Church Fathers

• 100% of each church attendance groups donate more to non-UMC causes than they have in unpaid apportionments even as the conference’s amount apportioned decreases relative to the conference income. • Baltimore-Washington ranks 10th in persons served in the community • Attendance in Baltimore-Washington, in comparison to other conferences, this is strong as Baltimore-Washington has 9 more weekly attendees per church than the average UMC church. • Attracting new members has remained fairly…

Martin Luther Martin Luther was born on November 10th, 1483, in Eisleben Germany. His father was a hard working miner, who wanted Martin to become a lawyer. So, because of his father’s wishes, he studied to be a lawyer at the University of Erfurt and graduated with a BA in 1505. Then, during the same year, he was caught in a violent thunderstorm, and during the storm he fell to the ground when lightning hit the ground close to where he stood. Martin Luther then cried out (for he was afraid…

parents at the Royal Palace of Hatfield, where she was exposed to education and politics at a young age. When she was only two years old, her mother was executed on erroneous charges of witchcraft, adultery, and incest. Throughout her childhood, her father married four more times, each marriage (except the last) ending bitterly through divorce or execution. After Henry VIII’s death in 1547, Elizabeth became third in line…

nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit” Matthew 28:19. Some churches such as the Salvation Army do not practice Baptism. They believe that inward expression is far superior than the outward expression seen through the sacraments. Furthermore, they believe that it is possible to live a holy life and receive the…

history of the Catholic Church. Luther was born during the Modern Period of the timeline of Christianity. At this point in history, Renaissance is fully underway and there is rising controversy within the Church. The Holy Roman Empire still spreads over a large territory but it does not have power as a political empire and therefore does not receive governmental funding which lead to the selling of indulgences as a means to raise money to build church and to fund the Church. During this time,…

work or work done on behalf of the people” (2014). In regards to the Catholicism, this definition can be interpreted as contributing to the church as a follower of the Catholic faith. The Liturgy of the Eucharist, which was evident in the St Mary of the Cross MacKillop Mass, originated from the Last Supper. This sacred event is significant to the Catholic Church, as on the night of Holy Thursday Jesus Christ gave his disciples the bread and wine saying, “...Do this in remembrance of Me”, which…

the kingdom, the true holy brotherhood of the church, appears to be on the ‘endangered species list.’ Possibly through the many centuries; lust, power, money, greed, neglect or the combination of all, may have been the reason for their departure from God’s Truths. Substantially, to all outward appearances, the lack of integrity and sacredness of the brotherhood’s sexual relationship with God looks as if it may be fading away within the Catholic Church. The mystical teachings given through the…

but Francis with his expensive armour and aristocratic clothes was thought to be eligible for a ransom. This was also the time he reported to have seen visions from God. After he had been held by the Perugians for a year, his ransom was paid by his father and he was set free. After the war, he was said to have been riding his horse around the countryside, when he encountered a leper. Instead of continuing on his way, however, he kissed the leper, later describing…

Reformation. He is remembered for his many published works criticizing the Roman Catholic Church, particularly their use of indulgences. While it is universally accepted that Luther is the father of reformation, historians and psychologists disagree on exactly why Luther felt the need to speak out against such a powerful organization. Erik Erikson, for example, believed Luther was motivated to reform the church through subconscious desires from unsettled conflicts from his childhood. Erikson…

The Christian religion is and has been one of the most prominent religions in the whole world and Martin Luther deeply impacted how the church ran in the Renaissance. He was a teacher and a great writer who used his teaching to help others. He was a Christian humanist, religious influencer and father of the protestant reformation which changed the way people viewed God in the Renaissance. Due to all of these things and many more, I believe that Martin Luther deserves to be awarded “Most…