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As the facts continue to come to light and speculation as to motives is debated, one undeniable truth confronts us all — families once again grieve and mourn the senseless loss of life in our community.
At this time, pray for those who have lost loved ones, those who are fighting for...
The second phase of the 'Praying Our Way Forward ' initiative launched New Year’s Day with 75 weeks of focused prayer for The United Methodist Church. The effort began January 1 in the North Carolina Conference, and wraps up in the West Angola Episcopal area in June 2018.
BY ERIN DOHERTY
Volunteers work in the new Community Kitchen. Photo courtesy of Bethesda Magazine.
Locally grown produce that’s slated for the landfill because it’s not considered perfect enough to grace the shelves of stores and markets will be transformed into dishes to feed...
By Eveline ChikwanahJune 14, 2018 | MUTARE, Zimbabwe (UMNS)
Zimbabwe Area Bishop Eben K. Nhiwatiwa (second from right) toured the new Munyarari Mission health clinic in Mutare, Zimbabwe, during the early stages of construction. Bel Air UMC in Bel Air, Maryland, funded the new facility as part...
By Erik Alsgaard
This is a story of making lemonade out of lemons. It’s a story about a church turning to its members and community for help so that it can continue a long-standing ministry of helping others.
The story begins on June 5. That’s when staff members at Calvary UMC in...
Here are the winners for the 2018 Annual Conference photo contest. The theme of the contest was Light.
Nora Meeks – Silver Spring UMC
Robert Maxwell – Van Buren UMC
Rev. Adam Briddell – First UMC of Eugene, Oregon*on loan to Oregon Idaho...
By Linda Worthington
Each year at the Annual Conference Session, it is with a mixture of sadness and gladness as the retirees are recognized for their years of service to the church: sadness that we’ll no longer (most likely) see them around the conference, at least in their expected...
By Linda WorthingtonUMConnection Staff
Laity filled the Harborside Ballroom May 30 at the Annual Conference Session. Delores Martin, chair of the Conference Board of Laity, presided. The program featured presentations by two national church leaders: the Rev. Barbara Lemmel, a pastor in the New...
What are the covenantal practices that are so essential to our work together that we must perform them with excellence in order to fulfill our mission?
We covenant to pray for one another, for the Commission, for the United Methodist Church, for the mission of Christ, and for a way forward...
While never discounting their many differences, the clergy and lay members of the Baltimore-Washington Conference gathered together “As One: Beneath the Cross,” May 30-June 1, at the Marriot Waterfront Hotel in Baltimore. Our Melissa Lauber has this overview story.