According to Builder magazine 100 list, this marks the first time the nonprofit has been among the top 10 biggest home builders in the United States.  The list also shows Habitat, with 5294 closings last year, moved up three spots in 2009 from its 2008 ranking of 11th.

This journal entry is from Whitefield’s second journey to the colonies at age 24, which was his first trip through Maryland.  In his lifetime, he made a total of 7 trips to the US.  On this second trip that began in Philadelphia, his ultimate destination and purpose was to go to Georgia to establish an orphanage.  He traveled through Maryland from Monday, December 3 through December 10, 1739 crossing the Potomac River into Virginia on December 11.  He made his journal entries in the following places during that week:  North East, Joppa, Newtown, Annapolis, Upper Marlborough, Port Tobacco, Piscataway, and Potomac.

Looking to deepen your prayer life? Partners For Transformation September 27 gathering will be special - meeting is fourth Monday rather than the normal third and we will be joined with leaders from four other cities that are seeking God to transform their communities: Chicago, Cleveland, St. Louis, and Orlando.  In response to the Lord's work, people from each of these cities are laying aside their schedules to fly to Baltimore  with the purpose to unite and pray with the body of Christ in our region.

The goal is of the Resource Fair is to equip the community with as many resources as possible, as well as enable them to collaborate with those outreach programs which are already up and running successfully.

Maryland's 22nd Annual SUICIDE PREVENTION CONFERENCE will be held at Martin's West, Wednesday, October 6, 2010.  Keynote Speaker will be Jodee Blanco, survivor, expert, author, activist, is one of the country's pre-eminent voices on the subject of school bullying.

ANGEL FOOD MINISTRIES, a non-profit, non-denominational organization dedicated to providing grocery relief, is available at five locations in Harford County.  Nutritious and healthy meals at a big discount; that's the goal of Angel Food Ministries that operates in 39 states and shops in bulk to help families and individuals save big on their grocery bills.  And it is not just for people who are economically distressed - it is for everyone!

Their mission is to demonstrate the love of Jesus by providing housing to families and by mentoring and teaching basic life skills as taught in the Bible.

After two highly successful Volunteer Expos, Harford County Department of Community Services is proud to announce the 1st annual Youth Volunteer Expo being held Saturday, September 25 from 9am to 1pm at The John Carroll School in Bel Air.