jr. of the Baltimore City Police Department.

Nancy Jane Weber, 87, the wife of the late Rev. Charles B. Weber, died June 21, 2016, at the University of Maryland Medical Center. The Rev. Tom E. Young officiated at a funeral service June 24 at the Minnich Funeral Home in Boonsboro, where she lived. Nancy Jane Lutz Weber was born May 6...

Postcards Home from Zimbabwe – Day 1

Posted by Melissa Lauber on Jun 16, 2016

Bishop Marcus Matthews must have said the word “dream” a dozen times today. It just kept coming up in conversation.

Postcards Home from Zimbabwe – Day 2

Posted by Melissa Lauber on Jun 16, 2016

He might have asked for a gold watch, season tickets to the Kennedy Center or a donation made to his favorite charity. But Bishop Marcus Matthews believes in bigger dreams.

Postcards Home from Zimbabwe – Day 3

Posted by Melissa Lauber on Jun 16, 2016

At the Old Mutare Hospital, about a mile from Africa University, conditions, by Western standards, seem harsh and a little primitive. But for the 600 women who give birth there each year, it is a place where miracles can happen.

Postcards Home from Zimbabwe – Day 4

Posted by Melissa Lauber on Jun 16, 2016

“Are they dancing in the house of the Lord?” This is the provocative question posed by God in a song by the Africa University choir.

OLD MUTARE, Zimbabwe — In the largest graduation ceremony since its inception, Africa University celebrated 841 students during the commencement exercises at its campus in Old Mutare, Zimbabwe, June 11.

Friends: While in Zimbabwe, the news of the mass shooting in Orlando, Fla., reached us. Like you, I am devastated by this act of hatred and struggling to make sense of the horrific tragedy. In times like this, we, as the body of Christ, must lift our voices in prayer for the friends and...

The Rev. Harry Campbell Kiely, 80, a retired Elder in the Baltimore-Washington Conference, died June 11, 2016. A memorial service was held July 9, at Riderwood, the retirement home where he lived in Silver Spring.  He was born Jan. 23, 1936, in Waco, Texas, to the late Edward Douglas and...