April 25 summary By Alexx Wood (Includes excerpts from UMNS report, April 19, by Heather Hahn) Nearly 1,000 United Methodist delegates have gathered in Tampa for the denomination’s top legislative assembly. Council of Bishop’s ...
By Alexx Wood On the 200th anniversary of the first Methodist episcopal address, our New England Conference Bishop Peter Weaver took the stage this morning to deliver a powerful and inspiring address at General Conference 2012. He...
Nashville, Tenn.: While most younger people in the church are immersed in new technology, many older members are also jumping on the bandwagon. That’s according to a new study conducted by United Methodist Communications that ...
A long time member of the New England Chapter of the Methodist Federation for Social Action (MFSA) and the Reconciling Ministries Network (RMN), the Rev. Scott Campbell, received two national awards at "Sing a New Song," a recent ...
LAWRENCE, Mass. (November 30, 2011) - Bishop Peter D. Weaver of the New England Conference of The United Methodist Church announced the hiring of Ms. Brenda Borchers to the position of Administrative Assistant in the Episcopal ...
The United Methodist Church has a long history of opposing gambling. Our Social Principles state that ‘gambling is a menace to society, deadly to the best interests of moral, social, economic, and spiritual life, and destructive ...
By Alexx Wood. Updated September 4, 2011 Current news coverage: Inland flooding prolongs the misery of Irene - UMNS News Story, Sept 1, 2011 Storm Updates and Alerts for Volunteers Hurricane/tropical storm Irene swept across New ...
by Alexx Wood, Director of Communications The New England Annual Conference met in holy conferencing at Gordon College in Wenham, MA from Wednesday June 8 through Saturday, June 11, 2011. The clergy session was held in the ...
by Alexx Wood. More than 300 people came through the Gordon College cafeteria in Wenham, MA to package more than 51,000 meals in the 2011 Annual Conference STOP HUNGER NOW meal packaging event. Hunger and poverty kills over ...
*To date, 200 active and retired clergy in the New England Conference have signed the statement. WENHAM, Massachusetts…(June 11, 2011)… During the 2011 New England Annual Conference session, held June 8-11 at Gordon College ...
On Friday, June 10, the inaugural New England Conference Miles for Mission: 5K was held at Gordon College in Wenham, MA. There were more than 60 participants in the event, which was a fundraiser for the denomination’s Imagine No ...
by Alexx Wood, with additional reporting by Evie Doyon and Heidi Chamberland. Tornados and severe weather ripped through Western Massachusetts on June 1 leaving a path of destruction behind, including causing the deaths of 3 ...
As a pastor with a pastor’s heart, Adam Hamilton has wrestled with the Why? questions with his congregation and with hundreds of individuals over the last twenty years. His responses to these questions are not simplistic ...
House will be a resource for ministry in the City of Lawrence, Massachusetts A member of one of the United Methodist churches in the New England Conference (regional) has given the gift of a 2700 square foot house in Lawrence, ...
"Christmas Carousel" Fair, Saturday, November 19, 9:30 am to 2:30 pm, sponsored by United Methodist Women at Community United Methodist Church, 80 Main Street, Wayland, MA. Proceeds go toward mission education, outreach and ...
"Christmas Carousel" Fair, Saturday, November 19, 9:30 am to 2:30 pm, sponsored by United Methodist Women at Community United Methodist Church, 80 Main Street, Wayland, MA. Proceeds go toward mission education, outreach and ...
Central MA District Announces Fall, 2016 Lay Servant Ministries Courses* Each course will meet on three Saturdays – September 24 and October 8 from 1-6 PM and October 15 from 12 Noon to 4 PM. Location: South Athol United ...