Rev. Charles Stewart, 97, a retired Elder, died Jan 1, 2019. He was the longest-serving ordained pastor in the Baltimore-Washington Conference. He was first ordained a Deacon in 1944. A Service of Death and Resurrection was held Jan. 19 at 2 p.m. at Asbury Village in Gaithersburg. Charles...
Ann Conway Savoy Johnson, 78, the surviving spouse of the late Rev. Charles A. Johnson, died Dec. 30, 2018, in Upper Marlboro. A funeral service was held Jan. 11, 2019, at Jolley Memorial Chapel, P.A. in Salisbury. The Rev. Bernadette Beckett, pastor of Wesley Temple UMC in Salisbury...
To the People of the United Methodist Church: Grace and Peace to you in these days of Christmas, and at the conclusion of a calendar year. At the fall meeting of the Council of Bishops at St. Simon’s Island, Georgia, bishops approved a motion to send a pastoral letter to the Global LGBTQ...
Ethel Lucille Ankeny, 84, the wife of the Rev. Edwin Ankeny, a retired Elder and district superintendent, died at home Dec. 25, 2018, after a lengthy illness. A service of remembrance was held Jan. 5, 2019, at Catonsville UMC with the Rev. Mark Waddell officiating. Ethel Lucille...
Nancy Hanna-Ussery, 92, the wife of the Rev. Earl W. Ussery, an Associate Member in the 1980s, died Dec. 22, 2018, from Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases. They were residents of Augsburg Lutheran Village in Baltimore. Nancy C. Hanna was born Feb. 22, 1926 and held teaching jobs...
Pastor Helen C. Fleming, 79, a retired local pastor, died Dec. 13, 2018. She was the lead pastor at Mt. Vernon Place UMC in Baltimore. A memorial service was held Dec. 21 at Epworth Chapel UMC in Baltimore, officiated by District Superintendent the Rev. Dr. Wanda Bynam Duckett and hosted by the...
Project Transformation DC is looking for college-age young adults seeking hands-on ministry experience with children in Washington, DC.Interns: earn a living stipend of $2000 + free room and board Work in teams to coordinate summer programs for low-income communities Live in intentional...
Few things can move the heart more than music. As we celebrate Advent, the Rev. Fred Crider lifts up two hymns he wrote for the season. By Fred Crider* “All People Shall See It” is set to the tune “Ash Grove” (see UMH #664 “Sent Forth By...
9:00 a.m. The weight of our next steps were made more real as some of those pictured above gave me their valuables for safekeeping. By the time we left the press conference at 10:30-ish, I was in possession of one Bible, three wallets, four cell phones, a wedding ring and a backpack that...
Darvin Hebron, 66, president of the Annapolis District United Methodist Men and the Conference United Methodist Men from 2003 to 2012, died suddenly from a heart attack Dec. 1. A funeral service was held Dec. 10 at St. Mark UMC in Hanover, officiated by the Rev. Herbert Watson...
